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Economic fallout of geopolitical shocks

EDITORIAL: Amid escalating geopolitical tensions and instability in the region – intensified by the ongoing...

Published 30 Apr, 2025 05:57am

Opinion

Beyond coal: cementing a green future for Pakistan

Statement: As global trade and policies evolve, the cement sector must innovate to stay competitive. The cement...

Published 24 Apr, 2025 04:11am

World

Boeing jet returns to US from China, a victim of Trump’s tariff war

SEATTLE: A Boeing jet intended for use by a Chinese airline landed back at the planemaker’s US production hub on...

Published 20 Apr, 2025 10:15am

Markets

Pakistan eyes East African market with new sea trade corridors

Inter-ministerial consortium will be formed of relevant ministries including other stakeholders, Maritime minister says

Updated 19 Apr, 2025 10:59pm

Business & Finance

WTO slashes 2025 trade growth forecast, warns of deeper slump

GENEVA: The World Trade Organization sharply cut its forecast for global merchandise trade from solid growth to a...

Published 17 Apr, 2025 05:42am

Business & Finance

Trump trade war has put US ‘close to a recession’: Dalio

NEW YORK: Ray Dalio, billionaire founder of one of the world’s largest hedge funds, said on Sunday that President...

Published 14 Apr, 2025 05:20am

US tariffs can have far-reaching effects: FO

Says matter remains under high level attention within the government

Updated 11 Apr, 2025 03:12pm

Business & Finance

Global trade war may produce headwinds for nascent AI sector, IEA says

PARIS: An escalating global tariff war could provide challenges for the emerging data centre sector and cause slower...

Published 10 Apr, 2025 11:44am

Opinion

So much for the ‘Trump put’

Nobody’s surprised anymore that financial markets are throwing such a fit over Donald Trump’s tariffs. If you think...

Published 10 Apr, 2025 03:14am

Perspectives

The unraveling of global trade: a new world order in the making?

Global markets witnessed a turmoil following United States (US) President Donald Trump’s announcement to...

Updated 08 Apr, 2025 11:15pm

Opinion

Opportunity of a lifetime

The global trade landscape is undergoing significant realignment. For Pakistan, particularly for its textile sector,...

Published 07 Apr, 2025 02:49am

Pakistan

Aurangzeb pushes for debt relief, fair trade at Boao Forum

Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb has called for reforms in international financial institutions to better address...

Updated 26 Mar, 2025 08:06pm

Business & Finance

Asian currencies inched higher

BENGALURU: Most Asian stock markets rebounded on Friday but were still set for steep weekly declines, as persistent...

Published 15 Mar, 2025 05:22am

Business & Finance

US trading partners hit back on steel, aluminium tariffs

WASHINGTON: Major US trading partners announced countermeasures Wednesday to President Donald Trump’s blanket ...

Published 13 Mar, 2025 05:28am

Business & Finance

Asian currencies fall on global trade uncertainties

BENGALURU: Most Asian stocks and currencies traded lower on Wednesday, as investors fretted about uncertainties...

Published 13 Mar, 2025 05:28am

Business & Finance

Corporate gloom deepens as new Trump tariffs take effect

LONDON: Makers of goods from sportswear to luxury cars and chemicals painted a gloomy picture on Wednesday of...

Published 13 Mar, 2025 05:28am

Opinion

Textbook Trump uncertainty

Sounds crazy, but at first markets really thought Trump was bluffing about upending the global trade and tariff...

Updated 13 Mar, 2025 07:20am

World

EU trade chief says bloc will respond swiftly to US tariffs

WASHINGTON: The European Union will respond “firmly and swiftly” to protect its interests if Washington imposes...

Published 20 Feb, 2025 12:58am

World

China condemns US ‘tariff shocks’ at WTO

GENEVA: The sweeping tariffs threatened or imposed by US President Donald Trump risk triggering inflation, market...

Published 19 Feb, 2025 01:35am

Opinion

Power abhors vacuum

Everybody expected Trump’s obsession with tariffs to rattle international financial markets, no doubt, yet few...

Published 13 Feb, 2025 07:07am

Supplements

9th Multinational Exercise Aman 2025 Together For Peace: Message from Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, Prime Minister of Pakistan

I extend my heartfelt felicitations to all the participants who have travelled across the globe to participate in...

Published 08 Feb, 2025 06:30am

Supplements

9th Multinational Exercise Aman 2025 Together For Peace: Message from Asif Ali Zardari, President of Pakistan

I would like to appreciate and thank the participants of the AMAN 25. I also extend my congratulations to Pakistan...

Published 08 Feb, 2025 06:30am

Editorials

Warehousing as industry

EDITORIAL: There’s no doubt that warehousing and cold storage facilities have emerged as pillars of the...

Updated 23 Jan, 2025 06:46am

Opinion

USD25bn textile exports can be a reality

After a challenging year in 2023, Pakistan’s value-added textile sector has demonstrated remarkable resilience in...

Updated 23 Dec, 2024 08:51am

Business & Finance

OECD warns of protectionism weeks before Trump return

PARIS: The OECD warned Wednesday that protectionist trade measures pose a major risk to disrupting the world ...

