Pakistan posts sharpest drop in sovereign default risk, ranks second globally

Credit Default Swap (CDS)-implied data shows investor confidence rising amid macroeconomic stabilisation and IMF-backed reforms

Pakistan considers demolishing Roosevelt Hotel for skyscraper amid IMF asset restructuring

Options include joint venture, retaining hotel, or building skyscraper; advisers to be appointed after bids from seven firms

PSX to maintain upward momentum following IMF review, minimal flood impact, and improved credit ratings: report

Investor sentiment is expected to further improve on the likelihood of foreign portfolio and direct investment flows, AKD Securities forecasts

Pakistan set to secure over $1bn tranche from IMF despite fiscal and provincial slippages: report

Policy-level talks focus on flood relief adjustments, provincial cash surpluses, and power sector circular debt

IMF likely to allow Rs500 billion within-budget adjustments for flood impact: report

Fund resists easing primary surplus target; Punjab committed to Rs740bn cash surplus if FBR meets Rs14.1tn target; flood rehabilitation may require budget reprioritisation

PCAA suspends Serene Air’s operating licence over safety and fleet failures

Financial troubles, grounded fleet push Serene Air off Pakistan’s skies

PIA set to resume UK flights after four-year suspension

National carrier gains final UK permit; Manchester to be first destination before expansion to Birmingham and London

IMF seeks briefing on $7.7bn Reko Diq project as Pakistan nears financial close: report

Move marks an expansion of the Fund’s oversight from balance-of-payments support to major national projects; briefing, initially scheduled for this week, has been shifted to next week 

FBR imposes 40% regulatory duty on commercial import of used vehicles

Scheme allows import of vehicles under five years old until June 2026, subject to EDB safety and quality standards

ECC approves SRO to amend B2B Barter Trade Mechanism with Iran, Afghanistan, Russia

Committee eases restrictions, allowing private consortia, simultaneous import-export, and alignment with general export-import policy

Pakistan’s Q1 FY26 exports fall to $7.6 billion, trade deficit rises to $16.97 billion

September exports at $2.5bn, imports $5.84bn, trade deficit $3.34bn; Q1 slowdown driven by textile slump, services exports up 11.7%

SBP to route all government payments through Raast by end of FY26

Rs3.5bn subsidy approved for Raast P2M QR payments to boost digital transactions and financial inclusion

Cement sector records 16% growth in first quarter FY25

Domestic demand drives surge as exports show mixed trend

Solar-powered farming is digging Pakistan into a water catastrophe

Around 650,000 solar-powered tube wells drive increased irrigation, expanding fields of thirsty rice crops

Procter & Gamble to discontinue business in Pakistan as part of global restructuring

Procter & Gamble announces business discontinuation in Pakistan, Gillette Pakistan to assess de-listing from PSX