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Covid pandemic

Neymar tests positive for COVID-19, Santos say

Published 08 Jun, 2025 04:59pm

Brazil forward Neymar has been sidelined after testing positive for COVID-19, his club Santos said in a statement as...

Trade war is tougher threat than COVID for emerging market cenbanks, IMF says

Published 05 Jun, 2025 12:32pm

The shock from trade war brings differential effects for central banks in emerging markets, in contrast with the...

Existential threats and Neoliberalism — II

Updated 15 Mar, 2025 07:38pm

During the hey days of the Covid pandemic, and especially post Covid pandemic there was lot of talk of world...

UK business confidence lowest since COVID pandemic, IoD says

Published 01 Dec, 2024 11:33am

LONDON: Britain’s Institute of Directors said on Sunday that optimism among its members had fallen to the lowest...

World better positioned against mpox than for Covid: vaccine alliance

Published 19 Sep, 2024 12:03pm

GENEVA: Lessons learned from the Covid pandemic have left the world in a much better position to tackle the current...

Ethiopia hoping for $10.5bn financial aid in coming years: PM

Published 05 Jul, 2024 03:17am

ADDIS ABABA: Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said on Thursday he was expecting about $10.5 billion in financial...

EU lawmakers greenlight new rules to rein in national spending

Published 24 Apr, 2024 03:50am

STRASBOURG, (France): European Union lawmakers on Tuesday backed new budgetary rules aimed at boosting investment...

The global challenge of food waste

Published 04 Apr, 2024 04:56am

EDITORIAL: In a world where millions go hungry every day, the staggering amount of food wasted by households and...

Israel airstrike on Gaza kills foreigners working for celebrity chef's NGO

Updated 02 Apr, 2024 01:05pm

Citizens from Australia, Britain and Poland were among at least five people working for celebrity chef Jose Andres’...

Stigma and mental health problems in a Pakistani context

Published 16 Mar, 2024 06:26am

In western countries it is quite normal for people to visit a psychiatrist. The topic itself creates images of a...

Bank of England set to play for time before first rate cut

Published 15 Mar, 2024 11:36am

LONDON: The Bank of England will probably keep investors guessing next week about when it is likely to start cutting...

New global record for profits paid out to shareholders: study

Published 14 Mar, 2024 03:00am

PARIS: Global dividend payments hit a record $1.66 trillion in 2023 according to a report by asset manager Janus...

Incoming government and some important economic policy initiatives

Published 01 Mar, 2024 02:59am

High inflationary situation should be among the top most priorities of the incoming government. Over-board aggregate...

Immediate economic priorities for the incoming government

Published 09 Feb, 2024 03:29am

The new government that comes into office will have its work sharply cut out as far as the economic challenges are...

Rising oligarchic power, ballooning inequality, and the quality of democracy

Published 19 Jan, 2024 05:37am

Decades of Neoliberalism led retreat of regulation, and greater inclusion of private sector to provide essential...

China’s Q4 GDP shows patchy economic recovery

Published 18 Jan, 2024 05:54am

BEIJING: China’s economy grew 5.2% in the fourth quarter from a year earlier, official data showed on Wednesday,...

World’s five richest men doubled their fortunes since 2020: Oxfam

Published 16 Jan, 2024 05:44am

DAVOS, Switzerland: The world’s wealthiest five men have more than doubled their fortune since 2020, the charity...

Mask mandates return at some US hospitals as COVID, flu jump

Published 04 Jan, 2024 10:35am

Hospitals in at least four US states have reinstated mask mandates amid a rise in cases of COVID, seasonal flu and...

Outlook 2024-I

Published 02 Jan, 2024 05:21am

Global perspective has recently changed as economies have shown to be more resilient than experts had anticipated....

Welsh first minister to quit in latest UK political change

Published 14 Dec, 2023 05:24am

LONDON: Welsh First Minister Mark Drakeford announced his resignation on Wednesday, heralding another political...

Important climate finance issues at COP28

Published 08 Dec, 2023 05:20am

The world is faced with not only the existential threat of climate change crisis, but the impact it is producing in...

Leader’s dilemma: exclusivity versus inclusivity

Published 04 Dec, 2023 05:35am

The tremors of the post pandemic Covid shakeup are still reverberating in the corporate corridors. The world ...

Developing countries and the challenge of fiscal space

Updated 27 Oct, 2023 05:58am

Developing countries, in general, are faced with a serious lack of fiscal space to make needed investments to reach ...

High interest rate environment

Published 07 Oct, 2023 06:01am

EDITORIAL: It seems the Fed-led hawkish interest rate cycle that started last March and battered tech stocks across...

