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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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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 12	282.73
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 12	282.53
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 12	144.50
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 12	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 12	1.36
Euro to USD / Jun 12	1.15
UK LIBOR % / Jun 12	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 12	6,045.26
India Sensex / Jun 12	81,691.98
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 12	37,685.10
Nasdaq / Jun 12	19,662.48
Hang Seng / Jun 12	23,873.24
FTSE 100 / Jun 12	8,884.92
Dow Jones / Jun 12	42,967.62
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 12	23,771.45
France CAC40 / Jun 12	7,765.11

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 12	74.04
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jun 12	16,485
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 12	305,984
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 12	3,450.10
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 12	67.63
Petrol/Litre / Jun 13	253.63
Diesel/Litre / Jun 13	254.64

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Invest Bank / Jun 13 Invest Capital Investment Bank Limited(ICIBL)	7.10 ▲ 0.99 (16.2%)
Grays Leasing / Jun 13 Grays Leasing Limited(GRYL)	7.49 ▲ 0.88 (13.31%)
Shadman Cotton / Jun 13 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	47.38 ▲ 4.31 (10.01%)
AN Textile Mills / Jun 13 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	15.49 ▲ 1.41 (10.01%)
Nets Internat.Comm. / Jun 13 Nets International Communication Limited(GEMNETS)	31.35 ▲ 2.85 (10%)
Kohat Textile / Jun 13 Kohat Textile Mills Limited(KOHTM)	89.44 ▲ 8.13 (10%)
J.K.Spinning / Jun 13 J.K. Spinning Mills Limited(JKSM)	86.56 ▲ 7.87 (10%)
Sardar Chemical / Jun 13 Sardar Chemical Industries Limited(SARC)	77.88 ▲ 7.08 (10%)
Blessed Tex. / Jun 13 Blessed Textiles Limited(BTL)	292.29 ▲ 26.57 (10%)
Bunnys Limited / Jun 13 Bunnys Limited(BNL)	53.38 ▲ 4.85 (9.99%)

Stock	Price
First IBL Mod. / Jun 13 First IBL Modaraba(FIBLM)	3.31 ▼ -0.82 (-19.85%)
Globe Residency / Jun 13 Globe Residency REIT(GRR)	15.44 ▼ -1.72 (-10.02%)
F.Credit & Inv / Jun 13 First Credit and Investment Bank Limited(FCIBL)	11.22 ▼ -1.25 (-10.02%)
Pak Synthetics / Jun 13 Pakistan Synthetics Limited(PSYL)	57.42 ▼ -6.38 (-10%)
Khyber Textile / Jun 13 Khyber Textile Mills Limited(KHYT)	1,794.55 ▼ -199.39 (-10%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Jun 13 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	18,889.10 ▼ -2098.79 (-10%)
Arctic Textile / Jun 13 Arctic Textile Mills Limited(ARCTM)	39.58 ▼ -4.4 (-10%)
Universal Ins. / Jun 13 The Universal Insurance Company Limited(UVIC)	9 ▼ -1 (-10%)
Ashfaq Textile / Jun 13 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	21.05 ▼ -2.31 (-9.89%)
Hala Enterprise / Jun 13 Hala Enterprises Limited(HAEL)	30.61 ▼ -3.31 (-9.76%)

Stock	Volume
Invest Bank / Jun 13 Invest Capital Investment Bank Limited(ICIBL)	9,251,659 ▲ 0.99
Maple Leaf Cement / Jun 13 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	4,933,292 ▼ -2.05
WorldCall Telecom / Jun 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	4,918,320 ▼ -0.04
K-Electric Ltd. / Jun 13 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	4,895,841 ▼ -0.13
Cnergyico PK / Jun 13 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	4,682,506 ▼ -0.35
Bankislami Pak. / Jun 13 BankIslami Pakistan Limited(BIPL)	4,229,311 ▲ 0.46
Fauji Cement / Jun 13 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	3,935,774 ▼ -1.07
Sui South Gas / Jun 13 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	3,777,788 ▼ -0.47
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Jun 13 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	3,402,837 ▼ -0.66
B.O.Punjab / Jun 13 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	3,232,001 ▼ -0.3

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