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Thai economy recovers in Dec

BANGKOK: Thailand’s economy continued to improve in December but the recovery remained patchy with a second wave ...

Published 31 Jan, 2021 03:35am

POL products’ prices likely to go up from Feb 1

ISLAMABAD: The prices of petroleum products in Pakistan are likely to go up from February 1, 2021 in fortnightly...

Published 30 Jan, 2021 03:55am

Markets

Saudi Arabia remains China’s top oil supplier in 2020

BEIJING/SINGAPORE: Saudi Arabia, the world’s biggest oil exporter, beat Russia to keep its ranking as China’s ...

Published 24 Jan, 2021 03:32am

BR Research

Current account

The current account is finally in deficit after a surplus streak of 5 months. It stood at $662 million in December;...

Published 22 Jan, 2021 07:25am

Markets

Chinese iron ore futures rise on supply concerns

BEIJING: Chinese iron ore futures gained on Wednesday, bouncing back from losses in the previous session, amid...

Published 22 Jan, 2021 04:47am

Business & Finance

Large-scale manufacturing contracting for past two years: analyst

KARACHI: Large scale manufacturing sector continued to post contraction for the past two years as government, in...

Published 22 Jan, 2021 04:47am

Markets

Saudi Arabia pips Russia to be China’s biggest oil supplier in 2020

BEIJING/SINGAPORE: Saudi Arabia, the world’s biggest oil exporter, beat Russia to keep its ranking as China’s ...

Published 21 Jan, 2021 04:23am

C/A surplus streak ends

KARACHI: Pakistan’s current account posted a $ 662 million deficit in December 2020 after surpluses for five...

Published 21 Jan, 2021 04:23am

Pakistan

Gold imports fall 52pc in 1st half of FY21

The gold imports during July-December (2020-21) were recorded at $4.385 million.

Published 20 Jan, 2021 06:44pm

Markets

China’s 2020 corn, wheat imports reach record highs

BEIJING: China’s grains imports soared to record highs in 2020, customs data showed on Monday, after tight ...

Published 20 Jan, 2021 04:29am

Business & Finance

Pakistan Ascends to 111th Position in the Trading Across Border Index: FBR

Pakistan has improved its rankings by 31 positions in the Trading Across Border Index.
The country has also ascended 28 places in World Bank's 'Ease of Doing Business 2020' Index.

Published 19 Jan, 2021 01:08pm

Markets

White sugar sets 3-1/2 year high, London cocoa also rises

U.S.-based raw sugar, arabica coffee and New York cocoa futures contracts were shut on Monday for Martin Luther King Jr. Day and will reopen on Tuesday.

Published 19 Jan, 2021 12:34am

Pakistan

Govt inherited inflation, precarious economic crisis: Hafeez Sheikh

He said the government had to take very unpopular decision of not giving any raise in salaries to the employees.

Published 18 Jan, 2021 11:29pm

Business & Finance

SBP Partners with FBR and PBS to Harmonize Trade Data

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has decided to harmonize exports and imports data in collaboration with the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) and the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR).

Published 18 Jan, 2021 03:11pm

Markets

Chinese iron ore futures rise on restocking demand

BEIJING: Benchmark iron ore futures in China rose on Thursday, extending gains for a second straight session, ...

Published 17 Jan, 2021 04:13am

Business & Finance

July-Dec 2020-2021: Mobile phones’ import increases by 52.37pc

ISLAMABAD: Mobile phones’ import witnessed an increase of 52.37 percent in the first half (July-Dec) of fiscal ...

Published 17 Jan, 2021 04:13am

Pakistan

Growers seeks export of tomato, onion

Talpur said instead of helping the farmers recover the losses they had suffered previous year, the government’s policies were causing them more harm.

Published 15 Jan, 2021 11:53pm

Markets

China's 2020 soybean imports climb 13% to record as pig sector demand recovers

"Imports in the New Year are expected to hit a new record high," he added, declining to be named as he was not authorised to speak to the media.

Published 14 Jan, 2021 10:47am

Markets

China's 2020 copper imports hit record high

On a full-year basis, concentrate imports missed a new record, with shipments totalling 21.77 million tonnes amid tight mine supply due to coronavirus-related curbs even as China's copper smelting capacity continued to expand.

