Archive for the December 29, 2018
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With an estimated 39 percent or 880,730,000 of the 207 million Pakistanis living in abject and multi-dimensional poverty, the 5 million Naya Pakistan Housing Scheme (NPHS) plan of the PTI-led government, seems like a pipe
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The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has directed Non-Bank Microfinance Companies (NBMFCs) to exercise extra care while dealing with complaints of illiterate, old age or physically handicapped complainants. The SECP has issued guidelines
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As the developed world's cheapest equity market and home to a rising breed of more profitable companies, the Japanese market should be a safe investment bet. Yet fund managers are bypassing it on fears ebbing
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Wall Street stocks opened higher Friday, keeping hope alive for a "Santa Claus Rally" despite worries about slowing economic growth. About 15 minutes into trading, the Dow Jones Industrial Average stood at 23,266.54, up 0.6
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US stocks roared back to end in positive territory on Thursday, following steep losses earlier, as equities rebounded for a second day. The gains come a day after the major indexes posted their biggest daily
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The Sri Lankan rupee fell to a record low for a sixth straight session on Friday on continued outflows of foreign funds mainly from government bonds as political uncertainty dented investor sentiment. ** The central
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Most Southeast Asian stock markets were lacklustre on Friday, but saw off a year that was plagued by trade tension-driven equity sell-downs with significant annual losses. Thailand and Vietnam markets were the only ones that
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Hong Kong stocks inched higher in slightly thin trade on Friday as investors stayed cautious in the last full trading session of 2018. The Hang Seng index was up 0.1 percent at 25,504.20 on Friday,
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European shares edged up on Friday, buoyed by a bounce on Wall Street as a turbulent week drew to a close and investors licked their wounds after the region's benchmark STOXX 600 sank to its
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Australian shares ended the day and the week in positive territory on Friday, buoyed by an extended comeback rally on Wall Street, which supported sentiment across Asia Pacific markets. The S&P/ASX 200 index closed 1
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