SBP foreign exchange reserves rise by $27 million, reaching $14.55 billion

Total liquid reserves stand at $19.74 billion, with commercial banks holding $5.19 billion in net reserves

ADB okays $330m for Pakistan transmission upgrade to carry 3,200MW clean power

Project includes 500kV, 290km line and grid upgrades for Islamabad and Faisalabad load centres

Pakistan secures $2.29 billion in foreign assistance in first quarter of FY26

Multilateral loans reach $1.11 billion; bilateral inflows $449.9 million; Naya Pakistan Certificates investments total $541.6 million

FBR rejects Chinese tile makers’ plea to remove cameras, cites Rs30bn annual tax evasion in sector

Senate panel told cameras will remain installed as FBR reports evasion of Rs76 billion in sugar, Rs102 billion in cement, and Rs30 billion in tiles

Retail investors fuel Pakistan’s stock market rally as KSE-100 climbs 40pc in 2025: report

New trading accounts jump to 36,000 in September quarter as returns attract small investors

Industrial activity shows signs of recovery with 4.08% LSM growth in first quarter

September growth reaches 2.69% on strength from autos and cement; food, textile and petroleum segments post mixed results

IMF urges Pakistan to publish SIFC’s annual report with full details of facilitated investments

Governance and Corruption Diagnostic Assessment flags systemic risks and urges adoption of 15-point reform plan with tighter parliamentary fiscal controls

Shield seeks exit from PSX citing low liquidity and annual losses

Board cites consecutive annual losses as reasons for voluntary delisting; sponsors to buy out minority shareholders

Standard Chartered, IFC launch $400 million facility to expand trade and working-capital financing in Pakistan

New programme doubles earlier $200m facility to boost exporters and major corporations

Pakistan’s trade deficit widens 39% to $12.7bn in July–October as exports drop and imports rise

Food exports fall 35% with rice down 46%; textile shipments inch up 4% while petroleum imports climb over 10%.

Cloudflare outage disrupts services for major websites across the globe

Several local and international platforms, including X, ChatGPT experience over an hour of downtime due to global network issues

Govt presses fertiliser firms to clear Rs450bn GIDC dues as ECC reviews gas allocation plan

ECC seeks mechanism to keep urea prices stable while debating RLNG handling, gas supply from Ghazij/Shinwarz field, and overdue GIDC payments

Balochistan, KP face highest vulnerability in Pakistan’s first District Vulnerability Index

Report reveals disparity in development with Balochistan home to 17 of the 20 most vulnerable districts

SBP limits foreign currency transactions to digital channels to curb illegal dollar flow

Central bank’s new directive aims to strengthen anti-money laundering controls and support stability ahead of Pakistan’s crypto adoption plans

Pakistan achieves record $386 million in IT exports for October 2025

IT exports for 4MFY26 reach $1.4 billion, showing a 20% YoY increase; October daily exports average $16.78 million, up slightly from September