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Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana

Opinion

Social protection: not an option but a necessity in Asia and the Pacific

Asia and the Pacific are navigating multiple disruptions, both positive and negative. Economic restructuring, green...

Updated 22 Aug, 2025 07:20am

Opinion

Asia and the Pacific must reinforce trade resilience amidst global uncertainty

The global trade environment is shifting rapidly, and Asia and the Pacific is on the frontlines. New US tariffs...

Updated 28 May, 2025 07:25am

Opinion

We must accelerate transformative action against climate change, poverty, and hunger

The Asia-Pacific region is faltering on decades of progress in reducing poverty and hunger. Increasingly, severe...

Updated 19 Jul, 2024 07:13am

Opinion

‘Crisis resilient urban futures: The future of Asian and Pacific cities 2023’

Cities have always been dynamic hubs of culture, education, economic growth and opportunity, and most importantly,...

Published 23 Oct, 2023 05:58am

Opinion

It’s time to close the sustainable energy gaps in Asia and the Pacific

This year we pass the halfway mark both on our journey towards implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable...

Published 16 Oct, 2023 05:47am

Opinion

‘Nexus thinking’ key to sustainable development in era of polycrisis

We are living in an era of a polycrisis: the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, the climate emergency and...

Updated 18 Jul, 2023 06:25am

Opinion

Public debt distress

The unprecedented fiscal firepower used to protect the vulnerable from the harsh socio-economic impact of the...

Updated 05 Apr, 2023 06:43am

Opinion

Can Asia and the Pacific get on track to net zero?

The recent climate talks in Egypt have left us with a sobering reality: The window for maintaining global warming to...

Published 29 Nov, 2022 06:49am

Opinion

Persons with disabilities integral players in determining…

Ten years ago, the Asia-Pacific region came together and designed the world’s first set of disability-specific...

Published 14 Oct, 2022 03:39am

Opinion

Right policies can protect the workers of Asia and the Pacific

Most of the 2.1 billion strong workforce in Asia and the Pacific are denied access to decent jobs, healthcare and...

Published 06 Sep, 2022 04:08am

Opinion

Shaping our digital future

Asia and the Pacific is the most digitally divided region of the world, and South-East Asia is the most divided...

Published 31 Aug, 2022 06:27am

Opinion

Healthy planet needs ‘ocean action’ from Asian and Pacific countries

As the Second Global Ocean Conference opens today in Lisbon, governments in Asia and the Pacific must seize the...

Published 27 Jun, 2022 06:06am

Opinion

Reclaiming our future

The Asia-Pacific region is at a crossroads today — to further breakdown or breakthrough to a greener, better, ...

Published 23 May, 2022 06:15am

Opinion

Tackling the pandemic of inequality in Asia and the Pacific

After two years of human devastation, the world is learning to live with Covid-19 while trying to balance the...

Published 12 Apr, 2022 05:17am

Opinion

Pandemic pushes SDGs further out of reach of Asia and the Pacific

2022 marks the second anniversary of the Covid-19 pandemic, and while an end to the pandemic is in sight, it is far...

Published 17 Mar, 2022 04:53am

Opinion

A new transport agenda to carry Asia and the Pacific towards sustainable development

Transport ministers from across Asia and the Pacific are meeting this week to consider a potentially ...

Published 14 Dec, 2021 06:40am

Opinion

Partnering with persons with disabilities

As the world observes the International Day of Persons with Disabilities today, we honour the leadership of persons...

Updated 03 Dec, 2021 05:20am

Opinion

Asian and Pacific countries: Push for civil registration set to hit key milestone

Most countries in the Asia-Pacific region are on track to reach universal birth registration by 2030: an incredible...

Published 16 Nov, 2021 04:26am

Opinion

Is Asia and the Pacific ready for the global climate stage?

As the leaders of Asia and the Pacific prepare to head to Glasgow for the26th United Nations Climate Change...

Published 30 Oct, 2021 04:37am

Opinion

Digital equity for all ages

The growing number and share of older persons in Asia and the Pacific represent success stories of declining...

