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Pfizer set to oust AstraZeneca as top supplier of COVID-19 shots to poor nations

BRUSSELS: Pfizer and BioNtech are set to displace AstraZeneca as the main suppliers of COVID-19 vaccines to the...

Published 15 Dec, 2021 01:13pm

World

Iraq gets 1.2 million doses of Pfizer Covid vaccine

BAGHDAD: Iraq said Saturday it has received 1.2 million doses of Pfizer-BioNTech's Covid-19 vaccine through the ...

Updated 20 Nov, 2021 01:46pm

World

UK to begin global vaccine rollout to Commonwealth, Asian nations

LONDON: Britain announced Wednesday it will begin donating millions of coronavirus vaccine doses around the world,...

Published 29 Jul, 2021 04:48am

Pakistan

Pakistan receives 3m doses of Moderna vaccine under Covax

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Monday received another batch of 3 million doses of Moderna coronavirus vaccine under the...

Published 27 Jul, 2021 04:40am

World

Chinese drugmakers agree to supply more than half a billion vaccines to COVAX

"The agreements, which come at a time when the Delta variant is posing a rising risk to health systems, will begin to make 110 million doses immediately available to participants of the COVAX Facility, with options for additional doses," GAVI said.

Published 12 Jul, 2021 06:41pm

Pakistan

Govt to import 27.5m doses of anti-corona vaccine due to shortage

ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to import 27.5 million doses of the coronavirus vaccine as a serious shortage...

Published 18 Jun, 2021 04:16am

World

Vietnam urges WHO to accelerate COVAX drive as COVID-19 cases hit record

The WHO said last month it was reviewing a proposal by an unidentified vaccine manufacturer in Vietnam to become an mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccine technology hub in the Southeast Asian country.

Published 17 Jun, 2021 10:23pm

World

Japan donates more than 1 million AstraZeneca jabs to Taiwan

"We have received requests from various countries and areas for the provision of vaccines," Toshimitsu Motegi told reporters in Tokyo.

Published 04 Jun, 2021 10:04am

Business & Finance

COVAX gets boost from Moderna deal, Sweden's donation of COVID-19 vaccines

Gavi signs advance purchase contract with US drug maker.
Moderna to supply 34 mln doses this year, 466 mln next yr.
Swedish donation is second by EU member after France.

Published 03 May, 2021 06:08pm

World

Syria government receives first Covax jabs

On Wednesday, the war-torn northwest of the country had received 53,800 AstraZeneca doses from Covax, the first such delivery to the country's last major opposition bastion.

Published 22 Apr, 2021 04:30pm

World

Indonesia sees vaccination slowdown as India delays shipments

India's move will affect supplies to the GAVI/WHO-backed global COVAX vaccine-sharing facility, through which 64 lower-income countries including Indonesia are supposed to get doses from SII. "This definitely will affect (the vaccination process) because in April we only have around 7 million doses from Sinovac," Budi said.

Published 27 Mar, 2021 08:42pm

World

EU doubles contribution to COVAX with over $600mn in new funding

The contribution consists of a 300 million euro grant and 200 million euros in guarantees by the European Fund for Sustainable Development plus (EFSD+) that will back a loan by the European Investment Bank.
They are targeting to deliver 1.3 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines to 92 low- and middle-income countries by the end of 2021.

Published 19 Feb, 2021 09:03pm

World

Venezuelan government and opposition begin talks on vaccine financing

Castro did not respond to messages seeking comment, but on Twitter also suggested there had been a meeting.

Published 12 Feb, 2021 10:55am

World

Ukraine asks EU neighbours for more help getting COVID-19 vaccines

The pandemic has killed more than 20,000 Ukrainians and plunged one of Europe's poorest countries into recession last year.
Ukraine has agreed to buy some vaccines from China and also expects to secure some under the global COVAX programme for poorer countries.

Published 12 Jan, 2021 08:51pm

World

WHO vaccine scheme risks failure, leaving poor countries no COVID shots until 2024

COVAX faces "very high" risk of failure, hired Citi for advice.
Scheme plans to deploy 2 bln shots in poor states in 2021.
Failure could delay vaccinations until 2024 in poor countries.

