Archive for the November 9, 2005
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The Al-Meezan Islamic Fund managed by Al-Meezan Investment Management Limited has announced a donation of Rs 1 million to the President's Relief Fund for earthquake victims. The management of Al-Meezan Islamic Fund also expressed its
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The Sialkot Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) has established a well-equipped 200-bed hospital at Balakot for providing free medical and health facilities to the earthquake victims. Talking to the newsmen here on Monday, SCCI
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Grain exports from the French port of Rouen totalled 312,667 tonnes in October, comprising 230,483 tonnes of wheat and 82,184 tonnes of barley, port officials said on Tuesday. That compared with total grain exports of
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Thai rice futures dipped in sluggish trade on Tuesday as small investors took profit on February contracts, brokers said. Overall volume fell as only 17 contracts of 5 percent white rice changed hands compared to
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The average price of Bangladesh teas slid 0.54 percent to 79.86 taka ($1.21) per kg on lower overseas demand at an auction on Tuesday. "More than 1.44 million kg were sold at average price of
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The Karachi Port handled 145,520 tonnes of cargo including 135,472 tonnes import and 10,048 tonnes export cargo including 2,708 containers during last 24 hours ending at 0700 hours on Tuesday. The cargo comprised of 65,530
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Spot basis values for hard red winter wheat were steady on Tuesday, with wheat merchants describing a lacklustre market. Demand was light and country selling thin, merchants said. Protein premiums for railcar wheat to and
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Coffee prices strengthened in the past week in Vietnam, the world's second-largest producer after Brazil, as supplies of old bean declined and farmers held back fresh beans from the new harvest, traders said. A kilogram
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There are concrete signs Canada is selling more rapeseed (canola) oil to the European Union to meet continuing high EU demand for biofuel, Hamburg-based oilseeds analysts Oil World said. "We understand that Canada has recently
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US FOB Gulf corn basis offers were firm on Monday while soyabeans were steady, with demand in both markets sluggish ahead of USDA crop reports on Thursday. Barge freight was lower on the lower Mississippi
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