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Michel Barnier

French PM Lecornu races against the clock to form govt

Published 13 Oct, 2025 06:00am

PARIS: French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu faces a race against time to form a government by Monday’s budget...

European shares tumble as French political risks weigh

Published 27 Aug, 2025 06:13am

FRANKFURT: European shares closed lower on Tuesday, led by losses in France where the minority government looked...

France’s debt grows further in challenge to new PM

Published 20 Dec, 2024 01:48pm

PARIS: France’s public debt pile grew further in the third quarter, official data showed Friday, posing another...

Macron has a new prime minister but the same old problems

Published 15 Dec, 2024 02:23pm

PARIS: When veteran centrist Francois Bayrou, France’s new prime minister, was education minister in the 1990s, his...

Macron eyes broad alliance to form new French govt

Published 10 Dec, 2024 08:32am

PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron has called for a “meeting of different political forces” to hammer out a...

Defiant Macron seeks new French PM, exit from crisis

Updated 06 Dec, 2024 09:42pm

PARIS: President Emmanuel Macron on Friday was to hold talks with political factions as he seeks to name a new prime...

France’s Macron hunts for new prime minister as Barnier resigns

Updated 05 Dec, 2024 08:45pm

PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron met allies and parliament leaders on Thursday as he sought to swiftly...

French government felled in no-confidence vote, deepening political crisis

Updated 05 Dec, 2024 09:00am

PARIS: French lawmakers passed a no-confidence vote against the government on Wednesday, throwing the European...

Euro tiptoes higher

Published 04 Dec, 2024 03:14am

NEW YORK: The euro rose on Tuesday, regaining some poise after political turmoil in France sent traders scrambling...

French govt faces collapse after opposition says it will back no-confidence vote

Published 02 Dec, 2024 09:44pm

PARIS: The French government is all but certain to collapse later this week after far-right and left-wing parties...

Over 50% of French people want government to fall, survey finds

Published 28 Nov, 2024 11:35am

PARIS: Some 53% of French people want Prime Minister Michel Barnier’s government to fall due to anger over his...

Work one day for free, French asked in latest budget plan

Published 22 Nov, 2024 03:03am

PARIS: France’s national budget is so strained that lawmakers are pushing a proposal to make the French work an...

France’s debt weighs heavier ahead of budget debate

Published 30 Sep, 2024 07:06am

PARIS: France’s vast public debt pile grew in the second quarter, official figures showed, as Prime Minister ...

New French govt instantly under pressure on multiple fronts

Published 23 Sep, 2024 06:45am

PARIS: French Prime Minister Michel Barnier’s hard-won new government faced pressure from day one Sunday as ...

French PM calls for ‘national effort’ to cut deficit

Published 23 Sep, 2024 12:00am

PARIS: French Prime Minister Michel Barnier on Sunday called for a “national effort” to cut the country’s...

UK must honour Brexit pledges or risk 'consequences': Barnier

Published 11 May, 2021 05:56pm

The EU has already launched legal proceedings against Britain over a unilateral six-month delay to imposing customs controls on goods arriving in Northern Ireland from Britain.

City of London pays early price of hard Brexit

Updated 14 Feb, 2021 05:13pm

Mark Simpson, an expert on financial services at the law firm Baker & McKenzie, agreed that by the metric of job losses, London did not need to panic yet.

EU's Michel calls on Biden to form new transatlantic pact

Published 20 Jan, 2021 03:17pm

"Today is more than a transition. Today is an opportunity to rejuvenate our transatlantic relationship, which has greatly suffered in the last four years. In these years, the world has grown more complex, less stable and less predictable".

Barnier becomes EU special adviser on UK ties

Published 20 Jan, 2021 04:29am

BRUSSELS: Michel Barnier, the EU’s chief Brexit negotiator, is to become a special adviser to European Commission...

Barnier becomes EU special adviser on UK ties

Published 19 Jan, 2021 09:25pm

Barnier said he was honoured to continue working with the commission "for a few weeks".

UK rejected visa-free entry to EU for performers: Barnier

Published 14 Jan, 2021 05:23pm

Barnier emphasised that Britain was determined to do away with freedom of movement during negotiations.

Chief characters in Britain's Brexit saga

Published 04 Jan, 2021 11:57am

Prime minister for six years from 2010, David Cameron called the vote on EU membership and led the so-called "Remain" campaign.

Barnier plans French politics return after Brexit marathon

Published 29 Dec, 2020 06:11pm

Barnier indicated he planned to back, as before his departure to Brussels, the right-wing The Republicans (LR) rather than Macron's The Republic on the Move (LREM).

Brexit trade deal between EU and UK possible on Wednesday

Published 23 Dec, 2020 10:31am

The UK wants to gradually curb EU access to its fishing waters over three years, while the bloc is proposing six years, to give its fishing industry longer to adjust.

