Amjad Saqib, Pakistani microfinance pioneer wins Asia’s ‘Nobel Prize’
On Tuesday, Muhammad Amjad Saqib, a microfinance pioneer from Pakistan who created an interest-free microfinance program to help underprivileged families...
Overseas Pakistanis allowed direct investment in companies through Roshan Digital Account
The State Bank of Pakistan on Tuesday allowed overseas Pakistanis to directly invest into the shares of companies in Pakistan...
Fuel prices likely to go down by up to Rs5 per litre
Consumers may get some relief as the petroleum division has recommend a reduction in prices of fuel by up to...
PM reviews measures to reduce prices of essential commodities
Prime Minister Imran Khan directed chief secretaries on Monday to take all measures to ensure stability in the prices of...
Pakistan’s local mobile phone production overshoots imports
On Thursday, according to the data released by the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority showed that the country manufactured 12.27 million mobile...
Rising current account deficit, imports pose threat to economy
Pakistan’s economic managers on Wednesday noted rising international commodity prices, higher import bill and current account deficit (CAD) as key...
Tarin says industrial input must be at affordable prices
Federal Minister for Finance Shaukat Tarin on Tuesday stressed the need for providing industrial inputs, such as cement and steel,...
PayPal launches its cryptocurrency service in the UK
On Monday, The US online payments giant would let British customers buy, hold and sell digital currencies, starting this week. It...
Oil, ghee manufacturers agree to reduce prices
The Pakistan Vanaspati Manufacturers Association (PVMA) has agreed in principle to take measures in the next couple of days to...
IMF’s historic funding takes effect, $2.7bn for Pakistan
The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) largest-ever allocation of $650 billion in Special Drawing Rights (SDR) became effective on Monday and...