Rs14.5bn – Is Pakistan about to record its biggest ever corporate real estate sales?

The sale of Regent Plaza to SIUT would be the biggest real estate purchase in Pakistan but only in rupee terms. 

‘Official’ gold rates have finally been released again. What took so long?

The development follows weeks of uncertainty, a crackdown, and people’s reluctance to buy or sell the precious commodity amid rupee appreciation

Is petrochemical set to be Pakistan’s next industry to watch? 

Pakistan is on the precipice of its first ever petrochemical policy 

Sundays possible price reduction raise fears of inventory losses for OMCs 

With the fortnightly price update on the horizon, OMCs have resorted to giving discounts for petrol and diesel  

PM Kakar prepares for China visit amidst supposed slowdown in CPEC expansion   

Pak-China likely to sign $6.67 billion worth agreement on ML-1 railway project during PM Kakar’s upcoming ‘VVIP’ visit to China

Slashed by Rs 41? No change at all? What could happen going into this week’s fortnightly fuel pricing decision 

Fuel prices are set to be assessed in the coming days. And while a significant reduction is possible, it might not happen for a number of reasons. 

Will Bank of Punjab’s lucrative offer be enough to attract dollars back into the banking system?

BoP is offering returns of up to 9% per annum on dollar term deposits, which are the same offered to those investing in Naya Pakistan Certificates.

Yes, deposits higher than Rs 0.5mn aren’t ‘protected’ and here’s why that’s not alarming

Despite the frenzy created by certain media reports, bank deposits above five lakh rupees are not, in fact, “unprotected.”

 Pakistan buys first LNG spot cargo since 2022  

PLL has bought a cargo from Vitol for $15.97/mmbtu 

How soaring prices, low agri demand, and import constraints set OMC sales back by three years

September's sales collapsed by ⅓ to put them at the industry’s lowest since March 2020 

Pakistan tightens control around Afghan Transit Trade; but why now?

Bans, processing fees, increased checks and bank guarantees slapped on Afghan imports
Cotton

The govt is awfully proud of this year’s cotton bumper crop. They shouldn’t be. 

Timely action against pest attacks has helped this year’s cotton crop but the bumper crop is just an anomaly caused by the international cotton market. 

Hyundai charges into battle with the Santa Fe. Who are they taking on?  

There is now a car in between the price points of the H6 HEV and the Fortuner, and it might just have found itself one of the most lucrative sweet spots in the market 

How did HUBCO earn its highest ever profit? 

Higher incomes from associated companies, a faltering Rs, and having your Thar based power plants come online make for a nice bottom line 

Govt expects $700mn from IMF under SBA

Additional $450 million and $250 million expected from World Bank and IDB respectively