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Towards universal health care?

Health is an essential component of the Sustainable Develop-ment Goals (SDGs). The SDG 3.8 specifically aims to...

Published 04 Jan, 2022 08:02am

BR Research

Poverty-stricken world

The first goal of United Nation’s sustainable development goals (SDGs) is ending poverty in all forms by 2030....

Published 29 Dec, 2021 07:56am

BR Research

SDG report card

Still trying to emerge from the pandemic, countries’ progress on many of the SDGs has halted and backtracked due ...

Published 17 Dec, 2021 08:01am

Fed sees three interest rate hikes in 2022

WASHINGTON: The Federal Reserve, signalling its inflation target has been met, said on Wednesday it would end its...

Updated 16 Dec, 2021 10:43am

Pakistan

Shehbaz slams PTI govt over rising inflation

LAHORE: Slamming the PTI government, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif said on Tuesday...

Published 15 Dec, 2021 06:34am

Markets

In year-end meetings, top central banks may diverge over inflation, Omicron

Major central banks meet this week to assess risks from the new Omicron variant of the coronavirus even as they...

Published 14 Dec, 2021 12:44pm

World

Turkish unemployment dips to 11.2% in Oct, underutilisation up

ISTANBUL: Turkey's unemployment rate fell to 11.2% in October from a revised 11.4% a month earlier, while a...

Published 10 Dec, 2021 12:20pm

Pakistan

TI-P survey describes police as ‘most corrupt department’

ISLAMABAD: The National Corruption Perception Survey (NCPS) 2021 conducted by the Transparency Internati-onal-...

Published 08 Dec, 2021 06:22am

Govt says expecting 5pc growth

Energy minister says government made the national economy stable and a record increase in foreign remittance is being witnessed

Updated 05 Dec, 2021 11:09am

Pakistan

PPP says govt going to drop ‘Rs600bn mini-budget bomb’ on people

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) said Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) government is going to drop Rs600...

Published 04 Dec, 2021 04:23am

World

S. Africa sets new unemployment record of 34.9 percent

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's unemployment rate rose again in the third quarter of 2021 to set a new record of 34.9...

Updated 30 Nov, 2021 06:23pm

Pakistan

Audio, video recordings: PBC demands ‘independent’ inquiry commission

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) demanded that an independent Inquiry Commission, comprising a former chief...

Published 25 Nov, 2021 03:53am

World

New US jobless aid claims drop below pre-pandemic level: govt

WASHINGTON: In a milestone in the US economy's recovery from the pandemic, the government said Wednesday new claims...

Published 24 Nov, 2021 08:01pm

Pakistan

PML-N terms gas crisis ‘criminal negligence’ of govt

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President and leader of the opposition in the National Assembly...

Published 21 Nov, 2021 04:19am

Business & Finance

KATI says it’s concerned at PKR slide

KARACHI: Korangi Association of Trade and Industry (KATI) President Salman Aslam has expressed concern over high...

Published 17 Nov, 2021 04:22am

Business & Finance

Consumer Confidence Index declines to 70.8 points in Q3

KARACHI: Pakistan Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) has declined sharply 19.6 percent to 70.8 points in July-Sep of...

Published 09 Nov, 2021 04:48am

Fed turns focus to rate debate

WASHINGTON: US Federal Reserve officials on Monday turned their focus towards a debate over interest rate policy ...

Updated 09 Nov, 2021 09:50am

Pakistan

Population explosion, unemployment: Govt must help produce highly skilled manpower: TEVTA chief

FAISALABAD: Pakistan must invest in its most precious human resource to face the multiple challenges of population...

Published 04 Nov, 2021 04:32am

PML-N terms it ‘a fraud package’

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), while terming Prime Minister Imran Khan’s relief package as a...

Updated 04 Nov, 2021 09:38am

Pakistan

PML-N foresees early election

HYDERABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Central General Secretary Ahsan Iqbal terming the year of 2022 as ...

Published 02 Nov, 2021 05:20am

Opinion

What’s in store?

Price hike is now the number one issue for a vast majority of country’s people. They’re finding it extremely...

Published 30 Oct, 2021 04:37am

World

US unemployment aid filings hit fresh pandemic low

WASHINGTON: Fewer Americans made unemployment benefit filings last week than at any other point since the pandemic,...

Published 28 Oct, 2021 06:22pm

Pakistan

Rising inflation, unemployment: PPP to stage nationwide protest tomorrow

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP), Wednesday, announced to stage nationwide protest on October 29 (Friday)...

Published 28 Oct, 2021 04:06am

World

Barter trade: Taliban offer jobs for wheat to tackle hunger and unemployment

KABUL: Afghanistan's Taliban government launched a programme to tackle hunger on Sunday, offering thousands of ...

Updated 24 Oct, 2021 06:28pm

Pakistan

PDM to stage protest today; PML-N finalises arrangements

LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has finalized arrangements to hold protest demonstrations across the...

Published 22 Oct, 2021 04:13am

Pakistan

JI to launch countrywide protest movement from Sunday

LAHORE: Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan has announced countrywide week-long protest movement from Sunday against inflation...

Published 17 Oct, 2021 04:41am

Opinion

Transforming Karachi into a loadshedding-free city

This is apropos a Business Recorder editorial "Karachi under the power spotlight" carried by the newspaper ...

Published 16 Oct, 2021 04:49am

World

UK jobs hit record high ahead of September furlough expiry

LONDON: British employers added 207,000 staff in September, taking their payrolls to a record high shortly before ...

Published 12 Oct, 2021 02:09pm

Pakistan

QWP leader slams govt for 'accepting' IMF conditions

PESHAWAR: Qaumi Watan Party (QWP) chairperson, Dr Faiza Rasheed strongly criticized the PTI-led government for...

Published 05 Oct, 2021 04:34am

Pakistan

'Govt has left no stone unturned' to control media: Marri

ISLAMABAD: Central Information Secretary Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians(PPP-P) and the member of the...

Published 26 Sep, 2021 03:23am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 17	278.30
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 17	278.10
USD to Japanese Yen / May 17	155.67
USD to Swiss Franc / May 17	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 17	1.27
Euro to USD / May 17	1.09

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 17	5303.27
India Sensex / May 17	73917.03
Tokyo Nikkei / May 17	38787.38
Nasdaq / May 17	16685.97
Hang Seng / May 17	19535.61
FTSE 100 / May 17	8420.26
Dow Jones / May 17	40003.59
Germany DAX 30 / May 17	18704.42

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 17	79.59
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 17	19935
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 17	210562
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 17	2386.18
Cotton US¢/pound / May 17	76.29
Petrol/Litre / May 19	273.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 19 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 19 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 19 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 19 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 19 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 19 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 19 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 19 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 19 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 19 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 19 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 19 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 19 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 19 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 19 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 19 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 19 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 19 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 19 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 19 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 19 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 19 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 19 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 19 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 19 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 19 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 19 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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