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Economic stability, growth and jobs: ADB endorses new 5-year CPS

ISLAMABAD: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) Wednesday said it endorsed a new five-year country partnership strategy...

Published 28 Jan, 2021 04:40am

Pakistan

10 Billion Tree Honey to generate green jobs, boost exports: Amin

The SAPM said NBP was going to provide Rs9 billion to the masses interested to join honey bee farming or Apiculture programme.

Published 26 Jan, 2021 06:41pm

World

World lost equivalent of 255mn jobs in 2020: UN

The lost working hours last year shrank global labour income by a full 8.3 percent, the ILO said.

Published 25 Jan, 2021 08:40pm

Oman bars expats from certain jobs

MUSCAT: Oman announced Sunday it will bar expatriates from certain jobs in an effort to create more employment...

Published 25 Jan, 2021 04:23am

World

Hundreds march in Tunisia as protests sharpen

TUNIS: Hundreds of people marched in central Tunis on Saturday against inequality and police brutality, in defiance...

Updated 24 Jan, 2021 10:21am

Pakistan

Pakistan’s biggest problem is wrong census of Karachi, claims Kamal

KARACHI: Pak Sarzameen Party Chairman Syed Mustafa Kamal on Saturday said that Pakistan’s biggest problem is the...

Updated 24 Jan, 2021 10:16am

World

FedEx to lay off up to 6,300 workers in Europe after TNT takeover

NEW YORK: FedEx announced Tuesday it plans to cut up to 6,300 jobs in Europe as it eliminates staff duplication...

Published 20 Jan, 2021 04:29am

World

England high streets could lose 400,000 jobs post Covid: study

KPMG UK chief economist said consumers were more likely to purchase household goods online in the wake of the pandemic.

Published 14 Jan, 2021 05:36pm

Business & Finance

Dubai’s Mashreq Bank may move jobs to Pakistan as part of cost-cutting move

The report added that Mashreq Bank will also cut a large number of existing jobs, and create new jobs for employees.

Updated 07 Jan, 2021 04:10pm

Business & Finance

Slower U.S. job gains anticipated; permanent unemployment in focus

The Labor Department’s closely watched employment report on Friday will be the last before the fiercely contested Nov. 3 presidential election for which the economic blow from the pandemic has been a top issue.

Published 02 Oct, 2020 10:20am

World

US weekly jobless claims back over 1 million

Initial claims for state unemployment benefits rose to a seasonally adjusted 1.106 million for the week ended Aug. 15.
The previous week's level had marked the first time since March that new claims had registered below the 1 million level.

Published 20 Aug, 2020 06:57pm

World

South Africa earmarks $22bn of infrastructure projects to create jobs

The project doesn't draw resources from the fiscus ... and will be self-funded by the private sector.
The country had almost a third of its population of close to 60 million unemployed as of last year.

Published 27 Jul, 2020 10:34pm

Business & Finance

36,000 Pakistanis lost jobs in Gulf region amid COVID-19

Despite, job losses mounting into thousands the SAPM was of the view that the figures are minuscule compared to the overall impact of Covid-19 in economies of the region.

Published 25 Jul, 2020 12:44pm

World

UK trade fair industry warns 30,000 jobs at risk as events yet to resume

The Events Industry Alliance (EIA) said companies would need at least eight to twelve weeks to restart exhibitions.
Failure to provide a go-live date impacts the ability of almost 180,000 businesses to recover.

Published 13 Jul, 2020 05:36pm

World

Canada adds 952,900 jobs in June on COVID-19 reopenings

"It's a pleasant high-side surprise," Doug Porter, chief economist at BMO Capital Markets. "It's a big step in the right direction."
Employment in the goods producing sector rose by 158,600, while the services sector gained a record 794,400 positions.

Published 10 Jul, 2020 07:36pm

Business & Finance

HSBC to cut 38pc of global banking and markets jobs in France

An HSBC spokeswoman in Paris said the bank had presented a strategy for "Global Banking and Markets" to staff in France.
Its principle would be to reallocate capital and resources to overcome the structural challenges in this business, to focus on profitable activities.

Published 07 Jul, 2020 05:37pm

Business & Finance

Royal Mail to cut 2,000 jobs in fight to reform as profits shrink

The uncomfortable truth is that Royal Mail's abominable performance in recent years is largely because it has failed to adapt to a world where people send fewer letters and more parcels.
The company's British operation, which is expected to be loss-ma

Published 25 Jun, 2020 06:49pm

Business & Finance

Economic Survey: 18.53 million jobs to be lost in case of complete shutdown

The highest unemployment (11.56 percent) was prevalent among the ages 20-24 indicating youth unemployment.

Published 12 Jun, 2020 10:21am

Forex
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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 3	278.23
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 3	278.03
USD to Japanese Yen / May 3	152.98
USD to Swiss Franc / May 3	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 3	1.26
Euro to USD / May 3	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 1	5018.39
Nasdaq / May 1	15605.48
Dow Jones / May 1	37903.29
Tokyo Nikkei / May 2	38236.07
FTSE 100 / May 2	8149.68
Germany DAX 30 / May 2	17906.01
France CAC40 / May 2	7916.49
India Sensex / May 3	74412.88

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 2	20000
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 2	206619
Petrol/Litre / May 3	288.49
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 3	79.12
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 3	2308.69
Diesel/Litre / May 3	281.96

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 3 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 3 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 3 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 3 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 3 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 3 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 3 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 3 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 3 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 3 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 3 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 3 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 3 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 3 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 3 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 3 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 3 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 3 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 3 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 3 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 3 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 3 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 3 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 3 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 3 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 3 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 3 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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