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US tariffs take centre stage at APEC trade gathering, joint statement in doubt

SEOGWIPO: The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation’s trade gathering comes to a close on Friday with divisions over...

Published 16 May, 2025 08:16am

Business & Finance

India proposes counter duties against US, notice to WTO shows

NEW DELHI: India has proposed to levy import duties on some products made in the United States to counter...

Published 13 May, 2025 11:32am

Opinion

US-China trade war

The Liberation Day “reciprocal” tariffs announced by US President Donald Trump were stayed for 90 days on 9 ...

Updated 05 May, 2025 07:51am

Opinion

The ‘big cycle’ of Pakistan’s economy – I

In the aftermath of World War II, a new world order emerged through the formation of institutions like the UN, IMF,...

Updated 28 Apr, 2025 07:49am

Opinion

Enough with the tariff war

The United States has unilaterally imposed excessive tariffs on nearly all its trading partners, including China,...

Published 22 Apr, 2025 06:54am

Opinion

US tariffs and Pakistan

Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb has categorically stated that Pakistan has no intention of retaliating against...

Updated 21 Apr, 2025 06:08am

World

China says it will ignore US ‘tariff numbers game’

BEIJING: China will pay no attention if the United States continues to play the “tariff numbers game”, China’s...

Published 17 Apr, 2025 07:51am

Opinion

Trump tariffs: It ain’t over till it’s over!

“Of all manifestations of power, restraint impresses men most”. Thucydides The Liberation Day, April 02, “Reciprocal...

Published 17 Apr, 2025 07:02am

Business & Finance

WTO slashes 2025 trade growth forecast, warns of deeper slump

GENEVA: The World Trade Organization sharply cut its forecast for global merchandise trade from solid growth to a...

Published 17 Apr, 2025 05:42am

Business & Finance

Tariff war could cut US-China goods trade by 80pc: WTO chief

GENEVA: The World Trade Organization chief said Wednesday the US-China tariff war could reduce trade in goods ...

Updated 14 Apr, 2025 05:42am

World

China tells WTO head US tariffs will ‘inflict serious harm on developing countries’: commerce ministry

BEIJING: China’s Commerce Minister Wang Wentao told the head of the World Trade Organization that US tariffs will...

Published 12 Apr, 2025 03:26pm

Opinion

CBAM — a green squeeze for developing countries like Pakistan

The European Union’s (EU’s) Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) is as divisive as it is novel. Where you...

Published 11 Apr, 2025 06:48am

Opinion

Tariffs and non-neoliberal globalisation – I

When there is something fundamentally wrong, it needs to be fixed to the extent that those fundamentals get...

Updated 11 Apr, 2025 05:38pm

Business & Finance

WTO aims to reduce staffing costs after US funding pause

GENEVA: The World Trade Organization said on Tuesday it is reviewing staff costs after the United States paused...

Published 08 Apr, 2025 07:11pm

Business & Finance

US suspends financial contributions to WTO, trade

GENEVA: The United States has paused contributions to the World Trade Organization, three trade sources told ...

Published 28 Mar, 2025 06:47am

Markets

Pakistan formally accepts WTO’s agreement on fisheries subsidies

Pakistan's acceptance brings to 94 total number of WTO members that formally accepted Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies
Seventeen more formal acceptances needed for agreement to come into effect

Published 20 Mar, 2025 09:51pm

Opinion

Imposing tariffs won’t make a country great again

The excessive and aggressive tariff policies targeting China, the EU, Canada, Mexico and other countries, reimposed...

Published 16 Mar, 2025 02:50am

World

China condemns US ‘tariff shocks’ at WTO

GENEVA: The sweeping tariffs threatened or imposed by US President Donald Trump risk triggering inflation, market...

Published 19 Feb, 2025 01:35am

World

Hong Kong will file complaint to WTO on US tariffs, official says

HONG KONG: Hong Kong will file a complaint on recent U.S. tariffs imposed on the city to the World Trade...

Published 11 Feb, 2025 08:39am

Opinion

Pakistan’s roadmap to a robust IP system

Pakistan’s intellectual property (IP) landscape has undergone significant transformation over the years, shaped by...

Updated 04 Feb, 2025 07:23am

Business & Finance

Trump orders sweeping tariffs on Mexico, Canada, China

NEW YORK: US President Donald Trump on Saturday ordered sweeping tariffs on goods from Mexico, Canada and China,...

Published 03 Feb, 2025 06:41am

World

Trade wars sparked by Trump tariffs would be ‘catastrophic’, WTO chief says

GENEVA/DAVOS: The World Trade Organization chief said on Thursday that any tit-for-tat trade wars prompted by U.S....

Published 23 Jan, 2025 08:22pm

World

EU launches new WTO case against China high-tech patent rules

BRUSSELS: The European Union launched a new challenge at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) on Monday against...

Published 21 Jan, 2025 06:12am

Pakistan

MNFS&R official tells Senate panel: ‘There’s no food safety policy to monitor whole chain’

ISLAMABAD: In Pakistan, there is no food safety policy at the national level to monitor the whole food chain from...

