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Mobile phones and digital divide

As expected, mobile phone imports have continued to retain their growth spree. In the Jul-Feb period of this fiscal,...

Published 19 Mar, 2021 07:40am

BR Research

On global digital tax

For years now, developed countries have been divided over how to regulate the big tech. Whether and how to tax...

Published 12 Mar, 2021 07:40am

Business & Finance

Remotebase Raises $1.4M in Seed to help Pakistani engineers get global exposure

The Pakistan-based startup Remotebase raised $1.4 million in a seed round.
Remotebase aims to help Pakistani engineers get global exposure and hopes to turn Pakistan into a global tech hub by hiring, training and then placing engineers in Silicon Valley based startups.

Published 09 Mar, 2021 08:23pm

World

Google threatens to block Australians over media law

SYDNEY: Google threatened Friday to block Australians from using its search service unless the government changed...

Published 24 Jan, 2021 03:32am

Pakistan

IT minister, acting Secretary General DCO discuss , digitalization, digital economy

He said that collaboration among DCO member countries regarding digital transformation is vital.

Published 13 Jan, 2021 06:57pm

Pakistan

Digital economy a great hope for Pakistan's development: Cheng Xizhong

Digital technology heralds the beginning of a new era, and it will usher in broad prospects for development in the form of the digital economy.

Published 09 Jan, 2021 07:31pm

Technology

Pakistani Fintech SadaPay earns pilot launch approval from SBP

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has finally granted approval to SadaPay, a Pakistani fintech startup, to officially begin its pilot operations in 2021.

Updated 16 Dec, 2020 10:31am

Technology

KP to Launch Digital Payment System by June 2021: Zia Ullah Bangash

KP Government plans on launching the Digital Payment System by June 2021, according to Zia Ullah Bangash.

Updated 05 Dec, 2020 02:36pm

Technology

Industry Valley Capital Launching a Dedicated Program for Returning Pakistanis

Industry Valley Capital has announced the launch of a dedicated program for returning Pakistani, known as Wapistani, today at 021Disrupt 2020, an online conference by Nest I/O.

Updated 04 Dec, 2020 05:44pm

Business & Finance

SECP approves framework for digital onboarding of investors

SECP allows investors to seamlessly open his or her account with a broker from anywhere in the country without requiring to submit any documents physically or visit a broker.

Published 03 Dec, 2020 06:01pm

Technology

Facebook Improves Ecommerce Offerings by Acquring Kustomer for $1B

Facebook acquires Kustomer, an omnichannel customer relationship management company, for $1 billion to improve its customer service features.

Updated 01 Dec, 2020 04:02pm

Technology

YouTube testing AI-generated Video Chapters to Improve Video Navigation

YouTube plans to introduce AI-generated video chapters that can helps its users navigate a video quickly.

Published 25 Nov, 2020 01:59pm

Technology

Broadband Penetration in Pakistan Quadrupled in 5 years: SBP

Broadband penetration in the economy quadrupled in the last five years from only 8.9 percent in June 2015 to 39.1 percent by March 2020, according to the State Bank of Pakistan

Updated 23 Nov, 2020 01:20pm

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Investments / Apr 23 786 Investments Limited(786)	8.25 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL- Abbas / Apr 23 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	386.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 23 Agro Allianz limited(AAL)	11.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 23 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 23 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 23 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	72.89 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 23 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	732.14 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 23 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Attock Cement / Apr 23 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	170.44 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Adam Sugar / Apr 23 Adam Sugar Mills Limited(ADAMS)	24.12 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Investments / Apr 23 786 Investments Limited(786)	8.25 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL- Abbas / Apr 23 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	386.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 23 Agro Allianz limited(AAL)	11.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 23 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 23 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 23 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	72.89 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 23 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	732.14 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 23 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Attock Cement / Apr 23 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	170.44 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Adam Sugar / Apr 23 Adam Sugar Mills Limited(ADAMS)	24.12 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 22	153.50
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 22	153.40
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 22	107.97
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 22	0.92
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 22	1.38
Euro to USD / Apr 22	1.20
UK LIBOR % / Apr 22	0.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 22	4134.98
India Sensex / Apr 22	48080.67
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 22	29188.17
Nasdaq / Apr 22	13818.41
Hang Seng / Apr 22	28755.34
FTSE 100 / Apr 22	6938.24
Dow Jones / Apr 22	33815.90
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 22	15320.52
France CAC40 / Apr 22	6267.28