Published 17 Dec, 2020 01:25am

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Stock	Price
Kohinoor Power / Nov 29 Kohinoor Power Company Limited(KOHP)	5.88 ▲ 1.00 (20.49%)
Paramount Mod / Nov 29 First Paramount Modaraba(FPRM)	10.26 ▲ 1.00 (10.80%)
S.G.Power / Nov 29 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	5.20 ▲ 0.49 (10.40%)
Askari Life Assur. / Nov 29 Askari Life Assurance Company Limited(ALAC)	6 ▲ 0.55 (10.09%)
Media Times Ltd / Nov 29 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	1.81 ▲ 0.15 (9.04%)
Service Textile / Nov 29 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	10.95 ▲ 0.84 (8.31%)
Escorts Bank / Nov 29 Escorts Investment Bank Limited(ESBL)	4.98 ▲ 0.37 (8.03%)
Arctic Textile / Nov 29 Arctic Textile Mills Limited(ARCTM)	14.84 ▲ 1.04 (7.54%)
Prosperity Weav / Nov 29 Prosperity Weaving Mills Limited(PRWM)	32.94 ▲ 2.30 (7.51%)
AKD Hospitality / Nov 29 AKD Hospitality Limited(AKDHL)	172.19 ▲ 12.01 (7.50%)

Stock	Price
Tri-Star Mutual / Nov 29 Tri-Star Mutual Fund Limited(TSMF)	4.40 ▼ -0.85 (-16.19%)
Dewan Textile / Nov 29 Dewan Textile Mills Limited(DWTM)	3.55 ▼ -0.60 (-14.46%)
Bawany Air Products / Nov 29 Bawany Air Products Limited(BAPL)	9.01 ▼ -0.97 (-9.72%)
Bilal Fibres / Nov 29 Bilal Fibres Limited(BILF)	2.40 ▼ -0.23 (-8.75%)
Ghazi Fabrics / Nov 29 Ghazi Fabrics International Limited(GFIL)	5.72 ▼ -0.51 (-8.19%)
J.A.Textile / Nov 29 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	46.29 ▼ -3.75 (-7.49%)
Metro Steel / Nov 29 Metropolitan Steel Corporation Limited(MSCL)	23.10 ▼ -1.87 (-7.49%)
Imperial Limited / Nov 29 Imperial Limited(IML)	13.90 ▼ -1.10 (-7.33%)
Adamjee Life Assur. / Nov 29 Adamjee Life Assurance Company Limited(ALIFE)	25.06 ▼ -1.94 (-7.19%)
J.K.Spinning / Nov 29 J.K. Spinning Mills Limited(JKSM)	48.25 ▼ -3.65 (-7.03%)

Stock	Volume
Kohinoor Spining / Nov 29 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	79,242,500 ▼ -0.10
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 29 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	57,449,984 ▼ -0.01
B.O.Punjab / Nov 29 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	44,327,667 ▲ 0.25
Cnergyico PK / Nov 29 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	31,321,478 ▲ 0.05
Treet Corp. (R) / Nov 29 Treet Corporation Limited (R)(TREETR2)	27,240,170 ▲ 0.01
Pak Refinery / Nov 29 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	23,647,647 ▲ 0.08
Ghani Chem. Ind. / Nov 29 Ghani Chemical Industries Limited(GCIL)	15,398,500 ▼ -0.17
TPL Properties / Nov 29 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	14,283,958 ▲ 0.02
Oil & Gas Dev. / Nov 29 Oil & Gas Development Company Limited(OGDC)	12,904,027 ▼ -0.08
The Searle Co. / Nov 29 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	12,454,526 ▼ -0.39

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Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 29	285.52
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 29	285.02
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 29	147.23
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 29	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 29	1.27
Euro to USD / Nov 29	1.10
UK LIBOR % / Nov 28	5.46

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 28	4554.89
Nasdaq / Nov 28	14281.76
Dow Jones / Nov 28	35416.98
India Sensex / Nov 29	66637.46
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 29	33302.60
Hang Seng / Nov 29	16952.85
FTSE 100 / Nov 29	7431.46
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 29	16036.43
France CAC40 / Nov 29	7246.91

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 28	17735
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 28	185614
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 29	76.48
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 29	2043.84
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 29	79.36

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