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WTO: Ukraine files trade complaint over food ban

GENEVA: The World Trade Organization confirmed on Tuesday that Ukraine had taken the first step in a trade dispute...

Published 19 Sep, 2023 01:07pm

Business & Finance

WTO warns of ‘first signs’ of trade de-globalisation

GENEVA: The de-globalisation of international trade is far from being a reality, but “the first signs of...

Published 18 Sep, 2023 06:32am

World

US, India agree to resolve last outstanding WTO dispute

WASHINGTON: The United States said Friday it has agreed with India to resolve their last outstanding dispute at the...

Published 08 Sep, 2023 10:44pm

World

Japan to WTO: China’s Fukushima-related seafood ban ‘totally unacceptable’

TOKYO: Japan has told the World Trade Organization (WTO) that China’s ban on Japanese seafood after the release of...

Published 05 Sep, 2023 12:11pm

Business & Finance

BRICS expansion hopefuls seek to rebalance world order

JOHANNESBURG: An expansion of the BRICS bloc under consideration at a summit this week has attracted a motley crew...

Published 21 Aug, 2023 12:58pm

Markets

Australia welcomes end of Chinese barley tariffs

SYDNEY: Australia on Friday said it welcomed China’s decision to lift duties on Australian barley and would drop its...

Published 04 Aug, 2023 09:34am

World

WTO chief: Ageing populations in major markets will pressure growth

TIANJIN: Ageing populations in developed countries and emerging markets will exert pressure on economic growth,...

Published 27 Jun, 2023 10:42am

World

WTO panel rules against India in IT tariffs dispute with EU, others

GENEVA: A World Trade Organization panel said on Monday that India had violated global trading rules in a dispute...

Published 17 Apr, 2023 08:21pm

World

South Korean President Yoon hails key ‘step forward’ in Japan ties

SEOUL: South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday hailed growing cooperation with Japan on issues from North...

Published 15 Mar, 2023 11:42am

World

Global trade ‘resilient’ during Ukraine war: WTO

GENEVA: Russia’s war in Ukraine did not dent global trade in 2022 as badly as feared, the World Trade Organization...

Published 24 Feb, 2023 07:29am

World

China calls Washington a ‘bully’ at WTO trade disputes meeting

GENEVA: China strongly criticised the United States at a World Trade Organization meeting on Friday, calling...

Published 27 Jan, 2023 09:23pm

Business & Finance

Indonesia to announce ban on exports of a commodity, without saying which

JAKARTA: Indonesia will announce an export ban on a commodity later on Wednesday, President Joko Widodo said,...

Published 21 Dec, 2022 09:11am

Business & Finance

United Arab Emirates to host next major WTO meeting in Feb. 2024

GENEVA: The next World Trade Organization ministerial conference will be held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates in...

Published 19 Dec, 2022 03:13pm

World

China launches suit at WTO against U.S. chip export curbs: Global Times

China on Monday launched a suit at the World Trade Organization over against the United States over its chip export...

Published 12 Dec, 2022 11:21pm

World

IMF chief praises China’s ‘decisive’ move away from zero-Covid

HUANGSHAN: The managing director of the International Monetary Fund praised China’s “decisive” move away from its...

Published 09 Dec, 2022 01:32pm

Business & Finance

US, EU weigh climate-based tariffs on Chinese steel, aluminium

The United States and the European Union are weighing new tariffs on Chinese steel and aluminium as part of a bid to...

Published 06 Dec, 2022 09:58am

World

Former China leader Jiang Zemin dead: state media

BEIJING: China's former leader Jiang Zemin, who steered the country through a transformational era from the late...

Updated 30 Nov, 2022 03:10pm

Business & Finance

WTO warns of ‘real’ recession risk in some major economies

NUSA DUA: The head of the World Trade Organization (WTO) warned on Wednesday that several major economies face a...

Published 16 Nov, 2022 11:26am

Business & Finance

WTO slashes 2023 trade forecast as recession looms

GENEVA: The World Trade Organization on Wednesday dramatically lowered its global trade forecast for 2023, as...

Updated 06 Oct, 2022 09:30am

Business & Finance

WTO slashes 2023 global trade forecast as recession looms

GENEVA: The World Trade Organization on Wednesday dramatically lowered its global trade forecast for 2023, as...

Published 05 Oct, 2022 03:26pm

World

WTO chief warns world edging into ‘global recession’

GENEVA: The World Trade Organization’s chief said Tuesday she believes the world is heading towards a global...

