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Pakistan’s exports to US increase 10.72pc in FY 2025: SBP
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s export of goods and services to the United States (US) witnessed an increase of 10.72 percent during the...
DG Valuation issues fresh customs values for solar inverters vide VR No2015/2025
KARACHI: Directorate General of Customs Valuation has released fresh customs values for imported solar inverters, aimed at ensuring a more...
FBR imposes Rs111b fine on solar import firms involved in ‘money laundering’
KARACHI:The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has imposed a record Rs111 billion penalty on several solar import companies involved in...
High-Level meeting on insulin imports and JV with Russia held
ISLAMABAD:Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Industries and Production Haroon Akhtar Khan on Wednesday said that the establishment...
SBP keeps policy rate unchanged at 11pc
KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has decided to maintain the policy rate at 11 percent, disappointing investors and...
IMF forecasts 3.6pc GDP growth for Pakistan in FY26
KARACHI: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has forecast Pakistan’s economic growth at 3.6% for the ongoing fiscal year 2025–26, falling...
PNSC receives LoIs from KPT & PQA for fleet enhancement initiatives
KARACHI:The Pakistan National Shipping Corporation (PNSC) has officially announced the receipt of Letters of Intent (LOIs) from Karachi Port Trust...
PM Shehbaz decides to continue remittances incentive scheme
KARACHI:PrimeMinister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has decided to continue the incentive scheme for the remittances of overseas Pakistanis to Pakistan. He...
SBP introduces easier bank account opening framework
KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has introduced a comprehensive framework to simplify the account opening process for individual...
FBR cancels Engro Fertilizer’s tax exemption, sparking industry backlash
KARACHI: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has cancelled the tax exemption certificate earlier granted to Engro Fertilizer Limited for...
Pakistan’s total liquid foreign reserves stand $19.92b
KARACHI: The total liquid foreign reserves of Pakistan stood at $19,917.5 million as of July 18, 2025 while the reserves...
SBP likely to cut interest rate at July 30 monetary policy meeting
KARACHI: A majority of financial market participants expect Pakistan's central bank to cut its key interest rate by 50 to...
S&P Global lifts Pakistan’s credit rating ‘B-‘ from ‘CCC+’, outlook stable
KARACHI: S&P Global raised Pakistan's sovereign credit rating to 'B-' from 'CCC+' and placed it on a 'stable' outlook, saying...
China to invest in Pakistan’s shipping sector, supply vessels
BEIJING: Pakistan and China have entered a new phase of maritime cooperation with the signing of a memorandum of understanding...
Launching ceremony of PNS Sahiwal Gun Boat held
KARACHI: Launching ceremony of PNS Sahiwal (Desig) Gun Boat was held at Karachi Shipyard & Engineering Works (KS&EW). PNS Sahiwal...
SBP awards banks for promoting financial literacy among farmers
KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan, Banking Services Corporation (SBP BSC) held an award ceremony to recognize top-performing banks for...
Pakistan-UAE trade surges to $10.1b in FY25
KARACHI: Bilateral trade between Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) surged to $10.1 billion in FY25, marking a 20.24%...
‘PortVerse’ launched to modernize maritime trade operations
KARACHI: Chief Executive Officer of Pakistan Single Window (PSW), Syed Aftab Haider has said that a state-of-the-art Maritime Single Window...
SBP issues MPC meetings calendar, announces to publish bi-annual Monetary Policy reports
KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan, releasing the full year advance calendar of Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meetings for Fiscal...
Pakistan launches first agri-infrastructure Sukuk with Rs2b funding
KARACHI: In a significant move for both Islamic finance and Pakistan’s agricultural sector, InfraZamin Pakistan, Sunridge Foods (Pvt) Limited, and...
