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Taro Aso

Japan's outgoing finmin Aso said he urged BOJ to lower inflation target

Published 04 Oct, 2021 10:47am

TOKYO: Japan's outgoing finance minister, Taro Aso, said on Monday he had proposed lowering the central bank's 2%...

Published 21 Sep, 2021 11:26am

A winner of the race is effectively assured to become a new prime minister given the ruling bloc's majority in the powerful lower house of parliament

Published 10 Sep, 2021 04:41am

LONDON: Finance ministers from the Group of Seven rich nations said on Thursday they had to make more progress on ...

Published 05 May, 2021 06:48pm

Addressing the Asian Development Bank's (ADB) annual meeting, Aso underscored the need to support health systems to cope with infectious diseases such as COVID-19 as well as other illness.
Promoting universal health coverage will help reinforce health systems to prevent future pandemics, ensuring inclusive and sustainable economic growth in the region with ageing populations, Aso said.

Published 07 Apr, 2021 08:20pm

"We clarified in written form the G20 nations' thinking on currency rates. It's a clarification, not a change, in our stance," Aso told reporters on Wednesday.
Aso was speaking after attending a virtual meeting of leaders from the G20 major economies, held on the sidelines of IMF/World Bank spring meetings.

Published 06 Mar, 2021 05:01am

LONDON: The dollar rose to multi-month highs against the euro, yen and Swiss franc on Friday after Federal Reserve...

Published 16 Feb, 2021 01:12pm

The biggest issue now is when to shift from crisis-mode policy to fiscal restoration.

Published 02 Feb, 2021 04:29am

TOKYO: Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Monday he and US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen agreed in phone...

Updated 01 Feb, 2021 09:54pm

In a phone call with Japanese Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister, Yellen emphasized her readiness to work closely with Japan, both bilaterally and multilaterally.

Published 01 Feb, 2021 08:38pm

Speaking after his first talks with Yellen since she became the new US Treasury Secretary, Aso said they had also agreed that it was important to hold close discussions on foreign exchange rates.
We reaffirmed that it's important to maintain G7 (Group of Seven) as well as G20 (Group of 20) agreements of up until now.

Published 01 Feb, 2021 12:08pm

Yellen last month said the value of the dollar should be determined by markets, a break from departing President Donald Trump's desire for a weaker US currency.

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 21	278.12
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 21	277.92
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 21	163.14
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 21	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 21	1.34
Euro to USD / Jul 21	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 21	3.59

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Dadabhoy Cement / Jul 22 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	22.64 ▲ 2.06 (10.01%)
Gammon Pak / Jul 22 Gammon Pakistan Limited(GAMON)	24.18 ▲ 2.2 (10.01%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jul 22 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	55.64 ▲ 5.06 (10%)
National Silk / Jul 22 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	362.31 ▲ 32.94 (10%)
Pak.Int.Cont.. / Jul 22 Pakistan International Container(PICT)	58.50 ▲ 5.32 (10%)
Ahmad Hassan / Jul 22 Ahmad Hassan Textile Mills Limited(AHTM)	121.25 ▲ 11.02 (10%)
Asia Ins. / Jul 22 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	45.86 ▲ 4.17 (10%)
JS Global Cap. / Jul 22 JS Global Capital Limited(JSGCL)	177 ▲ 15.51 (9.6%)
Sindh Abadgar / Jul 22 Sindh Abadgar's Sugar Mills Limited(SASML)	398 ▲ 31.99 (8.74%)

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Khairpur Sug. / Jul 22 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,364.30 ▼ -151.59 (-10%)
Shams Textile / Jul 22 Shams Textile Mills Limited(STML)	54 ▼ -5.68 (-9.52%)
Nagina Cot. / Jul 22 Nagina Cotton Mills Limited(NAGC)	72.03 ▼ -6.87 (-8.71%)
First IBL Mod. / Jul 22 First IBL Modaraba(FIBLM)	14 ▼ -1.27 (-8.32%)
JS Investments / Jul 22 JS Investments Limited(JSIL)	42.01 ▼ -3.74 (-8.17%)
Crescent Cotton / Jul 22 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	61 ▼ -3.86 (-5.95%)
AN Textile Mills / Jul 22 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	52.52 ▼ -2.83 (-5.11%)
Service Textile / Jul 22 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	48 ▼ -2.44 (-4.84%)
First AL-Noor Mod. / Jul 22 First Al-Noor Modaraba(FANM)	7.36 ▼ -0.34 (-4.42%)
Redco Textile / Jul 22 Redco Textiles Limited(REDCO)	29 ▼ -1.15 (-3.81%)

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Trust Sec.& Brok. / Jul 22 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	43,777,962 ▲ 0.12
Cnergyico PK / Jul 22 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	11,949,712 ▲ 0
TPL Properties / Jul 22 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	7,554,918 ▲ 0.13
Pak Refinery / Jul 22 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	4,847,934 ▲ 0.33
F. Nat.Equities / Jul 22 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	2,249,280 ▲ 0.02
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 22 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	1,701,571 ▼ -0.01
Hum Network / Jul 22 Hum Network Limited(HUMNL)	1,583,202 ▲ 0.19
TPL Corp Ltd / Jul 22 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	1,186,116 ▼ -0.39
Pak.Int.Cont.. / Jul 22 Pakistan International Container(PICT)	1,132,377 ▲ 5.32
Maple Leaf Cement / Jul 22 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	985,275 ▼ -1.06