Published 05 Dec, 2024 06:47am

Business & Finance

Provincial govts: KP finance minister sounds alarm on low agri tax collection

ISLAMABAD: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Finance Minister Muzzammil Aslam, Thursday, expressed concern over low collection of...

Published 15 Nov, 2024 06:20am

Business & Finance

WTO says trade alone won’t bridge gap between economies

GENEVA: The World Trade Organization said Monday that open trade alone was not enough to reduce inequalities between...

Published 10 Sep, 2024 06:32am

Business & Finance

WTO chief sees ‘troubling times’ for trade

GENEVA: The head of the World Trade Organization on Tuesday said global commerce was going through troubling times,...

Published 01 Aug, 2024 06:06am

World

Egypt’s Suez Canal income falls amid Yemen Houthi attacks

CAIRO: Egypt’s Suez Canal on Thursday reported a 23.4-percent drop in revenues attributed to disruptions in Red ...

Published 19 Jul, 2024 06:05am

World

Impact of Baltimore port closure on global supply chains

PARIS: The bridge collapse that closed the Port of Baltimore has raised concerns about the disaster’s potential...

Published 30 Mar, 2024 06:40am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 15	281.68
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 15	281.43
USD to Japanese Yen / May 15	145.80
USD to Swiss Franc / May 15	0.84
Pound Sterling to USD / May 15	1.33
Euro to USD / May 15	1.12
UK LIBOR % / May 14	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 14	5,892.58
Nasdaq / May 14	19,146.81
Dow Jones / May 14	42,051.06
India Sensex / May 15	80,937.53
Tokyo Nikkei / May 15	37,755.51
Hang Seng / May 15	23,453.16
FTSE 100 / May 15	8,561.58
Germany DAX 30 / May 15	23,462.44
France CAC40 / May 15	7,814.71

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 14	16,985
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 14	293,124
Petrol/Litre / May 15	252.63
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 15	60.66
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 15	3,162.99
Diesel/Litre / May 15	256.64
Cotton US¢/pound / May 15	65.21

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Cres.Star Ins. / May 15 Crescent Star Insurance Limited(CSIL)	3.03 ▲ 0.42 (16.09%)
Ghani Chemworld / May 15 Ghani Chemworld Limited(GCWL)	9.14 ▲ 1 (12.29%)
Premier Insurance / May 15 Premier Insurance Limited(PINL)	5.83 ▲ 0.63 (12.12%)
Dewan Mushtaq / May 15 Dewan Mushtaq Textile Mills Limited(DMTM)	9.83 ▲ 1 (11.33%)
Al-Shaheer Corp / May 15 Al Shaheer Corporation Limited(ASC)	8.50 ▲ 0.78 (10.1%)
Hala Enterprise / May 15 Hala Enterprises Limited(HAEL)	13.26 ▲ 1.21 (10.04%)
P.T.C.L. / May 15 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	22.06 ▲ 2.01 (10.02%)
Arctic Textile / May 15 Arctic Textile Mills Limited(ARCTM)	23.63 ▲ 2.15 (10.01%)
Flying Cement / May 15 Flying Cement Company Limited(FLYNG)	49.46 ▲ 4.5 (10.01%)
Octopus Digital / May 15 Octopus Digital Limited(OCTOPUS)	52.09 ▲ 4.74 (10.01%)

Stock	Price
Tariq Corp.Pref. / May 15 Tariq Corporation Limited-Preference Shares(TCORPCPS)	7.11 ▼ -1 (-12.33%)
Baba Farid Sugar / May 15 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	52.60 ▼ -5.83 (-9.98%)
Calcorp Ltd / May 15 Calcorp Limited(CASH)	38.02 ▼ -3.95 (-9.41%)
TPL Life Insur. / May 15 TPL Life Insurance Limited(TPLL)	46.80 ▼ -4.5 (-8.77%)
Hussain Industries / May 15 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	26.80 ▼ -2.49 (-8.5%)
Olympia Mills / May 15 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	51 ▼ -4.53 (-8.16%)
Reliance Weaving / May 15 Reliance Weaving Mills Limited(REWM)	101.02 ▼ -8.93 (-8.12%)
First Elite Cap.Mod / May 15 First Elite Capital Modaraba(FECM)	18.35 ▼ -1.3 (-6.62%)
B. F. Mod. / May 15 B.F. Modaraba(BFMOD)	8.85 ▼ -0.49 (-5.25%)
Punjab Oil / May 15 Punjab Oil Mills Limited(POML)	188 ▼ -10.36 (-5.22%)

Stock	Volume
Pak Refinery / May 15 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	49,059,557 ▲ 2.51
Cnergyico PK / May 15 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	46,180,940 ▲ 0.47
K-Electric Ltd. / May 15 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	40,036,774 ▲ 0.17
At-Tahur Ltd. / May 15 At-Tahur Limited(PREMA)	29,615,889 ▲ 4.48
Kohinoor Spining / May 15 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	28,178,858 ▲ 0.22
Sui South Gas / May 15 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	23,600,476 ▲ 0.73
Waves Corporation / May 15 Waves Corporation Limited(WAVES)	21,472,799 ▲ 0.28
B.O.Punjab / May 15 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	16,403,483 ▲ 0.15
Pak Petroleum / May 15 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	15,884,453 ▲ 2.84
WorldCall Telecom / May 15 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	15,562,346 ▲ 0.04

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