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Geneva

Singapore, Zurich world’s most expensive cities

HONG KONG: Singapore and Zurich tied for the world’s most expensive city this year, followed by Geneva, New York and...

Updated 30 Nov, 2023 03:21pm

$3bn projects approved for flood-hit areas

Ministry of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives approves 21 development projects

Updated 06 Nov, 2023 10:17am

World

Red Cross appeals for over $100mn to help quake-hit Morocco

GENEVA: The Red Cross appealed Tuesday for more than $100 million to provide desperately needed assistance in...

Published 12 Sep, 2023 02:07pm

World

UN reopens European office after security issue

GENEVA: The United Nations has reopened its European headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland after earlier on Friday...

Published 25 Aug, 2023 02:01pm

Flood relief: $10.33bn loans, $550m grants received

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has received $ 10.33 billion out of $ 10.953 billion as loans and $ 550.4 million in grants for...

Updated 01 Aug, 2023 09:14am

Holy Quran burning: Pakistan, other states call for accountability

GENEVA: Muslim states including Iran and Pakistan on Tuesday said desecration of the Holy Quran amounted to inciting...

Updated 12 Jul, 2023 08:49am

Pakistan

Indian, IIOJK jails: Kashmir moot in Geneva highlights the plight of Kashmiri prisoners

MIRPUR,(AJK): While voicing their grave concern over the continual illegal detention of Kashmiri prisoners in Indian...

Published 03 Jul, 2023 06:04am

Geneva climate moot: There’s ‘full clarity’ about $10.9bn foreign aid pledges: minister

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Economic Affairs on Thursday announced that there is now almost complete clarity...

Updated 26 May, 2023 08:44am

World

WHO chief hopes for ‘historic’ pandemic accord

GENEVA: A new pandemic accord under negotiation must be a “historic agreement” marking a dramatic shift in the...

Published 22 May, 2023 12:02pm

Life & Style

Coronation tiara crowns Geneva jewels auction

GENEVA: A dazzling tiara worn at two British coronations and the Star of Egypt diamond purportedly once belonging to...

Published 17 May, 2023 12:27pm

World

White phosphorus munitions fired in eastern Ukraine: AFP

CHASIV YAR: White phosphorus munitions were fired on Tuesday from Russian positions on an uninhabited area by the...

Published 15 Mar, 2023 12:41pm

Pakistan

Meeting in Geneva: Khar presents country’s HR report

ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar on Monday presented Pakistan’s human rights...

Published 31 Jan, 2023 06:01am

Life & Style

Generation Z finding time for second-hand luxury watches

ZURICH: Swiss watches are in high demand these days, but sales of second-hand timepieces are also booming, driven by...

Published 25 Jan, 2023 02:01pm

Budgetary targets: Govt to take fiscal measures set by IMF: Dar

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar said Monday that a discussion with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in...

Updated 12 Jan, 2023 09:50pm

Pakistan

Ball is in our court now, says PM Shehbaz post Geneva conference

Finance Minister Dar says 90% pledges are project loans

Updated 11 Jan, 2023 04:57pm

BR Research

All roads lead to the IMF

There is some exuberance about the pledges Pakistan got from Geneva. It's good to have a sentiment booster. Still,...

Published 11 Jan, 2023 08:46am

Markets

KSE-100 rises 0.73% on Geneva pledges

Market stays in green zone throughout the session

Published 10 Jan, 2023 07:07pm

BR Research

Geneva conference: the jig is up?

Like clockwork. As reports of pledges began to trickle in from Geneva, Pakistani policymakers and commentators began...

Published 10 Jan, 2023 08:49am

Demands for reforms: PM asks IMF for a pause

GENEVA: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday asked the IMF for a pause in its demands for economic reforms before...

Updated 10 Jan, 2023 08:55am

Pakistan may dodge default in next 6 months: Bloomberg

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is likely to dodge default in the next six months, but its troubles are not over, stated...

Updated 10 Jan, 2023 08:54am

Meeting between Dar, IMF officials: Pakistan reaffirms commitment

GENEVA: Pakistan reiterated its commitment to completing a programme with the International Monetary Fund in a...

