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Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador

Chile's peso outperforms; Peru's sol drops ahead of elections

The Chilean peso rose 0.2pc as a strike by a union of remote operations workers at BHP's Escondida and Spence copper mines in Chile disrupted supply.

Published 01 Jun, 2021 01:20am

Opinion

Kamala Harris walks political tightrope in US border role

US vice presidents always yearn for a chance to share the spotlight, but when Kamala Harris got put in charge of the...

Published 09 May, 2021 03:20am

World

Relatives of Mexico metro crash victims demand justice

The victims also included a 12-year-old boy, Brandon Giovanny, who was laid to rest on Wednesday.

Published 07 May, 2021 10:23am

World

Mexico president hits back at critics over metro crash

He accused Coparmex of being part of the conservative opposition.

Published 06 May, 2021 11:09am

World

23 dead, dozens hurt as elevated metro collapses in Mexico

MEXICO CITY: Emergency services on Tuesday worked to retrieve the bodies of victims from the wreckage of an elevated...

Updated 05 May, 2021 10:33am

World

Mexico president receives AstraZeneca vaccine against COVID-19

*The 67-year-old, who had contracted the coronavirus in January, said he wanted to encourage all older adults to also get vaccinated. "We're sure there is no risk, no danger, that there are no serious side effects," he said.

Published 20 Apr, 2021 07:39pm

World

Mexico president will get AstraZeneca COVID-19 shot, says risks minimal

Mexico's health regulator said it was investigating the information, but had no current plans to limit the shot to any age group.

Published 08 Apr, 2021 11:56pm

World

Mexico president will get AstraZeneca COVID-19 shot, says risks minimal

Lopez Obrador, 67, said the benefits outweighed the risks of the low-cost shot, which is a core pillar of Mexico's vaccination strategy. Several countries have drawn attention to possible links between the vaccine and very rare cases of blood clots.
Mexico's health regulator said it was investigating the information, but had no current plans to limit the shot to any age group.

Published 08 Apr, 2021 08:16pm

World

Mexican president and US VP Harris discuss migration on call

The two sides also agreed to boost cooperation to target human smuggling and human trafficking.

Published 08 Apr, 2021 12:24pm

World

Mexico vows justice over police killing of Salvadoran

Dozens of women protested outside the offices of the Quintana Roo state government in Mexico City to demand justice.

Published 30 Mar, 2021 10:00am

World

Mexican president thanks Biden for COVID shots to ease shortage

President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador told a news briefing that the United States will send doses of AstraZeneca's vaccine, which are slightly more than the 2.5 million US officials had previously indicated.
Lopez Obrador said that in return for the vaccines, Mexico would give the United States what it had "always" given, namely "friendship and cooperation across all spheres."

Published 19 Mar, 2021 09:18pm

World

Mexico president threatens constitutional change if power bill struck down

Speaking at a regular news conference, the leftist president said he would pursue a change in the constitution if the legislation is ultimately struck down by Mexico's judiciary.
Some companies were eager to reach a deal with the government, Lopez Obrador said, without naming any. However, there would need to be "discounts," he said.

Published 17 Mar, 2021 09:20pm

World

Mexican president seeks inquiry into judge who halted power sector reform

The order by Judge Juan Pablo Gomez Fierro argued that the legislation may violate constitutional provisions that ensure the right to free competition, and ordered it suspended for the duration of the trial.
There are people, organizations and companies related to the old regime who act based on their well-known economic and political interests, who use corruption and influence peddling as their modus operandi.

Updated 15 Mar, 2021 09:24pm

World

Immigration, Covid headline talks between Biden, Lopez Obrador

Asked ahead of the meeting if Washington would send vaccines to Mexico, Biden answered: "We're going to talk about that."

Published 02 Mar, 2021 11:13am

World

Ahead of Blinken meeting, Mexico president says energy policy is a sovereign matter

Lopez Obrador, an energy nationalist who has sought to renegotiate electricity and pipeline contracts with US and Canadian companies, faced little pressure from former US President Donald Trump over his policies.
In seeking to use more domestic fuel, Lopez Obrador has also limited the growth of foreign renewable energy operators in a move critics say affects Mexico's climate emission obligations.

Published 26 Feb, 2021 08:23pm

World

Mexican power bill seeks legal compromise for bruised investors

Corporate lobbies have objected to the bill, which will give priority in electricity dispatch to national power utility the Comision Federal de Electricidad (CFE).
Mexico's Business Coordinating Council (CCE) called the shake-up an "indirect expropriation".

