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Pakistan inflation set to ease sharply in August: Report
August 19, 2025
Pakistan inflation set to ease sharply in August: Report
Pakistan’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) for August 2025 is expected to clock in between 3.75–4.25Pc year-on-year, marking a sharp slowdown…
Pakistan, Sweden explore new avenues for trade, investment
August 19, 2025
Pakistan, Sweden explore new avenues for trade, investment
Federal Minister for Commerce Jam Kamal Khan on Monday met with Sweden’s Ambassador to Pakistan, Alexandra Berg von Linde, to…
Pakistan-Iran agree to transform trade relations
August 19, 2025
Pakistan-Iran agree to transform trade relations
ISLAMABAD: Minister for National Food Security and Research Rana Tanveer Hussain led a delegation at the high-level Ministerial Meeting on…
Capital market development key to sustainable economic growth: SBP governor
August 19, 2025
Capital market development key to sustainable economic growth: SBP governor
KARACHI: The Governor State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), Jameel Ahmad, Monday, underscored the importance of well-developed, deep and diversified capital…
Chinese firm strikes energy storage deal with Pakistan’s IEC to tackle outages
August 19, 2025
Chinese firm strikes energy storage deal with Pakistan’s IEC to tackle outages
BEIJING: At this year’s China International Energy Storage Exhibition, Chinese battery giant Hithium announced a landmark partnership with Pakistan’s The…
PSX surges past 150,000 for first time following Fitch bank rating boost
August 19, 2025
PSX surges past 150,000 for first time following Fitch bank rating boost
KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed a historic milestone on Tuesday as the benchmark index crossed the 150,000 mark…
Oil edges lower as market ponders potential Russia-Ukraine peace talks
August 19, 2025
Oil edges lower as market ponders potential Russia-Ukraine peace talks
Oil prices slipped in early Asian trade on Tuesday as market participants contemplated planned three-way talks among Russia, Ukraine and…
Fitch Ratings forecasts Pakistan’s GDP growth to reach 3.5pc by 2027 as inflation eases
August 18, 2025
Fitch Ratings forecasts Pakistan’s GDP growth to reach 3.5pc by 2027 as inflation eases
Pakistan’s banks are set to benefit from better opportunities to generate business volumes due to improving operating conditions amid receding…
WB assesses $195m power distribution project ‘moderately satisfactory’
August 18, 2025
WB assesses $195m power distribution project ‘moderately satisfactory’
The World Bank has assessed Pakistan’s $195 million Electricity Distribution Efficiency Improvement Project as “moderately satisfactory,” citing slow disbursements but…
Efforts to be made for reducing tax burden on salaried class: FinMin Aurangzeb
August 18, 2025
Efforts to be made for reducing tax burden on salaried class: FinMin Aurangzeb
KARACHI: Federal Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb said on Monday that the government’s role is not to do business, but to…