SBP Prepares for Crucial Monetary Policy Meeting Next Week (Rate cuts?)

By Manik Aftab ⏐ 7 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The SBP monetary policy meeting has been scheduled for Monday, May 5, 2025, with growing anticipation of a potential interest rate cut, according to local…

Poultry Firms Fined Rs150m for WhatsApp Price Fixing

By Huma Ishfaq ⏐ 7 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has imposed a hefty Rs150 million fine on eight leading poultry hatcheries for colluding to inflate chick prices a…

PSX Bloodbath continues as Indian Attack’s Fear grows

By Huma Ishfaq ⏐ 7 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed a severe drop on Wednesday morning, with the KSE-100 index losing over 2,500 points as fears of an impending…

World Bank grants $108M for Roads & Tourism in KPK

By Huma Ishfaq ⏐ 7 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

ISLAMABAD: The World Bank has greenlit an additional $108 million in financing for two significant development initiatives in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP). These include the Rural…

IMF Executive Board Will Review Pakistan’s $7B Loan Program on This Date

By Manik Aftab ⏐ 7 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

ISLAMABAD: The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is scheduled to meet on May 9, 2025, to consider Pakistan’s first review under the…

PSX Plunges 1,400 Points Amid Rising Pakistan-India Tensions

By Huma Ishfaq ⏐ 7 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

Bears firmly gripped the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Monday, reversing the morning’s short-lived optimism into sharp losses by the session’s close. Rising tensions between…

Saving or Losing? 10,000 PKR in 2020 Is Now Just 4,386 PKR

By Huma Ishfaq ⏐ 7 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

Pakistan’s savings culture faces significant challenges, mainly due to inflation, low interest rates, and limited financial literacy. Despite the growing popularity of digital currencies like…

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Indus Motor Financial Results 2025 Show 76% Surge in Profitability

By Manik Aftab ⏐ 7 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Indus Motor Company Limited (PSX: INDU) has posted an impressive rise of over 75% in profitability for the nine-month period ending March 31, 2025. According…

Pakistan Set to Achieve $4 Billion in IT Exports for FY25: P@SHA

By Manik Aftab ⏐ 7 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

KARACHI: Muhammad Umair Nizam, Senior Vice Chairman of the Pakistan Software Houses Association (P@SHA), has announced that information technology has become Pakistan’s fastest-growing export industry.…

IMF Concerned for Pakistan’s Trade Outlook Amid India Tensions

By Manik Aftab ⏐ 7 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has voiced concern over Pakistan’s trade outlook, warning that ongoing global tariff wars and rising tensions with India could impact…

114 Million Unbanked and Just 18% Digitally Active: What’s Holding Pakistan Back?

By Tech Desk ⏐ 7 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

Pakistan continues to face significant challenges in achieving financial inclusion and expanding digital payment adoption, as highlighted in a recent World Bank report. The report…

NBP’s Q1 Profit Soars to Rs. 21B, But Core Woes Continue

By Manik Aftab ⏐ 7 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

KARACHI: The National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) has posted a 125% year-on-year increase in its profit for CY25, reaching PKR 21.88 billion in Q1. While…

SBP Pak Reserves Fall by $367 Million Due to Debt Repayments

By Manik Aftab ⏐ 8 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

KARACHI: The SBP Pak reserves took another hit this week, declining by $367 million to settle at $10.205 billion, the central bank reported on Thursday.…

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