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Currency Exchange Rates in Pakistan Today – 5 July 2025
KARACHI – Pakistani rupee has witnessed slight changes against various foreign currencies in open market as the buying and selling prices of Euro, Saudi Riyal and UK Pound witnessed slight changes. On July 4, US Dollar’s buying rate stood at...

Currency Rates in Pakistan Today – US Dollar, Euro, Pound, Dirham and Riyal to PKR – 5 July
KARACHI – Currency market opened today with US Dollar, Euro, and British Pound remained in strong positions against Pakistani Rupee. As per latest rates, US Dollar continues to dominate trading, with a buying rate of Rs285.5 and a [selling rate of...

Delhi court declares UK-based arms consultant Sanjay Bhandari fugitive economic offender
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) UK-based arms consultant Sanjay Bhandari was on Saturday declared a fugitive economic offender by a Delhi Court, a development which comes within months of a British court’s refusal to extradite him to India. Bhandari, 62,...

'Switzerland Should Negotiate But Not Bend The Knee To Donald Trump'
(MENAFN- Swissinfo) US President Donald Trump has shaken Switzerland with a threat of 31% tariffs on imports. In the hope of averting this, the Swiss government has launched a charm offensive. But is this the right strategy? Guests on Swissinfo's...

We negotiate from position of strength, not under deadlines: Goyal on US trade deal
Bengaluru, Jul 5 (PTI) With the Congress mocking the BJP-led NDA government over the proposed trade deal with the US, Union Minister Piyush Goyal on Saturday said India negotiates from a position of strength and not under deadlines. He also...

Govt ID systems enable financial inclusion, and without oversight, surveillance
Biometric databases held by governments form the basis of traditional, centralized digital ID systems, but these system require careful management and oversight to avoid a raft of potential risks to privacy and other rights. The biggest industry...

‘We Negotiate From Position of Strength, Not Under Deadlines’: Union Minister Piyush Goyal on India-US Trade Deal After Congress Jab
Bengaluru, July 5: With the Congress mocking the BJP-led NDA government over the proposed trade deal with the US, Union Minister Piyush Goyal on Saturday said India negotiates from a position of strength and not under deadlines. He also accused...

India negotiates from position of strength, not under deadlines: Piyush Goyal on US trade deal after Congress jab
Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal on Saturday said India negotiates from a position of strength and not under deadlines. He accused the Congress of "negotiating and signing agreements that were not in the national interest" during the UPA...

More than 250 Swiss companies sign CO2 reduction initiative
257 Swiss companies are members of the SBTi Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector Select your language Close English (US) English (British) Generated with artificial intelligence. Close Share A total of...

Moldova expands its presence in Switzerland by opening an honorary consulate in Zurich
0 The Honorary Consulate of the Republic of Moldova in Zurich, Switzerland, was inaugurated in the presence of members of the diplomatic and business community from the region. The State Secretary, Carolina Perebinos, emphasized that Switzerland...

Zurich Insurance Acquires Canadian Cyber Insurtech BOXX
Free Newsletter Get the hottest Fintech Switzerland News once a month in your Inbox Zurich Insurance Group (Zurich) has completed the acquisition of BOXX Insurance, a Toronto-based insurtech specialising in cyber insurance and risk management. The...

Robin Frijns ties the knot with Maike Katarina in Switzerland, here's all you need to know about his wife
Image credit: Robin Frijns/Instagram Image credit: Robin Frijns/Instagram Image credit: Robin Frijns/Instagram Image credit: Robin Frijns/Instagram Image credit: Robin Frijns/Instagram Robin Frijns tied the knot with his girlfriend Maike Katarina...

Switzerland’s next round of votes announced
Swiss voters will weigh in on three initiatives on 30 November 2025, the Federal Council announced on Tuesday. The proposals concern the introduction of universal civil service, a hefty inheritance tax to fund climate action, and expanded public...

India in active negotiations with over dozen countries for finalising bilateral investment treaties: Official
With India approaching to become the third-largest economy and a hub for global manufacturing, the government is taking a series of measures to further improve its investment regime that encourages investors. India is actively negotiating...

We negotiate from position of strength, not under deadlines: Piyush Goyal on U.S. trade deal after Congress jab
Union Minister Piyush Goyal. File photo: @PiyushGoyal via X With the Congress mocking the BJP-led NDA government over the proposed trade deal with the U.S., Union Minister Piyush Goyal on Saturday (July 5, 2025) said India negotiates from a...

Banking giant BBVA enables Bitcoin and Ethereum trading for its customers in Spain
TL;DR BBVA enabled the purchase, sale, and custody of Bitcoin and Ethereum for clients in Spain, operable exclusively with biometrics through its mobile app. The bank will manage asset custody internally without intermediaries, charging a 1.49%...

India does not negotiate under deadlines: Piyush Goyal on US trade talks
Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal on Saturday said India negotiates from a position of strength and not under deadlines. He accused the Congress of "negotiating and signing agreements that were not in the national interest" during the UPA...

Swiss Chalet has a casting call for super fans in Ontario to capture ‘the essence of Canadian summer’
Were you a Swiss Chalet household growing up? Even if you weren’t, chances are you’re quite familiar with the Canadian restaurant chain. Well, now’s your chance to get up from the dining table and be part of its summer photo shoot right here in...

Entrepreneur Stanislav Kondrashov Launches Stanislav Kondrashov Wagner Moura Series
(MENAFN- Pressat) Lugano, Switzerland, 4 July 2025 - Entrepreneur Stanislav Kondrashov has announced the launch of a new series of publications titled Stanislav Kondrashov Wagner Moura, an in-depth tribute to the renowned Brazilian actor Wagner...

Tariffs, Tensions, And Tumbling IPOs; Is Trump’s Trade War About To Sink Europe’s Market Mojo For Rest Of 2025?
Come July 9, the 90-day reprieve on Trump’s so-called reciprocal tariffs expires and if the EU and the U.S. can’t strike even a bare-bones agreement, then (we) are looking at tariffs of up to 50% on EU imports to America. And that is a huge bad...