Monitoring Report

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Private sector credit jumps Rs412 billion as deposits grow and currency in circulation declines by Rs27 billion to Rs10.92 trillion

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Move aimed at strengthening debt management and diversifying external funding sources; Government launches global roadshows, targets over 100 long-term overseas investors to attract stable foreign funding

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Investments seen as critical to meeting NDC 3.0 goals as ESG reporting and green taxonomy take centre stage; estimate shared at OICCI session on Pakistan Green Taxonomy and ESG disclosures, highlighting scale of financing needed for climate targets

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PM Shehbaz Sharif chairs meeting; committees tasked to examine proposals

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Industrial curtailments, RLNG arrangements stabilise pressures across Karachi

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President holds talks with King Hamad to deepen bilateral, defence and economic ties

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Deputy PM says growth will remain elusive without institutional stability beyond political cycles

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Frozen desserts misrepresented as ice cream, tribunal rules

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FBR amends tax rules to integrate taxpayers from AJK and G-B, with a new verification process for tax compliance.

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Move threatens to disrupt Pakistan’s bilateral trade with Iran, which is valued at around $3 billion annually

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ECC forms committee to negotiate settlement amid threat of international arbitration over unpaid dues and stalled $250 million investment

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Routine cargo inspection at Torkham leads to the discovery of arms; an FIR filed and further investigations underway