Published 01 Oct, 2021 04:07am

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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 30	278.36
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 30	278.16
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 1	162.57
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 1	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 1	1.33
Euro to USD / Jul 1	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 1	3.62

Stock	Volume
Hang Seng / Jun 30	22,881.02
S&P 500 / Jul 1	7,483.23
India Sensex / Jul 1	76,922.64
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 1	70,474.96
Nasdaq / Jul 1	26,040.03
FTSE 100 / Jul 1	10,478.34
Dow Jones / Jul 1	52,305.24
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 1	25,040.28
France CAC40 / Jul 1	8,337.29

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 1	68
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 1	17,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 1	359,770
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 1	4,038.74
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 1	77.84
Petrol/Litre / Jul 2	299.50
Diesel/Litre / Jul 2	311.47

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Blue-Ex Ltd / Jul 1 Blue-Ex Limited(BLUEX)	9.16 ▲ 1 (12.25%)
Asim Textile / Jul 1 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	25.70 ▲ 2.34 (10.02%)
First Fid. Leasing / Jul 1 First Fidelity Leasing Modaraba(FFLM)	24.27 ▲ 2.21 (10.02%)
Hala Enterprise / Jul 1 Hala Enterprises Limited(HAEL)	29.22 ▲ 2.66 (10.02%)
Frontier Ceramics / Jul 1 Frontier Ceramics Limited(FRCL)	86.52 ▲ 7.87 (10.01%)
J.A.Textile / Jul 1 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	44.62 ▲ 4.06 (10.01%)
Paramount Mod / Jul 1 First Paramount Modaraba(FPRM)	14.07 ▲ 1.28 (10.01%)
Fateh Ind. / Jul 1 Fateh Industries Limited(FIL)	242.24 ▲ 22.02 (10%)
P.T.C.L. / Jul 1 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	72.07 ▲ 6.55 (10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 1 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	88.15 ▲ 8.01 (10%)

Stock	Price
First Tri-Star Mod. / Jul 1 First Tri-Star Modaraba(FTSM)	38.65 ▼ -4.25 (-9.91%)
Gulistan Sp. / Jul 1 Gulistan Spinning Mills Limited(GUSM)	11.11 ▼ -1 (-8.26%)
Haseeb Waqas / Jul 1 Haseeb Waqas Sugar Mills Limited(HWQS)	17.76 ▼ -1.36 (-7.11%)
Kohat Textile / Jul 1 Kohat Textile Mills Limited(KOHTM)	161.43 ▼ -11.04 (-6.4%)
Meezan PakistanXD / Jul 1 Meezan Pakistan ETF(MZNPETF)	18.43 ▼ -1.24 (-6.3%)
Zephyr Textile / Jul 1 Zephyr Textiles Limited(ZTL)	22.05 ▼ -1.42 (-6.05%)
Husein Industries / Jul 1 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	61.84 ▼ -3.5 (-5.36%)
Prosperity Weav / Jul 1 Prosperity Weaving Mills Limited(PRWM)	64.15 ▼ -3.56 (-5.26%)
Dewan Farooque Sp. / Jul 1 Dewan Farooque Spinning Mills Limited(DFSM)	24.69 ▼ -1.31 (-5.04%)
AN Textile Mills / Jul 1 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	37.46 ▼ -1.94 (-4.92%)

Stock	Volume
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 1 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	82,666,150 ▼ -0.21
B.O.Punjab / Jul 1 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	77,111,046 ▲ 1.22
P.T.C.L. / Jul 1 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	28,752,273 ▲ 6.55
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Jul 1 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	27,698,338 ▲ 0.33
Pak Qatar Family / Jul 1 Pak Qatar Family Takaful Limited(PAKQATAR)	24,952,487 ▲ 1.98
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 1 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	23,251,243 ▲ 0.04
Hascol Petrol / Jul 1 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	23,061,705 ▼ -0.21
Askari Bank / Jul 1 Askari Bank Limited(AKBL)	22,929,384 ▲ 2.76
Pak Int.Bulk / Jul 1 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	20,096,607 ▼ -0.23
Maple Leaf Cement / Jul 1 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	20,049,681 ▲ 0.52

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