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Global cost of cybercrime topped $6trn in 2021

ROME: The global cost of cybercrime topped $6 trillion last year, as the coronavirus pandemic caused online activity...

Published 12 May, 2022 05:40am

Business & Finance

Volkswagen keeps outlook as global set-up offsets supply chain woes

FRANKFURT: Volkswagen, Europe's top carmaker, on Wednesday stuck to its outlook for the current year after its ...

Published 04 May, 2022 11:04am

Business & Finance

Punjab govt incurred Rs103bn tax revenue losses during 2020-21: report

LAHORE: During the Coronavirus pandemic, the Punjab government incurred approximately Rs 103 billion losses in tax...

Published 29 Apr, 2022 05:43am

Markets

India’s power regulator caps prices at electricity exchanges

NEW DELHI: India’s power regulator has asked the country’s electricity exchanges to cap prices at 12 rupees...

Published 03 Apr, 2022 05:34am

World

Sri Lanka imposes curfew after protests over economic crisis turn violent

COLOMBO: Police imposed an overnight curfew in several parts of Sri Lanka's main city of Colombo early on Friday...

Published 01 Apr, 2022 01:37am

Sports

Struggling Everton post £120m losses

LONDON: Premier League strugglers Everton recorded losses of £120.9 million ($157 million) in the last financial...

Published 31 Mar, 2022 06:06am

World

New world order? Pandemic and war rattle globalisation

PARIS: Globalisation, which has both fans and detractors alike, is being tested like never before after the one-two...

Updated 27 Mar, 2022 12:34pm

Business & Finance

Pandemic sends 4.7mn more people into extreme poverty in SE Asia: ADB

The number of people in extreme poverty was 24.3 million last year

Updated 16 Mar, 2022 01:49pm

World

London's Heathrow records lowest annual passenger numbers since 1972

LONDON: London's Heathrow airport, Britain's busiest, saw its lowest number of passengers since 1972 last year and...

Published 23 Feb, 2022 03:29pm

India to sell 5pc of insurance giant in huge IPO

MUMBAI: India plans to sell a five percent stake in insurance giant LIC in what could potentially be the country’s...

Updated 14 Feb, 2022 09:27am

World

Popular incumbent Steinmeier eyes new term as German president

BERLIN: German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier is poised to be re-elected on Sunday for a second straight term,...

Published 13 Feb, 2022 10:34am

Nine killed in feud between Philippine Muslim clans: police

COTABATO, (Philip-pines): Nine people were killed and three injured in the southern Philippines Saturday when a...

Published 13 Feb, 2022 05:48am

World

Democracy slides in 2021 amid pandemic pressures: study

PARIS: Democratic standards across the world fell again in 2021 amid the pandemic and growing support for...

Published 11 Feb, 2022 04:31am

ECB tells banks to step up defences against hacks

FRANKFURT: The European Central Bank is telling euro zone banks zone to step up their defences against cyber ...

Published 11 Feb, 2022 04:31am

Markets

Most Gulf bourses rise, tracking oil prices

DUBAI: Most stock markets in the Gulf ended higher on Sunday, supported by rising oil prices, with the Saudi index...

Published 07 Feb, 2022 05:22am

World

Four dead, one missing in Austria avalanche

VIENNA: Four people died and one was missing Friday after several avalanches struck Austria’s Tyrol province, the...

Published 05 Feb, 2022 05:47am

Sports

Olympics Games burst into life under shadow of COVID and conflict

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping opened a Beijing Winter Olympics on Friday that not only bear the mark of the...

Published 04 Feb, 2022 11:51pm

Markets

India shows early signs of high coal, LNG, crude prices hurting demand

LAUNCESTON, (Australia): One of the key questions for the outlook for energy commodities is how quickly the current...

Published 02 Feb, 2022 04:45am

Markets

Fed flags rate hike 'soon,' plans for significant balance sheet reduction

WASHINGTON: The Federal Reserve on Wednesday signalled it is likely to raise U.S. interest rates in March and...

Published 27 Jan, 2022 01:54am

Govt insists but opposition rejects growth estimate

FM Qureshi says the government managed to revive the economy with a growth rate expected to touch 5.37 percent

Updated 22 Jan, 2022 09:39am

Markets

Indonesia aims to get mangrove restoration back on track in 2022

JAKARTA: Indonesia aims to restore 150,000 hectares of degraded mangroves this year, after rehabilitating about a...

Published 20 Jan, 2022 12:35pm

Business & Finance

Dollar at one-week high, lifted by US yields; yen steadies

NEW YORK: The dollar rose to a one-week high on Tuesday following a jump in benchmark U.S. Treasury yields, while ...

Published 19 Jan, 2022 06:15am

World

World's 10 richest men doubled wealth during Covid: report

Oxfam says the men's wealth jumped from $700 billion to $1.5 trillion, at an average rate of $1.3 billion per day

Updated 17 Jan, 2022 03:37pm

Business & Finance

IMF official urges ‘deep reforms’ to Tunisian economy

TUNIS: Tunisia’s crisis-stricken economy needs “deep reforms” such as slashing its vast public wage bill, the...