Published 27 Sep, 2022 05:53pm

Opinion

Reflections on G7 leaders’ summit 2022

G7 Leaders’ Summit 2022 was held recently in Germany, a little over a year later after the last such meetings were...

Updated 01 Jul, 2022 06:42am

Business & Finance

Where next for WTO after breaking the logjam?

GENEVA: The World Trade Organization may feel this week like it has risen from its slumber after striking...

Published 22 Jun, 2022 10:34am

Business & Finance

WTO strikes landmark deals package after tense talks

GENEVA: The World Trade Organization concluded hard-won deals Friday on fishing subsidies, food insecurity and...

Published 17 Jun, 2022 10:46am

Business & Finance

Hectic horse-trading as WTO talks enter overtime

GENEVA: Talks at the World Trade Organization were going deep into overtime on Thursday with countries trying to...

Published 17 Jun, 2022 06:37am

World

WTO provisionally agrees to extend e-commerce tariff moratorium

GENEVA: WTO members reached a provisional deal on Thursday to extend a moratorium on applying duties to electronic...

Published 16 Jun, 2022 08:29pm

Business & Finance

WTO makes final push for trade deals, with eyes on defiant India

GENEVA: World Trade Organization members entered a tense final day of negotiations on Wednesday, with no certainty...

Published 15 Jun, 2022 02:02pm

WTO chief warns of rocky road to deals amid ‘polycrisis’

GENEVA: World Trade Organization chief Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala expressed cautious optimism on Sunday that more than 100...

Published 14 Jun, 2022 07:18am

World

WTO chief says ‘cautiously optimistic’ ahead of high-stakes meet

GENEVA: The World Trade Organization chief voiced cautious optimism Sunday as global trade ministers gather to...

Published 12 Jun, 2022 06:06pm

Business & Finance

WTO gathering: the battlegrounds

GENEVA: Ministers start meeting at the World Trade Organization for the first time since 2017 on Sunday, hoping to...

Published 12 Jun, 2022 11:26am

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Oct 4 786 Investments Limited(786)	5.45 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Oct 4 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	510.11 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Oct 4 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Oct 4 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Oct 4 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Oct 4 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	72 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Oct 4 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	338 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Oct 4 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Oct 4 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	7.53 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Attock Cement / Oct 4 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	85.75 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Oct 4 786 Investments Limited(786)	5.45 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Oct 4 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	510.11 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Oct 4 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Oct 4 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Oct 4 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Oct 4 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	72 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Oct 4 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	338 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Oct 4 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Oct 4 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	7.53 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Attock Cement / Oct 4 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	85.75 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Oct 4 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	60,699,742 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Oct 4 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	19,001,237 ▲ 0.00
Oil & Gas Dev. / Oct 4 Oil & Gas Development Company Limited(OGDC)	9,902,658 ▲ 0.00
Unity Foods Ltd / Oct 4 Unity Foods Limited(UNITY)	8,538,353 ▲ 0.00
Bankislami Pak. / Oct 4 BankIslami Pakistan Limited(BIPL)	6,620,348 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Oct 4 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	6,049,235 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Oct 4 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	5,287,550 ▲ 0.00
Fauji Foods Ltd / Oct 4 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	4,971,746 ▲ 0.00
Shell Pakistan / Oct 4 Shell Pakistan Limited(SHEL)	4,181,253 ▲ 0.00
Citi Pharma Ltd / Oct 4 Citi Pharma Ltd.(CPHL)	3,645,729 ▲ 0.00

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Oct 3	286.04
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Oct 3	285.64
USD to Japanese Yen / Oct 3	149.26
USD to Swiss Franc / Oct 3	0.92
Pound Sterling to USD / Oct 3	1.21
Euro to USD / Oct 3	1.05
UK LIBOR % / Oct 3	5.44

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Oct 3	4229.45
India Sensex / Oct 3	65512.10
Tokyo Nikkei / Oct 3	30636.50
Nasdaq / Oct 3	13059.47
Hang Seng / Oct 3	17196.07
FTSE 100 / Oct 3	7470.16
Dow Jones / Oct 3	33002.38
Germany DAX 30 / Oct 3	15085.21
France CAC40 / Oct 3	6997.05

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Oct 3	89.19
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Oct 3	18235
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Oct 3	172410
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Oct 3	1821.11
Cotton US¢/pound / Oct 3	87.32

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