Gold inches higher on hopes of further US stimulus

Published 23 Dec, 2020 10:18am

SPDR Gold Trust the world's largest gold-backed exchange-traded fund, said its holdings fell 0.20% to 1,167.53 tonnes on Tuesday from 1,169.86 tonnes on Monday.

Dollar consolidates losses after week-long drubbing

Published 18 Dec, 2020 04:57pm

The dollar index recovered on the day and was last up 0.2pc just short of 90, but remained on track for a fall of 1pc over the week. It had reached its lowest in more than two years at 89.723 on Thursday.

Sterling drops as EU's Barnier says just hours left for Brexit deal

Published 18 Dec, 2020 04:56pm

The pound hit 2-1/2 yeah highs above $1.36 on Thursday, but Friday's trading session served as a reminder that a deal is far from guaranteed.

Brexit trade talks enter desperate 'final hours'

Published 18 Dec, 2020 04:53pm

The European Parliament has demanded that it see the text of any accord by Sunday at the latest, and the UK government says it will not allow talks to go beyond December 31.

Dollar consolidates losses after week-long drubbing

Updated 18 Dec, 2020 05:03pm

The dollar rebounded as much as half a percent against the yen to 103.595 yen but remains 0.5pc down versus the Japanese currency for the week.

EU's Barnier says ‘extremely difficult’ to agree fishing rights in UK trade talks

Published 18 Dec, 2020 02:35pm

While Barnier said the sides were striving at an agreement, he said the 27-nation bloc would not sign a deal that would undercut its cherished single market of 450 million consumers.

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 17	278.16
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 17	277.96
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 20	162.36
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 20	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 20	1.35
Euro to USD / Jul 20	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 17	3.60

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 17	7,457.69
India Sensex / Jul 17	78,151.45
Nasdaq / Jul 17	25,520.24
Dow Jones / Jul 17	52,146.42
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 20	77,672.21
Hang Seng / Jul 20	25,069.85
FTSE 100 / Jul 20	10,562.80
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 20	24,913.94
France CAC40 / Jul 20	8,361.60

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 17	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 17	361,656
Petrol/Litre / Jul 20	316.15
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 20	84.29
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 20	4,011.10
Diesel/Litre / Jul 20	354.35
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 20	79.24

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Asia Ins. / Jul 20 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	37.90 ▲ 3.45 (10.01%)
TPL Insurance / Jul 20 TPL Insurance Limited(TPLI)	64.08 ▲ 5.83 (10.01%)
Ahmad Hassan / Jul 20 Ahmad Hassan Textile Mills Limited(AHTM)	100.21 ▲ 9.11 (10%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jul 20 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	460.42 ▲ 41.86 (10%)
Crescent Cotton / Jul 20 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	59.05 ▲ 5.37 (10%)
National Silk / Jul 20 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	299.43 ▲ 27.22 (10%)
Olympia Mills / Jul 20 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	118.34 ▲ 10.76 (10%)
Pak Refinery / Jul 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	49.05 ▲ 4.46 (10%)
Husein Industries / Jul 20 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	55 ▲ 5 (10%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jul 20 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	45.98 ▲ 4.18 (10%)

Stock	Price
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 20 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,684.32 ▼ -187.15 (-10%)
Service Textile / Jul 20 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	56.04 ▼ -6.23 (-10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 20 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	87.83 ▼ -9.76 (-10%)
Maqbool Textile / Jul 20 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	33.43 ▼ -3.71 (-9.99%)
Ideal Dynamics / Jul 20 Ideal Dynamics Limited(IDEAL)	49.50 ▼ -5.25 (-9.59%)
Fateh Sports / Jul 20 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	136.39 ▼ -13.9 (-9.25%)
Buxly Paints / Jul 20 Buxly Paints Limited(BUXL)	173.04 ▼ -16.9 (-8.9%)
ARM Green Industries / Jul 20 ARM Green Industries Limited(ARMG)	64.63 ▼ -6.07 (-8.59%)
Elahi Cotton / Jul 20 Elahi Cotton Mills Limited(ELCM)	216.01 ▼ -20.08 (-8.51%)
Metro Steel / Jul 20 Metropolitan Steel Corporation Limited(MSCL)	22.03 ▼ -2.02 (-8.4%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	166,059,814 ▲ 0.8
Pak Refinery / Jul 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	49,159,104 ▲ 4.46
TPL Properties / Jul 20 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	38,436,785 ▲ 0.41
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Jul 20 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	36,283,729 ▲ 0.15
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	27,615,297 ▼ -0.07
Lotte Chemical / Jul 20 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	17,575,908 ▲ 0.54
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	15,089,114 ▲ 0
B.O.Punjab / Jul 20 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	14,202,726 ▲ 0.01
Maple Leaf Cement / Jul 20 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	13,521,739 ▲ 0.86
F. Nat.Equities / Jul 20 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	13,125,536 ▲ 0.01

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