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US hopes for G20 action on Ukraine even with Russia presence

TOKYO: The United States believes Group of 20 talks in Bali can make progress related to the Ukraine crisis despite...

Published 07 Jul, 2022 01:04pm

World

US, Chinese foreign ministers to meet at G-20 this week

WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will meet Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi alongside the G20...

Published 05 Jul, 2022 05:30pm

WB creates fund to better prevent, respond to pandemics

WASHINGTON: The World Bank’s board on Thursday approved creation of a fund meant to finance investments in...

Published 02 Jul, 2022 04:10am

World

World Bank creates fund to better prevent, respond to pandemics

WASHINGTON: The World Bank’s board on Thursday approved creation of a fund meant to finance investments in...

Published 01 Jul, 2022 08:57am

World

Russia’s Lavrov to join G20 foreign ministers’ meeting in Indonesia

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will attend a meeting of his counterparts of the Group of 20 biggest...

Published 28 Jun, 2022 05:40pm

DSSI framework: $107m debt relief pact inked with France

ISLAMABAD: The government of Pakistan has signed a debt service suspension agreement with the French Republic,...

Updated 28 Jun, 2022 09:39am

Opinion

Healthy planet needs ‘ocean action’ from Asian and Pacific countries

As the Second Global Ocean Conference opens today in Lisbon, governments in Asia and the Pacific must seize the...

Published 27 Jun, 2022 06:06am

World

G20 chair Indonesia to push for peace with Ukraine, Russia visits

JAKARTA: Indonesian President and G20 chairman Joko Widodo will visit counterparts in Ukraine and Russia next week...

Published 22 Jun, 2022 10:43am

World

Indonesian president due to meet Putin this month, state news agency reports

Indonesian President and current chair of the G20 Joko Widodo is due to visit Moscow later this month to hold talks...

Published 21 Jun, 2022 07:23pm

Opinion

The IMF surcharge is unfair

Pakistan is one of 14 countries adversely affected by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) loans which trigger...

Published 16 May, 2022 05:42am

Business & Finance

Asian economic powers warn of risks from war, monetary policy normalisation

TOKYO: East Asian economic leaders warned on Thursday of risks to the region’s outlook and pledged to remain...

Published 12 May, 2022 02:56pm

World

Canada says G20 cannot function with Russia at the table

WASHINGTON: Canada’s Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland on Friday said that it was impossible to collaborate with...

Published 22 Apr, 2022 08:41pm

Yellen, Bailey, others walk out of G20 meeting as Russians speak

WASHINGTON/LONDON: Top finance officials from Britain, the United States and Canada walked out of Wednesday’s...

Published 21 Apr, 2022 05:26am

World

US announces global Covid summit May 12

WASHINGTON: A global summit to chart an end to the Covid-19 crisis and plan for future upheavals will occur May 12,...

Published 19 Apr, 2022 06:04am

World

Russian finance minister to attend G20 meeting virtually

JAKARTA: G20 host Indonesia said on Thursday that Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov has confirmed he planned ...

Published 15 Apr, 2022 05:30am

World

Russia, China water down G20 text on geopolitical tensions

JAKARTA/WASHINGTON: A contentious meeting of Group of 20 finance leaders ended with Russia and China watering down...

Published 19 Feb, 2022 04:15am

World

World Bank chief concerned that G20 finance ministers not taking steps to deal with debt overhang

WASHINGTON: World Bank Group President David Malpass said on Friday that he does not believe G20 finance ministers...

Published 18 Feb, 2022 09:01pm

World

China needs to be ‘more active’ in G20 debt relief effort: Yellen

WASHINGTON: US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said China needs to do more to accelerate global efforts to provide...

Published 18 Feb, 2022 04:31am

World

G20 must push relief to avoid debt crises: experts, campaigners

JOHANNESBURG/LONDON: Wealthy nations must improve their floundering flagship debt relief initiative or face a spate...

Published 17 Feb, 2022 11:14am

World

IMF chief urges G20 to move faster on debt relief

We estimate that about 60 percent of low-income countries are in or at high risk of debt distress, double 2015 levels, says Georgieva

Published 16 Feb, 2022 08:25pm

Business & Finance

World Bank economist warns of dangers of ignoring growing debt

WASHINGTON: Delays in dealing with the growing debt burden in poor countries seems unlikely to be resolved by the...

Published 15 Feb, 2022 06:12pm

World

IMF says wants G20 support to strengthen debt restructuring framework

WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund said on Thursday it is hoping that G20 finance leaders next week can...

Published 10 Feb, 2022 10:11pm

World

IMF's Gopinath says 'lot more' work needed to help countries reduce debt levels

WASHINGTON: The Group of 20 countries need to step up their efforts to help low-income countries deal with high...

Published 25 Jan, 2022 08:43pm

World

Putin heads to India with eye on military, energy ties

NEW DELHI: Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in India on Monday for just his second overseas trip since the...

Updated 06 Dec, 2021 06:03pm

Group of 67 nations in WTO agree to cut red tape in services trade

GENEVA: Sixty-seven World Trade Organization members agreed on Thursday to pare back regulations such as licensing...

Published 03 Dec, 2021 04:31am

World

IMF warns of 'economic collapse in some countries' unless G20 extends debt relief

G20 Debt Service Suspension Initiative (DSSI) expires at the end of the year

Updated 02 Dec, 2021 10:05pm

G20 only a few billion short of $100bn climate pledge: Yellen

World

Bidens attend Mass in Rome

ROME: Joe Biden and his wife Jill attended Mass on Saturday evening in the American church of Rome, a day after the...

Published 31 Oct, 2021 04:05am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 24	278.59
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 24	278.39
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 24	155.21
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 24	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 24	1.25
Euro to USD / Apr 24	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 24	5070.63
India Sensex / Apr 24	73852.94
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 24	38460.08
Nasdaq / Apr 24	15712.75
Hang Seng / Apr 24	17201.27
FTSE 100 / Apr 24	8040.38
Dow Jones / Apr 24	38460.92
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 24	18088.70

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 23	21035
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 23	213220
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 24	82.83
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 24	2318.17
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 24	81.01
Petrol/Litre / Apr 25	293.94

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 25 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 25 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 25 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 25 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 25 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 25 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 25 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 25 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 25 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 25 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 25 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 25 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 25 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 25 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 25 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 25 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 25 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 25 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 25 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 25 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 25 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Apr 25 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Apr 25 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Apr 25 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 25 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 25 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Apr 25 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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