Published 09 Feb, 2021 05:37pm

World

Latest on the worldwide spread of the coronavirus

Japan's real wages fell for the 10th straight month in December. Data also showed the country's currency in circulation and bank deposits rose at a record pace in January, a sign companies and households continued to hoard cash due to uncertainty over the pandemic.

Published 09 Feb, 2021 11:38am

World

Mexican president says he has Covid-19

Lopez Obrador came to power on December 1, 2018, promising to "transform" the country after sweeping aside the two political parties that had ruled for decades.

Published 25 Jan, 2021 11:40am

World

Borders tightened as coronavirus curfew fury spills over

In India, around one-third of people are not turning up for vaccine appointments, with fear of side effects high after reports of a few cases of severe reactions spread widely through the media and messaging services.

Published 25 Jan, 2021 11:32am

World

Mexico to ramp up distribution of Sputnik V vaccine through March

Over the first three months of the year, more than 21 million total doses are expected from US drugmaker Pfizer Inc , China's CanSino Biologics Inc, Britain's AstraZeneca, and Sputnik V.

Published 20 Jan, 2021 10:23am

World

Mexico plans to administer 7.4mn doses of Sputnik V vaccine by end-March

The country could start receiving supplies of the vaccine as soon as next week, according to the plan presented during President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's daily morning news conference.
Government officials say Mexico is set to purchase 12 million doses of the Russian vaccine.

Published 19 Jan, 2021 09:46pm

World

Mexico says approval of AstraZeneca vaccine 'imminent' after UK go-ahead

Later, Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said on Twitter that Mexican authorization of the vaccine was "imminent."

Published 31 Dec, 2020 11:01am

Markets

Mexican peso, stocks climb after upbeat data

The currency of the world's largest copper producer Chile hit a fresh 14-month high after prices of the metal pushed back towards their multi-year highs.

Published 24 Dec, 2020 03:00am

Markets

Pemex could be downgraded if Mexico's govt debt rating is cut, says Moody's

But a combination of declining output, crushing tax obligations and a hefty payroll burden have gradually weakened the company, which is a major source of federal budget revenues.

Published 17 Dec, 2020 11:32am

World

Mexican president to nominate education minister as next U.S. ambassador

The appointment comes after Martha Barcena said earlier this week that she had decided to retire early and leave her post in the coming months after 43 years in foreign policy.

Published 16 Dec, 2020 07:57pm

World

Mexican president says it was a good decision to postpone central bank cash law

Critics ranging from the central bank to the United States, ratings agencies and even members of the government warned it could undermine Mexico's financial credibility.

Published 16 Dec, 2020 07:49pm

World

After long delay, leaders of Mexico and Brazil congratulate Biden on US election win

Biden's victory and Bolsonaro's reluctance to recognize it have cast a dark cloud over US-Brazilian relations, which had warmed to the point of discussing a free trade deal last year.

Published 16 Dec, 2020 10:37am

World

Mexico's Lopez Obrador congratulates Biden on U.S. election win

Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Tuesday said he had sent a letter to congratulate Joe Biden on his victory in the U.S. presidential election.

Published 15 Dec, 2020 08:15pm

Business & Finance

Mexico's central bank fumes over cash law as affront to its autonomy

MORENA denies the bill will encourage money laundering and says it will help poor migrant families disadvantaged by the financial system by making it easier for them to offload cash.

Published 11 Dec, 2020 10:33am

World

Mexico says could order 22mn more vaccine doses from J&J

Janssen has begun its coronavirus clinical trials in Mexico, and Lopez-Gatell said the memorandum his government signed on Monday gave it the option of ordering additional doses.

Published 09 Dec, 2020 08:56am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 19	278.45
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 19	278.15
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 19	154.37
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 19	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 19	1.24
Euro to USD / Apr 19	1.06

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 18	5011.12
Nasdaq / Apr 18	15601.50
Dow Jones / Apr 18	37775.38
India Sensex / Apr 19	72222.48
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 19	37068.35
Hang Seng / Apr 19	16205.02
FTSE 100 / Apr 19	7834.89
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 19	17717.67

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 18	21735
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 18	214077
Petrol/Litre / Apr 19	293.94
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 19	84.27
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 19	2382.04
Diesel/Litre / Apr 19	290.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 19 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 19 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 19 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 19 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 19 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 19 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 19 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 19 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 19 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 19 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 19 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 19 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 19 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 19 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 19 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 19 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 19 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 19 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 19 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 19 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 19 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Apr 19 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Apr 19 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Apr 19 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 19 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 19 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Apr 19 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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