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World economic growth to slow to 2.6% in 2026, UN trade body says

Published 09 Oct, 2026 03:44pm

Global economic growth is forecast to slow to 2.6% by 2026, with the Middle East crisis and AI boom creating significant challenges

IEA lowers 2026 oil glut forecast for first time since May

Published 12 Dec, 2025 04:14am

LONDON: The International Energy Agency trimmed its forecast of next year’s global oil supply glut for the first...

IMF’s economic outlook

Updated 17 Oct, 2025 07:02am

The global economy is witnessing a turbulent transformation shaped by policy realignments, geopolitical frictions,...

IMF urges countries to keep trade as engine of growth

Published 17 Oct, 2025 06:28am

WASHINGTON: International Monetary Fund chief Kristalina Georgieva on Thursday urged member countries to keep trade...

World economy not doing as bad as feared, IMF chief says

Published 08 Oct, 2025 07:13pm

WASHINGTON: The global economy is doing better than expected, even as it faces prolonged uncertainty and...

Why national crime syndicates essential?

Published 15 Sep, 2025 07:21am

National crime syndicates are essential because crime and related activity is the largest sector of the world...

World economy faces ‘pivotal moment’: BIS

Published 30 Jun, 2025 05:58am

LONDON: Trade tensions and fractious geopolitics risk exposing deep fault lines in the global financial system,...

China to allow overseas investors access to more sectors

Updated 24 Apr, 2025 11:14am

HONG KONG: China’s state regulator and planning council published a new version of its “negative list” that relaxes...

World economy on shaky ground

Published 24 Apr, 2025 04:11am

EDITORIAL: Ever since the Trump Administration launched its ill-conceived Liberation Day tariffs in a misguided bid...

Global recession is in the offing?

Published 23 Apr, 2025 06:29am

Donald Trump’s stop-start tariff rollout has “significantly” increased global financial stability risks, the...

Chinese premier warns world financial leaders of ‘deglobalisation’ risks

Published 10 Dec, 2024 08:35am

BEIJING: China’s number two leader warned on Monday that “deglobalisation” was putting further strain on the...

OECD warns of protectionism weeks before Trump return

Published 05 Dec, 2024 06:47am

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

OECD calls for higher property taxes to fight debt

Published 26 Sep, 2024 06:48am

PARIS: The OECD on Wednesday slightly raised its world economic growth forecast for 2024 but called for higher...

‘Shared prosperity’

Published 17 Sep, 2024 06:33am

EDITORIAL: The World Trade Organisation’s (WTO’s) analysis of its 30-year record of enabling and facilitating...

World Bank offers roadmap to avoid ‘middle-income trap’

Published 02 Aug, 2024 05:55am

WASHINGTON: More than 100 countries, including China, are at risk of entering a “middle-income trap” and failing...

WTO chief sees ‘troubling times’ for trade

Published 01 Aug, 2024 06:06am

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

Rising oligarchic power, ballooning inequality, and the quality of democracy

Published 19 Jan, 2024 05:37am

Decades of Neoliberalism led retreat of regulation, and greater inclusion of private sector to provide essential...

Israel-Hamas war a ‘new cloud’ over world economy: IMF

Updated 13 Oct, 2023 08:18am

MARRAKESH, (Morocco): The war between Israel and Hamas has darkened the horizon for a world economy that was already...

IMF says world economy ‘limping’

Published 11 Oct, 2023 03:10am

MARRAKESH: The IMF kept its 2023 global growth forecast unchanged on Tuesday but warned that the economy is...

Japan won’t rule out any options as dollar approaches to 150 yen

Published 08 Sep, 2023 09:48am

TOKYO: Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Friday that rapid currency moves were undesirable and that...

World economy in a difficult place but not destined to stay there

Updated 17 Jul, 2023 09:02pm

GANDHINAGAR: The world economy is in a difficult place but it is not destined to stay there, World Bank President...

BIS warns world economy at critical juncture in inflation fight

Published 26 Jun, 2023 06:38am

LONDON: The world’s central bank umbrella body, the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), called on Sunday for...

