Tokyo shares end lower on financial system jitters on March 25, 2023Tokyo shares ended lower Friday as worries over the global financial system lingered while investors digested signs of a possible pause in US monetary tightening. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index fell 0.13 percent, or 34.36 points, to 27,385.25, while the broader Topix index slid 0.10 percent, or 2.00 points, to 1,955.32. The dollar stood at […]
European bank shares slump as contagion fears reignite on March 25, 2023European bank shares slumped Friday, sending stock markets tanking as contagion fears erupted once more after a raft of global interest rate hikes. Frankfurt’s Deutsche Bank shares nosedived more than 13 percent on the lender’s spiking cost of default cover, or credit default swaps, while peer Commerzbank tumbled by 10 percent. In Paris, Societe Generale […]
PepsiCo celebrates World Water Day with water replenishment on March 24, 2023PepsiCo Pakistan organized an event today to celebrate World Water Day 2023 by sharing that the company is replenishing 100% of the water they use at their Snacks manufacturing facilities in Sundar and Multan watersheds, in line with its global vision to become Net Water Positive by 2030. The company also showcased a unique Water […]
Public-Private Partnership crucial for sustainable tourism development in Punjab on March 22, 2023Archaeology and Museums Department. Lahore: Punjab Tourism for Economic Growth Project (PTEGP), in collaboration with the World Bank Group (WBG), Planning and Development Board Punjab, and the Department of Tourism, Archaeology, and Museums (DTAM), is working to develop plans for sustainable and profitable growth in the tourism sector. To this end, a seminar on Destination […]
Xi, Putin stress settling Ukraine crisis through dialogue on March 22, 2023President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin sign joint statement of the People’s Republic of China and the Russian Federation on deepening the comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination for the new era and stress settling the Ukraine crisis through dialogue. President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin jointly signed and released the Joint […]
China, Russia comprehensive strategic partners: Xi on March 22, 2023President Xi Jinping met with Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin at the Russian Federation Government House. President Xi Jinping noted that China and Russia are each other’s biggest neighbor and comprehensive strategic partner of coordination. The sustained sound and steady growth of bilateral ties is consistent with the historical logic for our relationship and the […]
Xi, Putin stress settling Ukraine crisis through dialogue on March 21, 2023MOSCOW: President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin sign joint statement of the People’s Republic of China and the Russian Federation on deepening the comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination for the new era and stress settling the Ukraine crisis through dialogue. President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin jointly signed and released the […]
China, Russia comprehensive strategic partners: Xi on March 21, 2023MOSCOW: President Xi Jinping met with Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin at the Russian Federation Government House. President Xi Jinping noted that China and Russia are each other’s biggest neighbor and comprehensive strategic partner of coordination. The sustained sound and steady growth of bilateral ties is consistent with the historical logic for our relationship and […]
China-Russia relations maintain momentum of robust and steady growth: Xi on March 21, 2023MOSCOW: On the afternoon of 21 March local time, President Xi Jinping had large-group talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin in Moscow. President Xi pointed out that with the joint efforts of the two sides, China-Russia relations have maintained a momentum of robust, sound and steady growth. The two countries have enjoyed […]
Country’s first ever digital census helpful in planning, development on March 17, 2023Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) has been conducting 7th Population and Housing Census digitally for the first time in the history of the country with the purpose of collecting information that will inform planning and development. The process includes option for self-enumeration, which was made available from February 20, 2023 till March 10, 2023, and […]