Bond vigilantes and inversion anxiety

Updated 05 Oct, 2023 06:45am

One of Wall Street’s enduring lessons, “inverted yield curves don’t always predict recessions, but all...

WHO warns of 'concerning' Covid trends ahead of winter

Updated 06 Sep, 2023 09:05pm

GENEVA: The World Health Organization on Wednesday warned of “concerning trends” for Covid-19 ahead of winter in the...

Global house price downturn fades, most markets to rise in 2024

Published 04 Sep, 2023 06:21am

BENGALURU: The recent downturn in global property prices is mostly over with average home prices in major markets ...

India records strong 7.8pc growth in June quarter

Published 04 Sep, 2023 06:21am

NEW DELHI: India’s GDP grew by 7.8 percent in the June quarter, official figures showed Thursday, despite...

Tamgha-e-Imtiaz announced for paramedics who lost their lives during Covid-19

Published 11 Aug, 2023 10:57pm

PM Shehbaz says the whole nation will remain indebted to those dutiful doctors and frontline health workers

Debt, weak multilateralism, and austerity

Updated 04 Aug, 2023 06:53am

The number of developing countries having high debt levels, that is having public debt more than 60 percent of their...

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 17	278.16
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 17	277.96
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 17	162.40
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 17	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 17	1.35
Euro to USD / Jul 17	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 17	3.60

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 17	7,457.69
India Sensex / Jul 17	78,151.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 17	64,141.12
Nasdaq / Jul 17	25,520.24
Hang Seng / Jul 17	24,562.24
FTSE 100 / Jul 17	10,600.37
Dow Jones / Jul 17	52,146.42
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 17	24,830.98
France CAC40 / Jul 17	8,338.81

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 17	82.49
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 17	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 17	361,656
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 17	4,017.39
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 17	78.63
Petrol/Litre / Jul 19	316.15
Diesel/Litre / Jul 19	354.35

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Dadabhoy Cement / Jul 17 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	17.01 ▲ 1.55 (10.03%)
Ruby Textile / Jul 17 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	17.59 ▲ 1.6 (10.01%)
Crescent Cotton / Jul 17 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	53.68 ▲ 4.88 (10%)
National Silk / Jul 17 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	272.21 ▲ 24.75 (10%)
Suhail Jute / Jul 17 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	223.96 ▲ 20.36 (10%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jul 17 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	418.56 ▲ 38.05 (10%)
Shadman Cotton / Jul 17 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	50.61 ▲ 4.6 (10%)
Asia Ins. / Jul 17 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	34.45 ▲ 3.13 (9.99%)
Olympia Mills / Jul 17 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	107.58 ▲ 9.65 (9.85%)
TPL Trakker Ltd / Jul 17 TPL Trakker Limited(TPLT)	27.91 ▲ 2.5 (9.84%)

Stock	Price
Tariq Corp. (R) / Jul 17 Tariq Corporation Limited(Right)(TCORPR2)	2.70 ▼ -0.89 (-24.79%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Jul 17 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	11.04 ▼ -1.23 (-10.02%)
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 17 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,871.47 ▼ -207.94 (-10%)
Service Textile / Jul 17 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	62.27 ▼ -6.92 (-10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 17 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	97.59 ▼ -10.84 (-10%)
Mughal Iron & Steel(C) / Jul 17 Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Ltd (C)(MUGHALC)	63 ▼ -6.99 (-9.99%)
Fateh Sports / Jul 17 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	150.29 ▼ -16.65 (-9.97%)
Paramount Spinning / Jul 17 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	10.91 ▼ -1.1 (-9.16%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jul 17 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	23.62 ▼ -2.36 (-9.08%)
Supernet Tech. / Jul 17 Supernet Technologies Limited(STL)	41.34 ▼ -3.72 (-8.26%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 17 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	86,491,992 ▲ 0.19
TPL Properties / Jul 17 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	62,545,194 ▼ -0.67
Pak Refinery / Jul 17 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	38,580,070 ▲ 2.94
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 17 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	23,499,606 ▼ -0.04
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 17 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	18,396,866 ▼ -0.24
Lotte Chemical / Jul 17 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	17,830,259 ▼ -1.32
Hascol Petrol / Jul 17 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	14,534,208 ▼ -0.33
B.O.Punjab / Jul 17 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	12,503,494 ▼ -0.51
TPL REIT Fund I / Jul 17 TPL REIT Fund I(TPLRF1)	11,458,248 ▼ -0.29
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Jul 17 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	10,427,355 ▲ 0.51

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