Norway not a war profiteer, PM says

Published 02 Feb, 2023 06:12am

HAMMERFEST: Norway has grown richer by the minute as the conflict in Ukraine boosts its gas revenues, but the ...

Full brunt of financial tightening yet to materialize: IMF

Updated 13 Jan, 2023 09:29pm

IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva says central banks have some way to go in their inflation battle

World economy faces more pain in 2023 after a gloomy year

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 13	276.80 ▼ -0.01
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 13	276.60 ▼ -0.01
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 13	159.71 ▼ -0.21
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 13	0.84 ▲ 0.003
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 13	1.32 ▼ -0.0022
Euro to USD / Nov 13	1.10 ▼ -0.0036
SOFR % / Nov 12	3.90 ▲ 0.01

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 13	7,561.67
India Sensex / Nov 13	81,592.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 13	61,142.35
Nasdaq / Nov 13	25,136.27
Hang Seng / Nov 13	23,637.60
FTSE 100 / Nov 13	10,902.56
Dow Jones / Nov 13	52,347.55
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 13	26,749.95
France CAC40 / Nov 13	8,368.91

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Nov 15	330
Diesel/Litre / Nov 15	360
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 13	88.56
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 13	18,080
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 13	352,911
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 13	3,884.49
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 13	82.61

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Yousuf Weaving / Nov 13 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	6.07 ▲ 1 (19.72%)
Dewan Sugar / Nov 13 Dewan Sugar Mills Limited(DWSM)	8.77 ▲ 1 (12.87%)
LSE Financial Serv. / Nov 13 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	2.64 ▲ 0.28 (11.86%)
Shabbir Tiles / Nov 13 Shabbir Tiles & Ceramics Limited(STCL)	10.10 ▲ 1 (10.99%)
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	1.38 ▲ 0.13 (10.4%)
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Nov 13 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	12.06 ▲ 1.1 (10.04%)
Unicap Modaraba / Nov 13 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	22.84 ▲ 2.08 (10.02%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Nov 13 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	82.90 ▲ 7.54 (10.01%)
Ningbo Green Light / Nov 13 Ningbo Green Light Energy Limited(NGLEL)	16.48 ▲ 1.5 (10.01%)
Zuma Resources / Nov 13 Zuma Resources Limited(ZUMA)	33.75 ▲ 3.07 (10.01%)

Stock	Price
Arpak Int. / Nov 13 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	124.84 ▼ -13.87 (-10%)
First AL-Noor Mod. / Nov 13 First Al-Noor Modaraba(FANM)	12.64 ▼ -1.36 (-9.71%)
Shadman Cotton / Nov 13 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	69.87 ▼ -6.73 (-8.79%)
Fateh Sports / Nov 13 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	193.60 ▼ -16.58 (-7.89%)
Asim Textile / Nov 13 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	62.73 ▼ -4.34 (-6.47%)
D.M. Corporation / Nov 13 D.M. Corporation Limited(DMC)	151.06 ▼ -9.64 (-6%)
Bhanero Textile / Nov 13 Bhanero Textile Mills Limited(BHAT)	1,207.41 ▼ -76.42 (-5.95%)
Hira Textile / Nov 13 Hira Textile Mills Limited(HIRAT)	4.01 ▼ -0.24 (-5.65%)
J.A.Textile / Nov 13 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	73.72 ▼ -4.26 (-5.46%)
AN Textile Mills / Nov 13 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	58.55 ▼ -3.21 (-5.2%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	303,195,710 ▲ 0.13
Kohinoor Spinning / Nov 13 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	59,505,118 ▲ 0.34
LSE Financial Serv. / Nov 13 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	46,791,082 ▲ 0.28
Dost Steels Ltd. / Nov 13 Dost Steels Limited(DSL)	43,180,738 ▲ 0.37
TPL Properties / Nov 13 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	32,746,701 ▲ 0.48
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Nov 13 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	27,571,943 ▲ 0.05
F. Nat.Equities / Nov 13 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	24,996,122 ▲ 0.01
Yousuf Weaving / Nov 13 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	24,965,743 ▲ 1
Cnergyico PK / Nov 13 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	22,527,745 ▲ 0.14
Dar-es-Salaam / Nov 13 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	21,467,835 ▲ 0.82

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