Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Gazprom shares dive after profit dropped for first time since 1998

Gazprom

Russian gas goliath Gazprom (GAZP.MM) has chosen not to deliver profits on last year’s outcomes. Whenever it first won’t pay out starting around 1998, sending its portions plunging by almost 30%. “The investors concluded that in the ongoing circumstance it isn’t fitting to deliver profits in view of the 2021 outcomes.”  Gazprom plans to burn … Read more

The dollar reaches 135 yen as US yields continue to rise

dollar

The yen fell to a fresh 20-year low against the dollar on Monday, as red hot U.S. inflation data drove up Treasury yields. Central banks’ efforts to raise interest rates will remain in focus this week. The Federal Reserve and the Bank of England are expected to raise rates at their meetings. The yen tumbled … Read more

Abortion rights campaigners in the United States can benefit from recent abortion developments.

The possibility of the US overturning decades of abortion rights, which surfaced this week in a leaked draft opinion by Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, sent shockwaves through many Latin American countries, where many feminist organizations have long looked to the US as a model of greater reproductive rights and freedoms. In recent years, however, … Read more

Fed says central bank digital dollar could offer benefits

Fed

WASHINGTON: An official US digital currency could offer potential benefits to American consumers and businesses, but it is not clear they would outweigh the potential risks, the Federal Reserve said. In a long-awaited report on central bank digital currencies (CBDC), the Fed stressed that it is not taking a position nor does the paper signal … Read more

PTCL Group wins award in five categories

PTCL

ISLAMABAD: In recognition of its forward-looking human resource practices and work culture, the PTCL Group has won the prestigious Global Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Benchmark (GDEIB) Award in five categories, a statement said. The achievement highlights the group’s standing as a progressive and wholly employee-centric organisation with unique attributes that have been validated previously, as … Read more

Pakistan eyes greater Central Asian trade benefits 

Pakistan

The emerging regional trade outlook after the US withdrawal from Afghanistan has led to an active engagement between Pakistan and Central Asian Republics. The US defeat in Afghanistan also eliminated the Indian influence in the neighbouring country, which sits at the crossroads to South and Central Asia. Capitalising on this, Pakistan is intensifying trade with … Read more