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Government Targets Rs. 2 Trillion SME Financing by June 2028
The federal government has set a target to increase financing for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to Rs. 2 trillion by June 2028, as lending…
PSX Extends Losses as KSE-100 Falls Nearly 400 Points
Selling pressure continued at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Wednesday as renewed tensions in the Middle East weighed on investor sentiment and pushed the…
Government Retires Rs. 2.02 Trillion Debt in One Week
The federal government retired Rs. 2.02 trillion in debt during the week ended August 28, 2026, according to weekly estimates released by the State Bank…
SBP Spends Rs. 29.6 Billion on Currency Note Printing in FY26
The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) spent Rs. 29.6 billion on printing currency notes during fiscal year 2025-26, an increase from Rs. 27.8 billion recorded…
Oil Prices Cross $100 as US-Iran War Escalates
Global oil prices climbed above $100 a barrel on Wednesday, reaching the highest level since July, as escalating military tensions between the United States and…
Pakistan’s Remittances Rise 17% to $3.66 Billion in August 2026
Pakistan received $3.66 billion in workers’ remittances in August 2026, marking a 17 percent increase compared with $3.14 billion recorded in August 2025, according to…
Pensioners Must Verify Every 6 Months or Lose Payments, Finance Ministry Warns
The Ministry of Finance has overhauled pension disbursement procedures nationwide, scrapping the decades-old paper verification system in favour of mandatory digital authentication through NADRA. A…
World Bank Flags Pakistan’s $69M Digital Economy Enhancement Project
The World Bank recently flagged significant implementation gaps in Pakistan’s Digital Economy Enhancement Project (DEEP). According to newly reviewed documents, the project suffers from severely…
Pakistan Supercharges Export Financing with PKR 1,500B Boost & New Digital Portal
Recently, the Government of Pakistan took a major step to accelerate export-led economic growth. The government introduced significant measures to expand access to affordable short-term…
Gold and Silver Prices Slightly Drop as Market Opens Today
Stalled US-Iran negotiations currently ignite massive volatility in precious metals. President Trump recently demanded historical conflict compensation from Tehran. This demand effectively freezes ongoing peace…
No More Office Visits: MCI Digitises Business Licences
Metropolitan Corporation Islamabad (MCI) has fully digitised its municipal licence services, eliminating manual processing and allowing applicants to secure permits and make payments online without…
Government Announces Another Increase in Petrol and Diesel Prices
The federal government has announced another increase in the prices of petrol and high-speed diesel (HSD), with the new rates taking effect amid continued daily…