Published 17 Jan, 2022 07:06am

Markets

Global stocks end strong year with losses

NEW YORK: Global stock markets closed lower Friday, the final trading session of 2021 — a year of strong gains...

Published 03 Jan, 2022 06:42am

Opinion

After another torrid year, can emerging markets rediscover their mojo?

The spectre of higher interest rates in the United States, slowing growth in China and a strong dollar have this ...

Published 23 Dec, 2021 04:23am

Pakistan

Ehsaas programme: President urges people to avail benefits

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi, on Wednesday, urged people to avail benefits from 20 different components of the...

Published 16 Dec, 2021 04:00am

World

US crosses 800,000 Covid-19 deaths

WASHINGTON: The United States, the country hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic, crossed 800,000 Covid-19 deaths...

Updated 15 Dec, 2021 12:39pm

Markets

Minister says Italy has best gas reserves in EU

MILAN: Italy’s energy transition minister said on Tuesday that the country was better position in terms of gas...

Published 15 Dec, 2021 06:34am

Markets

Gold steadies in Europe

LONDON: Gold steadied in a narrow range on Monday as the market focus pivoted to this week’s Federal Reserve...

Published 14 Dec, 2021 06:40am

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
B. F. Mod. / May 20 B.F. Modaraba(BFMOD)	6.00 ▲ 1.00 (20.00%)
Pak Gulf Leasing / May 20 Pak-Gulf Leasing Company Limited(PGLC)	6.00 ▲ 1.00 (20.00%)
Silk Bank Ltd / May 20 Silkbank Limited(SILK)	1.24 ▲ 0.16 (14.81%)
Paramount Mod / May 20 First Paramount Modaraba(FPRM)	8.00 ▲ 1.00 (14.29%)
Service Textile / May 20 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	10.90 ▲ 0.90 (9.00%)
Ruby Tex. / May 20 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	4.00 ▲ 0.30 (8.11%)
Aisha Steel Mill / May 20 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	11.85 ▲ 0.86 (7.83%)
First Imrooz Mod. / May 20 First Imrooz Modaraba(FIMM)	134.38 ▲ 9.37 (7.50%)
Janana D Mal / May 20 Janana De Malucho Textile Mills Limited(JDMT)	55.04 ▲ 3.84 (7.50%)
Sapphire Textile / May 20 Sapphire Textile Mills Limited(SAPT)	1004.55 ▲ 70.05 (7.50%)

Stock	Price
East West Ins. / May 20 East West Insurance Company Limited(EWIC)	77.07 ▲ -12.49 (-13.95%)
Pak. P.V.C. / May 20 Pakistan PVC Limited(PPVC)	4.32 ▲ -0.42 (-8.86%)
Trust Mod. / May 20 Trust Modaraba(TRSM)	1.66 ▲ -0.14 (-7.78%)
Crescent Cotton / May 20 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	46.25 ▲ -3.75 (-7.50%)
Gatron Ind. / May 20 Gatron (Industries) Limited(GATI)	415.10 ▲ -33.65 (-7.50%)
AL-Noor Sugar / May 20 Al-Noor Sugar Mills Limited(ALNRS)	61.86 ▲ -5.01 (-7.49%)
Frontier Ceram / May 20 Frontier Ceramics Limited(FRCL)	29.60 ▲ -2.39 (-7.47%)
S.G.Power / May 20 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	4.45 ▲ -0.35 (-7.29%)
Imperial Limited / May 20 Imperial Limited(IML)	13.95 ▲ -1.06 (-7.06%)
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / May 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	2.99 ▲ -0.22 (-6.85%)

Stock	Volume
Ghani Glo Hol / May 20 Ghani Global Holdings Limited(GGL)	15,051,376 ▼ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,323,000 ▼ 0.00
Silk Bank Ltd / May 20 Silkbank Limited(SILK)	13,067,500 ▼ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 20 Telecard Limited(TELE)	9,576,000 ▼ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	7,490,536 ▼ 0.00
Fauji Cement / May 20 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	6,985,000 ▼ 0.00
Unity Foods Ltd / May 20 Unity Foods Limited(UNITY)	6,435,098 ▼ 0.00
Engro Polymer / May 20 Engro Polymer & Chemicals Limited(EPCL)	5,808,622 ▼ 0.00
Pak Int.Bulk / May 20 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	5,229,500 ▼ 0.00
Pak Elektron / May 20 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	5,056,000 ▼ 0.00

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 19	199.00
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 19	198.80
USD to Japanese Yen / May 19	128.45
USD to Swiss Franc / May 19	0.99
Pound Sterling to USD / May 19	1.23
Euro to USD / May 19	1.05
UK LIBOR % / May 19	0.82

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 19	3923.68
India Sensex / May 19	54208.53
Tokyo Nikkei / May 19	26205.29
Nasdaq / May 19	11418.16
Hang Seng / May 19	20041.14
FTSE 100 / May 19	7438.09
Dow Jones / May 19	31490.07
Germany DAX 30 / May 19	14007.76
France CAC40 / May 19	6352.94

Item	Value
Crude Oil / May 19	110.10
Karachi Cotton Assoc. / May 19	21180.00
Gold 10 Grams / May 19	113300.00
Gold Spot / May 19	1815.89
Cotton / May 19	128.99

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