This file photo taken on January 26, 2022, shows the seal for the International Monetary Fund in Washington, DC. — AFPKARACHI: Pakistan is facing...
A currency exchange agent counts US Dollars at his company in Iraq's southern city of Basra, on December 8, 2023. — AFPKARACHI: Remittances from...
The State Bank of Pakistan's old building in Karachi. — AFP/FileKARACHI: Pakistan is expected to see single-digit inflation for the first time in...
A man counts US dollars in a money exchange shop. — AFP/FileKARACHI: The repatriation of profits and dividends from foreign investments in...
A man holds both Pakistani rupees and the US dollar. — PPI/FileKARACHI: The six-month Karachi Interbank Offered Rate dropped to a 19-month low on...
A representational image showing a person counting US dollar notes. — AFP/File KARACHI: Inflows received through Roshan digital accounts ...
People standing outside the bank.—AFP/FileKARACHI: Deposits at banks increased by 19.1 per cent year-on-year to Rs30.6 trillion as of July 2024,...
A file photo of a person holding US dollar bills. — AFP/FileKARACHI: Pakistan’s current account deficit shrank in the first month of FY2025...
A man explores social media on a computer at an internet club in Islamabad. — Reuters/File KARACHI: Pakistani freelancers have expressed...
The external debt was at 32 percent of GDP in FY23
A man counts US dollars in a money exchange shop. — AFP/FileKARACHI: Pakistan’s government debt increased to Rs68.9 trillion in the last fiscal...
An employee counts Pakistani rupee notes at a bank in Peshawar on August 22, 2023. — ReutersKARACHI: The government’s borrowing from banks...
A currency exchange agent counts US Dollars at his company in Iraq's southern city of Basra, on December 8, 2023. — AFPKARACHI: Pakistan’s...
A man holds both Pakistani rupees and the US dollar. — PPI/FileKARACHI: The Karachi Interbank Offered Rate reached an 18-month low on Thursday,...
A person counting Pakistani currency note. — AFP/FileKARACHI: Pakistan must consider using its domestic payment system to facilitate cross-border...
US dollar notes can be seen in this image. — AFP/FileKARACHI: Pakistan needs to repay $24.8 billion in external debt during the current fiscal...
Fitch Ratings has upgraded Pakistan’s credit rating to CCC+, citing reduced external funding risks
A currency dealer counts US dollars at a shop in Karachi. — AFP/FileKARACHI: The repatriation of profits and dividends from foreign investments in...
A money changer counts Pakistan's currency at a market in Karachi. — AFP/fileKARACHI: Yields on market Treasury Bills fell on Wednesday due to...
World Bank, in collaboration with International Monetary Fund, is offering technical assistance to assess Pakistan’s digital currency framework
State Bank of Pakistan building seen in this image. — AFP/fileKARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan is widely expected to cut its key interest rate...
A teller flicks through a bundle of US dollars at an exchange office on July 20, 2023. — AFPKARACHI: Pakistan’s current account deficit in the...
A money changer counts Pakistan's currency at a market in Karachi. — AFP/FileKARACHI: Foreign investment in Pakistan’s short-term government...
The State Bank of Pakistan building in Karachi. — The SBP website/fileKARACHI: Bank lending to the private sector increased by 77 per cent in the...
Standard Chartered PLC Group Chief Executive Officer Bill Winters.— LindekIn@billthomaswinters/file KARACHI: Standard Chartered PLC Group Chief...
On June 10, the State Bank of Pakistan cut its benchmark interest rate by 150 basis points, to 20.5 percent.
A person counts US dollars in a money exchange in Karachi. — AFP/FileKARACHI: Remittances sent by Pakistani citizens working abroad saw a notable...
State Bank of Pakistan building. — AFP/FileKARACHI: This Eidul Azha saw a significant shift towards digital transactions in Pakistan’s cattle...
A trader counts Pakistani rupee notes at a currency exchange booth in Peshawar, Pakistan December 3, 2018. — ReutersKARACHI: Pakistan’s...
In June, Pakistan’s inflation accelerated for the first time in six months as energy costs increased
In this file photo taken on April 22, 2022 US dollar coins and banknotes are seen displayed on a table, in London. — AFPKARACHI: Pakistan’s...
This image taken on January 13, 2024, shows Pakistani currency notes of thousands. — reporterKARACHI: The total amount of money circulating in...
An employee counts Pakistani rupee notes at a bank in Peshawar, on August 22, 2023. — ReutersKARACHI: The Pakistani rupee rose by 2.8 per cent...
SMEs are lifeline of country’s economy, providing employment to 80 percent of non-agricultural workforce
A foreign currency dealer counts US dollar notes at a currency market in Karachi on July 19, 2022. — AFPKARACHI: Repatriation of profits and...
Two persons can be seen holding notes of Pakistani currency Rupee in their hands. — AFP/FileKARACHI: The government borrowed Rs7.766tr from banks...
A representational image showing stacks of Rs5,000 and Rs1,000 notes. — AFP/FileKARACHI: Bank loans outstanding to small and medium enterprises ...
A foreign currency dealer counts US dollar notes at a currency market in Karachi on July 19, 2022. — AFPKARACHI: Pakistan’s foreign direct...
This Image shows US dollar banknotes. — AFP/FileKARACHI: Pakistan’s current account swung to the red in May, mainly due to a jump in the...
A currency dealer counts US dollars at a shop. — AFP/FileKARACHI: Foreign currency inflows received through the Roshan Digital Account surged to...
Experts have mixed reactions, with some pointing out both positives and negatives of the budget
People wait for their turn to withdraw money outside a bank in Islamabad. —AFP/FileKARACHI: Pakistan’s federal budget has announced no...
A man holds both Pakistani rupees and the US dollar. — PPI/FileKARACHI: The six-month Karachi interbank offered rate fell to its lowest level in...
PM Shehbaz chairs NEC meeting ahead of federal budget 2024-25
The State Bank of Pakistan building in Karachi. — SBP website/FileKARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan expects that the foreign exchange reserves...
Pakistan received $27.1 billion in remittances from its citizens working abroad, representing an 8 percent annual increase
A foreign currency dealer counts US dollar notes at a currency market in Karachi on July 19, 2022. — AFPKARACHI: Pakistan's government debt rose...
A foreign currency dealer counts US dollars at a shop in Karachi on March 2, 2023. — OnlineKARACHI: Bank lending to the private sector increased...
On June 7, the government will unveil the budget for the fiscal year 2024-25
A representational image of Faysal Bank building in Karachi. — Reporter/FileKARACHI: Ithmaar Holding has decided to sell off a portion of its...