Published 09 Jan, 2025 06:19am

Opinion

USD25bn textile exports can be a reality

After a challenging year in 2023, Pakistan’s value-added textile sector has demonstrated remarkable resilience in...

Updated 23 Dec, 2024 08:51am

World

Chinese premier warns world financial leaders of ‘deglobalisation’ risks

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

Published 10 Dec, 2024 08:35am

World

World Trade chief uncontested in seeking second term

GENEVA: Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the first woman and first African to head the World Trade Organization, is uncontested...

Published 10 Nov, 2024 02:51am

Opinion

‘President Xi’s shared prosperity model’

This is apropos four letters to Editor titled “President Xi’s shared prosperity model” carried by the ...

Published 02 Nov, 2024 06:15am

Joint communiqué: SCO urges end to protectionism, trade curbs

ISLAMABAD: The member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) have come together to “oppose...

Updated 17 Oct, 2024 09:10am

Editorials

‘Shared prosperity’

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

Published 17 Sep, 2024 06:33am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 13	283
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 13	282.75
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 14	144.07
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 14	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 14	1.36
Euro to USD / Jun 14	1.15
UK LIBOR % / Jun 14	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 14	5,976.97
India Sensex / Jun 14	81,118.60
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 14	37,834.25
Nasdaq / Jun 14	19,406.83
Hang Seng / Jun 14	23,892.56
FTSE 100 / Jun 14	8,850.63
Dow Jones / Jun 14	42,197.79
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 14	23,516.23
France CAC40 / Jun 14	7,784.68

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 14	72.98
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jun 14	16,485
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 14	310,007
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 14	3,432.34
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 14	67.84
Petrol/Litre / Jun 15	253.63
Diesel/Litre / Jun 15	254.64

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Jun 13 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	2.93 ▲ 1 (51.81%)
Ist.Capital Sec / Jun 13 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	3.06 ▲ 0.94 (44.34%)
First Prudential Mod. / Jun 13 First Prudential Modaraba(PMI)	3.39 ▲ 1 (41.84%)
Media Times Ltd / Jun 13 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	2.71 ▲ 0.58 (27.23%)
Invest Bank / Jun 13 Invest Capital Investment Bank Limited(ICIBL)	7.11 ▲ 1 (16.37%)
Unicap Modaraba / Jun 13 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	3.65 ▲ 0.48 (15.14%)
First Dawood Prop. / Jun 13 First Dawood Properties Limited(FDPL)	3.56 ▲ 0.36 (11.25%)
Ashfaq Textile / Jun 13 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	25.70 ▲ 2.34 (10.02%)
AN Textile Mills / Jun 13 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	15.49 ▲ 1.41 (10.01%)
Shadman Cotton / Jun 13 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	47.38 ▲ 4.31 (10.01%)

Stock	Price
Shaheen Ins. / Jun 13 Shaheen Insurance Company Limited(SHNI)	4.75 ▼ -0.65 (-12.04%)
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Jun 13 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	12.20 ▼ -1.36 (-10.03%)
First Elite Cap.Mod / Jun 13 First Elite Capital Modaraba(FECM)	37.98 ▼ -4.22 (-10%)
Khyber Textile / Jun 13 Khyber Textile Mills Limited(KHYT)	1,794.55 ▼ -199.39 (-10%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Jun 13 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	18,889.10 ▼ -2098.79 (-10%)
F.Credit & Inv / Jun 13 First Credit and Investment Bank Limited(FCIBL)	11.23 ▼ -1.24 (-9.94%)
Arctic Textile / Jun 13 Arctic Textile Mills Limited(ARCTM)	39.72 ▼ -4.26 (-9.69%)
Crescent Cotton / Jun 13 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	50.41 ▼ -5.4 (-9.68%)
Shahtaj Textile / Jun 13 Shahtaj Textile Limited(STJT)	78.62 ▼ -8.32 (-9.57%)
Hala Enterprise / Jun 13 Hala Enterprises Limited(HAEL)	30.69 ▼ -3.23 (-9.52%)

Stock	Volume
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Jun 13 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	116,655,242 ▲ 1
WorldCall Telecom / Jun 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	100,891,108 ▲ 0.08
Ist.Capital Sec / Jun 13 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	85,324,384 ▲ 0.94
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Jun 13 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	30,960,243 ▲ 0.62
B.O.Punjab / Jun 13 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	27,555,139 ▼ -0.26
Kohinoor Spining / Jun 13 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	27,294,482 ▲ 0.17
Media Times Ltd / Jun 13 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	27,189,737 ▲ 0.58
Cnergyico PK / Jun 13 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	26,834,469 ▼ -0.35
First Prudential Mod. / Jun 13 First Prudential Modaraba(PMI)	23,063,464 ▲ 1
Sui South Gas / Jun 13 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	21,700,047 ▼ -0.4

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