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Miners, tech firms boost Australia shares

Energy stocks were up 0.3% with Woodside Petroleum and Whitehaven Coal gaining 1.3% and 0.9%, respectively

Published 29 Jul, 2021 12:51pm

Business & Finance

Emergence of Covid-19 Delta variant a ‘serious concern’, says Baqir

The resurgence of Covid-19 cases and the emergence of the Delta variant in Pakistan has become a ‘serious...

Published 29 Jul, 2021 12:48pm

World

Pentagon chief in Vietnam to advance ties but rights concerns linger

In Singapore on Tuesday, Austin said the United States would always lead with its values

Published 29 Jul, 2021 12:23pm

BR Research

O ye, of little faith…

SBP is the cat that ate the canary. In its Post-MPC Analyst briefing two days ago, the SBP boasted about robust...

Published 29 Jul, 2021 08:30am

BR Research

Covid: Karachi on the brink

The fourth wave is well and truly here. And it could well just be the beginning.The country already has more active...

Published 29 Jul, 2021 08:25am

Unutilised Stimulus Package amount: Rs352bn to be used on vaccine procurement

ECC meeting told that funds were allocated under the Economic Stimulus Package for the entire duration of the Covid-19 pandemic, irrespective of the financial year

Updated 29 Jul, 2021 09:12am

Opinion

Not another hashtag

Pakistanis live in two different realities; one reality is for the privileged, which in Pakistan's context would be...

Published 29 Jul, 2021 04:48am

Pakistan

Administrator sets up Covid-19 vigilance committee

KARACHI: Administrator Karachi Laiq Ahmed has set up a Covid-19 vigilance committee comprising five senior doctors ...

Published 29 Jul, 2021 04:48am

Pakistan

Covid-19 case tally crosses 4,000-mark for first time in over 2 months

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's daily Covid-19 case tally, Wednesday, crossed 4,000 mark for the first time in over two months...

Published 29 Jul, 2021 04:48am

Markets

Palm oil drops more than 2pc after three-day rally

JAKARTA: Malaysian palm oil prices dropped 2.83% on Wednesday, reversing an over 7% gain in the past three sessions,...

Published 29 Jul, 2021 04:48am

Business & Finance

Boeing posts first profit in almost two years helped by 737 MAX deliveries

NEW YORK: Boeing Co on Wednesday posted its first quarterly profit in almost two years, as deliveries of its...

Published 29 Jul, 2021 04:48am

Monetary policy statement

EDITORIAL: The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) in its statement dated 22 January 2021 decided to maintain the policy...

Published 29 Jul, 2021 04:48am

OICCI says security environment has further improved

KARACHI: Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OICCI), the collective body of top 200 foreign...

Published 29 Jul, 2021 02:56am

Pakistan

'Complete lockdown' under consideration in Sindh's major cities

Provincial govt has asked for permission from centre to impose total lockdown for two weeks after examining Covid-19 situation
Development comes as Delta variant cases surge even as province tightens restrictions

Updated 28 Jul, 2021 11:46pm

Pakistan

Pakistan moves up two spots, placed 45th in July's Covid-19 resilience ranking

Pakistan ahead of Vietnam, Bangladesh, Iran and South Africa in Bloomberg’s Covid Resilience Ranking for this month

Updated 28 Jul, 2021 08:51pm

World

China recommends tracing Covid-19 origin in multiple countries

Says Covid-19 origin tracing is a scientific issue and should not be politicised

Published 28 Jul, 2021 06:41pm

Pakistan

Maryam Nawaz tests positive for Covid-19

Maryam has quarantined herself, says PML-N Information Secretary Marriyum Aurangzeb

Updated 28 Jul, 2021 06:38pm

World

UK to offer 817,000 COVID vaccines to Kenya

The 9 million shots is the first tranche of the UK's commitment to share 100 million vaccine doses internationally by next June

Published 28 Jul, 2021 02:21pm

Markets

Australia dollar subdued by China jitters, Sydney lockdown extension

The New Zealand dollar held at $0.6959, after hit an eight-month low of $0.6882 last week

Published 28 Jul, 2021 12:26pm

Markets

Oil prices gain on US fuel drawdown despite rising COVID-19 cases

On gasoline stocks, analysts had expected a 900,000 barrel decline drop in the week to July 23

Published 28 Jul, 2021 12:08pm

Markets

Barclays resume dividends, buybacks as first half profits almost treble

Barclays on Wednesday reported profit before tax of 5 billion pounds ($6.94 billion) for the six months ended June 30, well above the consensus forecast of 4.1 billion pounds from analysts polled by the bank and up from 1.3 billion a year ago

Published 28 Jul, 2021 11:53am

Markets

Spanish bank Unicaja's 2Q net profit rises 87% on lower provisions

The lender reported a net profit of 28 million euros ($33.08 million) in the April to June period

Updated 28 Jul, 2021 11:40am

World

US tells vaccinated people in high Covid risk areas to mask again

Forty-nine percent of the US population is fully vaccinated, but the vaccination rate is heavily skewed towards politically liberal parts of the country

Published 28 Jul, 2021 10:19am

BR Research

FDI conundrum: key factors

Globally, optimism is cautiously returning to FDI landscape. The prospects have gradually improved and UNCTAD’s...

Published 28 Jul, 2021 07:35am

World

‘Success story’: Bhutan vaccinates most of population after donations

THIMPU (Bhutan): Bhutan has inoculated most of its eligible population with second doses of Covid-19 vaccinations in...