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Inflation: permanent or transitory?

The Fed has been much derided for its 2021 characterisation of the spike in inflation being ‘transitory’ – to...

Published 04 May, 2023 04:26am

Opinion

An immediate call for a second Bretton Woods

The world is facing an existential threat in the shape of climate change crisis, with one of the main outcomes in ...

Updated 21 Apr, 2023 07:03am

World

WHO warns Covid pandemic still volatile

GENEVA: The World Health Organization on Tuesday warned the Covid pandemic was still volatile, saying there could be...

Published 19 Apr, 2023 06:36am

Editorials

Desperate wake-up call

EDITORIAL: A report by the Boston University Global Development Policy Centre about the extreme debt burden on...

Published 12 Apr, 2023 06:11am

Editorials

‘Need for vigilance’

EDITORIAL: It’s interesting, and ominous, that IMF (International Monetary Fund) chief Kristalina Georgieva...

Published 31 Mar, 2023 06:45am

Editorials

Resurgence of Covid-19

EDITORIAL: Health officials said on Thursday that 129 cases of coronavirus infections were reported in the previous...

Published 24 Mar, 2023 05:55am

Opinion

Austerity and the threat of another pandemic

‘During the peak of the Omicron wave in January 2022, US congressional leaders across the political spectrum were...

Updated 17 Mar, 2023 06:44am

Pakistan

77 new Covid-19 cases reported within 24 hours: NIH

ISLAMABAD: Health officials on Sunday said that 77 new coronavirus cases were reported during the last 24 hours...

Published 13 Mar, 2023 06:15am

Opinion

Debt relief for developing countries

Many developing and low-income countries are under debt distress, and a few of which are also facing food crisis as...

Published 13 Mar, 2023 06:15am

World

US CDC to lift COVID testing requirements for travelers from China

WASHINGTON: The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed on Wednesday it plans to end mandatory...

Published 09 Mar, 2023 01:10am

Business & Finance

Air France-KLM ‘turns the page’ on Covid as profit returns

PARIS: Air France-KLM said Friday that it had bounced back from two years of massive losses due to Covid-19 travel...

Published 20 Feb, 2023 07:08am

Opinion

China’s zero-Covid structures take on second lives

With China’s dropping of its “zero-Covid” policy, makeshift quarantine centres and testing booths are being...

Published 19 Feb, 2023 03:19am

Opinion

Letter to a Comrade

Dear Muzammil, I hope you are well. It has been a while since we last saw, met or spoke. Judging from your article ...

Updated 07 Feb, 2023 02:20pm

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: The Man Who Shall Remain Nameless

“So what is the next folly under consideration?” “Folly as in a garden building or structure designed to...

Published 01 Feb, 2023 05:58am

World

Three years on, WHO says Covid still global emergency

GENEVA: Three years to the day after the World Health Organization sounded the highest level of global alert over...

Published 30 Jan, 2023 05:36pm

World

China restarts issuing visas to Japanese citizens

TOKYO: The Chinese embassy in Tokyo announced Sunday that it would resume issuing visas to Japanese citizens. The...

Published 30 Jan, 2023 06:54am

Opinion

US trade shifts on Covid and China tensions, but no ‘decoupling’ yet

US trade flows are realigning on the back of pandemic shocks and tensions with China, but efforts to reduce...

Published 30 Jan, 2023 05:56am

SBP denies USD rate capping caused loss

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Sunday rebutted the claim or reports that capping the price of dollar...

Updated 30 Jan, 2023 09:24am

Pakistan

Critical Covid cases drop to 9

ISLAMABAD: The number of critical Covid-19 cases in Pakistan dropped to nine, the lowest in over two years, the...

Published 24 Jan, 2023 08:07am

World

Egypt’s soaring prices drive home economic pain

CAIRO: In better times, Om Mohamed’s family used to take holidays at resorts on Egypt’s Red Sea coast. Now there...

Published 23 Jan, 2023 07:31am

Business & Finance

Chinese firms set for biggest earnings growth in 5 years

BENGALURU: Chinese companies are expected to report their highest earnings growth in five years, Refinitiv data...

Published 23 Jan, 2023 05:57am

World

Davos 2023: Moderna CEO in talks with China to supply COVID vaccines

DAVOS: Moderna chief executive Stephane Bancel said on Wednesday the US company was in active discussions to supply...

Published 18 Jan, 2023 05:05pm

Markets

China’s COVID-19 reopening set to push 2023 oil demand to new high: IEA

LONDON: The lifting of COVID-19 restrictions in China is set to boost global oil demand this year to a new record...

Published 18 Jan, 2023 02:24pm

Markets

Oil prices hit two-week highs

NEW YORK: Oil prices rose to their highest in two weeks on Tuesday after China posted weak but expectation-beating...

Published 18 Jan, 2023 06:22am

World

China, Hong Kong resume high-speed rail link after 3 years of Covid curbs

HONG KONG/BEIJING: China resumed on Sunday high-speed rail services between Hong Kong and the mainland for the first...

Published 16 Jan, 2023 06:18am

Pakistan

16 Covid cases reported in 24 hours, says NIH

ISLAMABAD: Health officials on Sunday said that 16 new Coronavirus cases were reported during the last 24 hours...

Published 16 Jan, 2023 06:18am

Opinion

Road to self-sustainability

During the last few decades, global economies have been facing tough challenges. The recent spell started in March...

Updated 13 Jan, 2023 07:28am

BR Research

Startup ecosystem 2022

The startup space in Pakistan, which was seen booming in 2021, had a fair share of ups and downs in 2022 as both...

Published 11 Jan, 2023 08:45am

World

Covid-19: China suspends issuing visas in Japan, S Korea

BEIJING: China suspended issuing short-term visas in South Korea and Japan on Tuesday, after announcing it would...

Published 11 Jan, 2023 06:59am

Opinion

Faltering exports

The textile exports are faltering since July 2022. They have been growing rapidly for the previous two years, but we...

Updated 10 Jan, 2023 06:51am

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
FTSE 100 / Apr 18	7877.05
Dow Jones / Apr 18	37775.38
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 18	17837.40
France CAC40 / Apr 18	8023.26
India Sensex / Apr 19	72222.48
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 19	37068.35

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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