Published 14 Jan, 2021 10:20am

World

UK to ban China imports linked to Uighur camps: report

Britain and China's relationship has grown increasingly frosty over the last two years.

Published 11 Jan, 2021 07:53pm

Pakistan

Palm oil imports increase 29.40pc to $876 million in 5 months

The soyabean oil imports also increased by 21.76 percent by going up from $39.677 million last year to $48.310 during the current fiscal year.

Published 30 Dec, 2020 12:33am

Business & Finance

Pakistan to Mass-Produce of Anti-venom & Rabies Vaccine Next Year

Pakistan plans on starting mass-production of snakebites anti-venom and a rabies vaccine next year to end its reliance on imports from India.
Dow University of Health Sciences' biotechnological facility will be able to produce 700,000 vials of venom antiserum annually to overcome the supply shortages in the country.

Updated 28 Dec, 2020 07:00pm

Business & Finance

Pakistan to Mass-Produce of Anti-venom & Rabies Vaccine Next Year

Pakistan plans on starting mass-production of snakebites anti-venom and a rabies vaccine next year to end its reliance on imports from India.
Dow University of Health Sciences' biotechnological facility will be able to produce 700,000 vials of venom antiserum annually to overcome the supply shortages in the country.

Updated 28 Dec, 2020 07:02pm

Business & Finance

China extends tariff exemptions for imports of some US products for one year

The extension, effective on Dec. 26, will last through Dec. 25, 2021, the ministry said.
China announced tariff exemptions on the 6 chemical and oil products from the US in December last year.

Published 25 Dec, 2020 05:10pm

Business & Finance

Thai Nov exports drop 3.65% y/y, bigger fall than forecast

Imports in November eased 0.99% from a year earlier, resulting in trade surplus of $53 million.

Published 23 Dec, 2020 09:25am

Pakistan

Petroleum group imports reduced by 22.78pc

Meanwhile, Petroleum Crude imports also decreased by 27.01 percent as its imports came down from $1,486,747 thousand in the said period of current year to $1085, 245 thousand in the corresponding period of last year.

Published 23 Dec, 2020 12:24am

Markets

China's 1st round of crude oil import quotas 18% higher on year

China's Ministry of Commerce, in charge of quota allotments, did not respond to a request for comment.

Published 22 Dec, 2020 09:33am

Pakistan

Machinery group imports reduced by 6.29pc

Textile Machinery imports decreased by 8.29pc, worth $140,512 thousand as compared to the imports of valuing $153,214 thousand of the corresponding period of last year.

Published 15 Dec, 2020 07:42pm

World

Bahrain says it won't allow imports from Israeli settlements

Bahrain and the UAE formalised ties with Israel on Sept. 15, in a U.S.-sponsored deal billed by the Gulf states as being made possible by Israel’s shelving of a plan to annex West Bank settlements.
Under European Union guidelines, settlement products should be clearly labelled as such when exported to EU member countries.

Published 05 Dec, 2020 05:37pm

Pakistan

Pakistan’s exports to Afghanistan decrease by 13.98pc in Q1

Imports from Afghanistan during the period under review was recorded at US $ 17.820 million against US $25.453 million last year, showing decline of 29.98 percent in July-September (2020-21).

Published 27 Oct, 2020 06:57pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 26	278.58
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 26	278.28
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 26	158.33
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 26	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 26	1.25
Euro to USD / Apr 26	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 26	5099.96
India Sensex / Apr 26	73730.16
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 26	37934.76
Nasdaq / Apr 26	15927.90
Hang Seng / Apr 26	17651.15
FTSE 100 / Apr 26	8139.83
Dow Jones / Apr 26	38239.66
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 26	18161.01

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 26	83.85
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 26	20535
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 26	210048
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 26	2337.96
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 26	80.90
Petrol/Litre / Apr 28	293.94

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 28 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 28 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 28 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 28 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 28 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 28 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 28 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 28 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 28 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 28 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 28 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 28 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 28 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 28 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 28 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 28 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 28 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 28 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 28 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 28 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 28 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Apr 28 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Apr 28 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Apr 28 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 28 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 28 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Apr 28 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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