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LAHORE: The government has rolled out relief measures for the real estate sector to revive investment and restore market confidence, even as Pakistan faces an urgent need to shift from unchecked horizontal expansion of cities to vertical urban development, said Federal Parliamentary Secretary for Planning and Development Hafiz Mian Muhammad Nauman. Speaking at a seminar organised by the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) on Saturday, Nauman said the construction and real estate sectors are linked with around 70 industries and play a pivotal role in employment generation. LCCI President Faheemur Rehman Saigol, who chaired the event, welcomed the…

“The sale of ContiTech marks the beginning of a new era as a pure-play tire manufacturer,” said Continental CEO Christian Kötz, adding: “As announced, our shareholders will participate in the proceeds from the sale. We will also continue to improve our solid capital structure.”“ContiTech is a well-positioned industrial company with outstanding technological capabilities and extensive expertise in materials, making it one of the leading providers in its industries. We are convinced of ContiTech’s significant potential. As a global investor with a track record in the industrials sector, we look forward to working closely with the management team and employees around…

Shiba Inu is back in demand following the broader crypto market resurgence that has sparked renewed interest among investors across the space. While Shiba Inu has also mimicked the bullish trend, its exchange activity has seen a dramatic surge over the last 24 hours as traders appear to be actively buying the asset. 62 Million $SHIB in demand Per data provided by crypto analytics platform CryptoQuant, the Shiba Inu exchange netflow has surged by more than 37% over the last 24 hours. The surge represents larger participation in buying activities across exchanges that support the asset, over transactions with potential…

Mirae Asset TIGER200 Covered Call 5% OTM ETF – Equity – Derivatives announces Monthly dividend, payable on July 02, 2026 marketscreener.com Source link

By Chiu Chun-fu and Jake Chung / Staff reporter, with staff writer Prosecutors are seeking the detention of Johnny Chen (陳卿翊), the alleged head of a ticket scalping ring, over accusations that he used bots to illegally secure concert tickets in contravention of the Development of the Cultural and Creative Industries Act (文化創意產業發展法).The tixCraft system, used for the purchase of concert tickets online, employs dual modes of identity verification — requiring buyers to provide a copy of their national ID and their birth name, which must be the same as on the ID. The operators of the tixCraft system last…

In its latest gold appraisal, industry body the World Gold Council says the performance of the gold price in the first half of this year has underscored a sensitivity to shifting macroeconomic conditions, geopolitical risk and investor sentiment, while highlighting the growing influence of global, particularly Asian, demand. In the council’s ‘Gold Mid-Year Outlook 2026: Point break’ report, authors Juan Carlos Artigas, Taylor Burnette and Dr Fergus O’Connor have highlighted that the price of gold soared to record highs in January, crossing above $5 500/oz before dipping to below $4 000/oz in late June. Down roughly 7% since January, gold…

WHAT is a mixed-ecology church? I began briefly researching the term “mixed ecology” to understand where it comes from, as it is being prescribed as the normative ecclesiology for our Church. To my surprise, a definition proved elusive. There is much written and understood about what a mixed-ecology church does, but not what the term actually means.Research suggests that the description “mixed-ecology” transitioned from “mixed- economy”. Contrary to popular perceptions, however, they mean two different things.The mixed economy is a type of capitalist economic model, with a few bits of socialism thrown in. Predominantly, it is about utility maximisation, and…

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Leader of the Opposition MK Yair Lapid says that Israel should have bombed Iran’s oil and energy infrastructure during the recent war with the Islamic Republic, and that the government had made a mistake in refraining from such attacks. “I would have bombed all the main energy installations, all the oil fields,” the Yesh Atid leader says during an interview on Channel 12’s “Meet the Press.” “If you want to topple the Iranian government, you need to take out the Iranian economy, and afterwards the next [Iranian] government would need to build it again from scratch over years,” Lapid continues,…

Ripple’s CTO Emeritus, David Schwartz, has joined in on a fresh debate about crypto network fees after an old $XRP discussion resurfaced, sparking reactions across the $XRP community. The debate was triggered by a fresh post from the same X user who issued the 2024 $XRP commentary that referenced a Forbes article discussing Ripple’s and $XRP’s early vision to offer low-cost payment solutions. David discusses crypto network fees The post, which looked back at Ripple’s growth journey, pointed at how early blockchain leaders Jed McCaleb, Arthur Britto, and David Schwartz envisioned $XRP as part of a new financial system focused…