Pakistan’s inflation rate for July is expected to clock in between 3.0% and 3.5% year-on-year, compared with 11.09% recorded in July 2024, according to projections by Topline Securities and Sherman Securities.
Month-on-month inflation is projected to increase by 2.2%, largely driven by a surge in food prices.
Topline Securities estimates that...
Pakistan’s foreign debt inflows surged to $12.4 billion in FY25, largely due to a last-minute $3.4bn commercial borrowing from foreign banks to meet an International Monetary Fund (IMF) benchmark, according to the Economic Affairs Division (EAD) report released on Tuesday.
The EAD data showed that almost 43pc of the total...
Pakistan’s trade deficit with nine neighbouring countries expanded by 29.42 per cent in FY25, rising to $12.297 billion compared to $9.502bn in the preceding year.
Exports registered notable growth to Bangladesh, Afghanistan, and Sri Lanka, largely attributed to recent shifts in the regional political landscape. However, trade relations with these...
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Tuesday conducted a detailed review of audit objections related to the Ministry of Energy, with a focus on independent power producers (IPPs), rising electricity costs, incomplete development schemes and excessive load-shedding.
Officials from the Central Power Purchasing Agency (CPPA-G) briefed the committee on a...
The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has announced that it will begin publishing a Monetary Policy Report (MPR) on a biannual basis to provide a clearer assessment of the impact of its policy decisions.
The central bank has also released the advance schedule of Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meetings for...
Pakistan Stock Exchange surged on Tuesday as investor sentiment strengthened. Confidence rose after a meeting between business leaders and Field Marshal Asim Munir coupled with the government’s Senate majority win further eased political uncertainty.
The benchmark KSE-100 Index surged by 1,202 points or 0.87 percent to close at 139,419.62 points,...
Amid rapid digitisation and modernisation of banking in Pakistan, the number of complaints lodged by customers has surged, reflecting growing concerns over service quality and fraud.
The Banking Mohtasib Pakistan provided monetary relief of Rs882.25 million to customers by resolving 16,006 complaints during the first half of 2025 (January to...
The outflow of profits and dividends on foreign investment remained tightly controlled in FY25, totalling $2.219 billion — only slightly higher than the $2.15bn recorded in FY24, despite notable improvements in Pakistan’s external account and broader economic indicators.
According to data released by the State Bank on Monday, the restrained...
Volatility was observed at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX), with the benchmark KSE-100 Index swaying in both directions before closing with a loss of nearly 400 points on Monday.
At close, the KSE-100 Index settled at 138,217.58 level, a decrease of 379.78 points or 0.27%.
“The market remained range-bound throughout the...
Pakistan’s current account balance posted a surplus of $2.1 billion in the fiscal year 2024-25 (FY25), according to data issued by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Friday.
This is the first time in 14 years that the country has managed to post a current account surplus for the...
