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'ICT accelerating digital transformation, growth of digital economy in Arab'

KARACHI: Speaking at the 5th China-Arab States Expo being held this week, Huawei's Rotating Chairman Guo Ping has...

Published 22 Aug, 2021 04:09am

BR Research

Mobile broadband: new milestone

There is another indication of the the digital economy getting a boost during the pandemic. As per latest data from...

Published 06 Aug, 2021 08:47am

‘China will maintain prudent, flexible monetary policy in H2’

BEIJING: China will maintain a prudent, flexible and targeted monetary policy in the second half of the year, its...

Published 01 Aug, 2021 04:50am

BR Research

Budget scare for digital economy?

The golden goose shall never rest easy. Fresh off a postponed spectrum auction, the country’s telecom sector has...

Published 16 Jun, 2021 07:40am

World

Facebook's Marketplace in EU, UK antitrust crosshairs

EU, UK launch competition investigations.
Probes looking at competition with advertisers.
Facebook says they are without merit.

Published 04 Jun, 2021 07:40pm

Technology

PayPal earnings soar on e-commerce boom

PayPal shares were up slightly more than 4 percent in after-market trades that followed release of the earnings report.

Published 06 May, 2021 11:06am

BR Research

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
B. F. Mod. / Sep 24 B.F. Modaraba(BFMOD)	8.60 ▲ 1.44 (20.11%)
Maqbool Tex. / Sep 24 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	35.50 ▲ 2.47 (7.48%)
Colony Textile / Sep 24 Colony Textile Mills Limited(CTM)	5.39 ▲ 0.27 (5.27%)
Wyeth Pakistan / Sep 24 Wyeth Pakistan Limited(WYETH)	1645.00 ▲ 75.40 (4.80%)
Rupali / Sep 24 Rupali Polyester Limited(RUPL)	40.90 ▲ 1.76 (4.50%)
First Prud Mod. / Sep 24 First Prudential Modaraba(PMI)	2.14 ▲ 0.08 (3.88%)
Burshane LPG / Sep 24 Burshane LPG (Pakistan) Limited(BPL)	23.90 ▲ 0.89 (3.87%)
Chakwal Spinning / Sep 24 Chakwal Spinning Mills Limited(CWSM)	3.00 ▲ 0.10 (3.45%)
First Cap. Sec. / Sep 24 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	1.90 ▲ 0.06 (3.26%)
Nimir Ind. / Sep 24 Nimir Industrial Chemicals Limited(NICL)	123.90 ▲ 3.85 (3.21%)

Stock	Price
786 Investments / Sep 24 786 Investments Limited(786)	7.60 ▲ -0.64 (-7.77%)
AKD Hospitality / Sep 24 AKD Hospitality Limited(AKDHL)	342.25 ▲ -27.75 (-7.50%)
Kohat Tex. / Sep 24 Kohat Textile Mills Limited(KOHTM)	23.56 ▲ -1.91 (-7.50%)
Popular Islamic Mod. / Sep 24 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	14.98 ▲ -1.21 (-7.47%)
Telecard Ltd. / Sep 24 Telecard Limited(TELE)	17.48 ▲ -1.41 (-7.46%)
J. K. Spinning / Sep 24 J.K. Spinning Mills Limited(JKSM)	58.40 ▲ -4.70 (-7.45%)
F.Treet Manuf.Mod / Sep 24 First Treet Manufacturing Modaraba(FTMM)	13.56 ▲ -1.09 (-7.44%)
Bawany Air / Sep 24 Bawany Air Products Limited(BAPL)	12.55 ▲ -0.96 (-7.11%)
Kohinoor Ind. / Sep 24 Kohinoor Industries Limited(KOIL)	6.52 ▲ -0.48 (-6.86%)
Biafo Ind. / Sep 24 Biafo Industries Limited(BIFO)	106.00 ▲ -6.82 (-6.05%)

Stock	Volume
Worldcall / Sep 24 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	9,737,000 ▼ 0.00
Byco Petroleum / Sep 24 Byco Petroleum Pakistan Limited(BYCO)	4,550,500 ▼ 0.00
Hum Network / Sep 24 Hum Network Limited(HUMNL)	4,309,000 ▼ 0.00
Telecard Ltd. / Sep 24 Telecard Limited(TELE)	3,299,000 ▼ 0.00
Azgard Nine / Sep 24 Azgard Nine Limited(ANL)	3,262,500 ▼ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd / Sep 24 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	2,953,500 ▼ 0.00
Waves Singer / Sep 24 Waves Singer Pakistan Limited(WAVES)	2,424,000 ▼ 0.00
TPL Corp / Sep 24 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	1,943,000 ▼ 0.00
Treet Corp. / Sep 24 Treet Corporation Limited(TREET)	1,914,500 ▼ 0.00
Aisha Steel / Sep 24 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	1,705,000 ▼ 0.00

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Sep 23	169.10
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Sep 23	168.95
USD to Japanese Yen / Sep 23	110.33
USD to Swiss Franc / Sep 23	0.92
Pound Sterling to USD / Sep 23	1.37
Euro to USD / Sep 23	1.17
UK LIBOR % / Sep 23	0.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Sep 23	4448.98
India Sensex / Sep 23	59885.36
Tokyo Nikkei / Sep 23	29639.40
Nasdaq / Sep 23	15052.25
Hang Seng / Sep 23	24510.98
FTSE 100 / Sep 23	7078.35
Dow Jones / Sep 23	34764.82
Germany DAX 30 / Sep 23	15643.97
France CAC40 / Sep 23	6701.98