South Africa, the runners-up of the 2023 edition, once again failed to win the trophy as they could not chase the 159-run target. Amelia Kerr put on a stellar performance, earning the Player of the Match award. She showcased her all-round capabilities by scoring 43 runs off 38 balls and taking 3 wickets for 24 […]
The company is positioning autonomous agents – programs that need little human intervention unlike chatbots – as “apps for an AI-driven world” that can handle client queries, identify sales leads, and manage inventory. Other big technology companies such as Salesforce (CRM.N), which opens a new tab have also touted the potential of such agents, tools […]
Volkswagen Financial Services (UK) has also agreed to pay more than £21.5 million, shared among around 110,000 customers after the Financial Conduct Authority showed it had been “failing to treat its customers in financial difficulty fairly”. The FCA said that between 2017 and the middle of 2023 Volkswagen Finance had failed to take into account […]
Poonawalla will buy the stake through his production company, Serene Productions. This is his first major investment outside the pharma sector since 2021 when he bought a 20% stake in the social media platform Wakau Interactive. “They (Adar and Serum) are trying to fruitfully deploy the large cash pile that the company would have generated […]
However, according to the Forex Association of Pakistan (FAP), the buying and selling rates of the dollar in the open market stood at Rs277.85 and Rs279.35 respectively. The price of the Euro increased by 25 paise to close at Rs301.27 against the last day’s closing of Rs301.02, according to the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP). […]
Sources privy to the development said that the government has decided to abolish positions such as naib qasid, security guards, gardeners, sanitary workers, record sorters, carpenters, electricians, and plumbers. Sources indicate that hiring will be frozen for these positions, and the Federal Establishment Division has issued directives to all federal ministries and divisions of Pakistan. […]
During his visit, he will meet the top officials of the IMF and World Bank and the senior officials of the US State and Treasury Departments. The finance minister is leading a delegation comprising the finance secretary, the economic affairs secretary, the governor of the State Bank of Pakistan(SBP), and other senior officials. Aurangzeb will […]
SINGAPORE, Oct 21 – Asia shares dipped in and out of positive territory on Monday, under pressure from weakness in Hong Kong stocks, but bitcoin scaled a three-month peak as “Trump trades” continued to ramp up. Gold hit another record high, as global uncertainty over conflict in the Middle East and an extremely close U.S. […]
Lebanon’s official National News Agency (NNA) said Israel’s strikes hit a residential building in South Beirut’s Haret Hreik area near a mosque and a hospital. The Israeli military claimed it hit the “command centre of Hezbollah’s intelligence headquarters” and underground weapons facility in Beirut and that it killed three Hezbollah militants in other strikes. The […]
According to sources, Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb will make the request during the annual IMF meetings, scheduled to take place later this month. This development came after Pakistan’s initial request for climate financing was not immediately approved by the IMF, sources said. Sources revealed that Pakistan has taken steps to address fiscal sustainability and mobilize […]