Updated 10 Jan, 2023 08:53am

Disaster risk reconstruction: ADB to reprioritise $1bn over 3 years

Key sectors of support include agriculture, natural resources, urban services, social protection, health, and public financial management

Updated 10 Jan, 2023 08:51am

Pakistan

At Geneva conference, Pakistan secures pledges of over $10bn

Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group pledges $4.2bn for flood rehabilitation and reconstruction in Pakistan, World Bank pledges $2bn, while Saudi Arabia, ADB, AIIB each commit $1bn

Updated 09 Jan, 2023 09:14pm

BR Research

Contextualizing today’s donors’ conference

Four months after the horrors of Pakistan’s devastating super-floods started making global headlines, the UN-hosted...

Published 09 Jan, 2023 08:41am

Pakistan risks ‘extraordinary misery’ without flood recovery help: UN

World Bank estimates that up to nine million more people could be dragged into poverty as a result of the flooding

Updated 09 Jan, 2023 08:54am

PM to present recovery ‘framework’ at UN conference

GENEVA: Pakistan and the United Nations are holding a major conference in Geneva on Monday aimed at marshalling...

Updated 09 Jan, 2023 08:49am

Stalled bailout: IMF team to meet Dar in Geneva

ISLAMABAD: A delegation of International Monetary Fund (IMF) will meet Finance Minister Ishaq Dar on the sidelines...

Updated 09 Jan, 2023 08:49am

Pakistan

IMF says its delegation expected to meet Finance Minister Dar on sidelines of Geneva conference

Will discuss outstanding issues and path forward, says IMF spokesperson

Updated 08 Jan, 2023 10:59am

Geneva moot: Pakistan seeking to generate $8bn

Diplomatic sources say total of $16.8 billion will be required for the reconstruction and rehabilitation of more than 33 million flood-affected people of Pakistan

Updated 05 Jan, 2023 01:12pm

World

UN launches record $51.5bn emergency funding appeal

GENEVA: The UN appealed for record funds for aid next year, as the Ukraine war and other conflicts, climate...

Published 01 Dec, 2022 10:27am

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Dec 3 786 Investments Limited(786)	5.85 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Dec 3 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	501.13 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Dec 3 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Dec 3 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Dec 3 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Dec 3 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	85.40 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Dec 3 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	481.25 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Dec 3 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Dec 3 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	10.53 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Attock Cement / Dec 3 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	96.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Dec 3 786 Investments Limited(786)	5.85 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Dec 3 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	501.13 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Dec 3 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Dec 3 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Dec 3 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Dec 3 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	85.40 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Dec 3 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	481.25 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Dec 3 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Dec 3 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	10.53 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Attock Cement / Dec 3 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	96.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
Maple Leaf Cement / Dec 3 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	43,072,746 ▲ 0.00
Pak Elektron / Dec 3 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	39,797,114 ▲ 0.00
Fauji Fert Bin / Dec 3 Fauji Fertilizer Bin Qasim Limited(FFBL)	27,568,000 ▲ 0.00
Fauji Cement / Dec 3 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	27,255,000 ▲ 0.00
Hum Network / Dec 3 Hum Network Limited(HUMNL)	22,004,000 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 3 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	17,256,413 ▲ 0.00
D.G.K.Cement / Dec 3 D.G. Khan Cement Company Limited(DGKC)	14,240,764 ▲ 0.00
Air Link Com. / Dec 3 Air Link Communication Limited(AIRLINK)	13,542,140 ▲ 0.00
Dewan Cement / Dec 3 Dewan Cement Limited(DCL)	12,062,500 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 3 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	10,296,343 ▲ 0.00

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 1	285.15
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 1	284.95
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 1	146.82
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 1	0.87
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 1	1.27
Euro to USD / Dec 1	1.09
UK LIBOR % / Dec 1	5.46

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 1	4594.63
India Sensex / Dec 1	67481.19
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 1	33431.51
Nasdaq / Dec 1	14305.03
Hang Seng / Dec 1	16830.30
FTSE 100 / Dec 1	7529.35
Dow Jones / Dec 1	36245.50
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 1	16397.52
France CAC40 / Dec 1	7346.15

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 1	74.07
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 1	17235
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 1	189043
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 1	2072.22
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 1	79.42

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