3.4m added to list of Ehsaas beneficiaries
As Ehsaas — an umbrella of 20 programmes of social safety and welfare — has completed a fresh poverty survey...
ADB okays $235m for Shikarpur-Rajanpur road
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Friday approved a $235 million loan to upgrade a national highway considered crucial to...
Current account posts $773m deficit in July
Current account posted a $773-million deficit during the first month of the current fiscal year (FY22) due to a higher...
Foreign exchange: SBP reserves rise $3m to $17.6b
The foreign exchange reserves held by the central bank rose 0.01% on a weekly basis, according to data released by...
Banks to Provide Interest Free Loans Worth Rs. 82 Million to Deserving Students
Banks have approved an amount of Rs. 82.6 million as interest-free loans to deserving students for their studies within Pakistan....
Credit cards hard to get as plastic money gains foothold
Credit cards remain out of reach for most Pakistanis even though plastic cards of other kinds continue to gain a...
The world’s largest chipmaker has overtaken Tencent to become Asia’s most valuable company
The world’s largest chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has officially leapfrogged Chinese tech giant Tencent to become Asia’s most valuable firm. This has...
ADB approves $235m to upgrade Pakistan’s National Highway 55
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $235 million loan to upgrade the National Highway 55, locally referred to...
Govt fails to check surging food prices in three years
Amid positive economic indicators in the first three years of the PTI-led coalition government, a major concern for consumers has...
Airlift secures $85m in series B financing
Pakistan-based start-up - Airlift - has announced $85 million series B financing led by investors around the world and is...