ISLAMABAD: According to sources, an International Monetary Fund (IMF) group will come in Pakistan on May 10 to have decisive negotiations with the federal administration. A group from the international banking organisation will visit Pakistan for ten days to meet with Pakistani officials. The IMF delegation will also meet withRead More →

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – The National Electric Electricity Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) raised the power rate by Rs2.86 on Friday as part of the monthly fuel adjustment. According to the notification published by NEPRA, the price of electricity has been increased in the context of the March fuel adjustment, which is stillRead More →

KARACHI: PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) believes that Pakistan will achieve exceptional growth rates over the next three decades, overtaking industrialised nations such as Canada and Italy to become the world’s 16th largest economy by 2050 in a new report. The consultancy firm produced its first ‘World in 2050’ report in March 2006,Read More →

Pakistan’s liquid foreign reserves fell by $115 million in the week ending April 30, 2022, representing a 0.7 percent drop week on week.According to the SBP weekly report issued on Friday, the country’s total liquid foreign exchange reserves fell by $115 million (-0.7 percent) on April 30, 2022, to $16.553Read More →

Salman Iqbal, the owner of the ARY Group, has emerged as an aspirational investor in the loss-making Summit Bank.After rescinding his proposal to invest in the telecom industry, which eventually ended after lengthy discussions between ARY and WorldCall, the broadcaster has chosen to try his luck in the banking sector.Read More →

During the first 10 months (July-April) of the current fiscal year, 2021-22, the country’s trade imbalance set an all-time high, increasing by 64.79 percent.According to Pakistan Bureau of Statistics figures, the trade imbalance reached $39.264 billion in 2020-21, up from $23.826 billion in the previous year (PBS). According to theRead More →

KARACHI, Pakistan – The Pakistani rupee (PKR) lost 41 paisas versus the US dollar in Thursday’s interbank session, breaking its winning run. According to the statistics, the currency finished the deal at PKR 185.87 per USD, up from PKR 185.45 per USD yesterday. Meanwhile, the local stock market was inRead More →