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Pakistan, China cross-border investment fund

Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) CEO Farrukh H Sabzwari highlighted the Pakistan-China cross-border Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF) initiative as one of the most promising developments in the country's capital market. "These agreements will enable us to take the next step toward the joint launch of cross-border ETFs," he said, noting that groundwork for the collaboration had already been laid. Speak

Second US crude oil cargo arrives

The second US crude cargo has landed in Pakistan, opening a new area of cooperation between Pakistan and the United States (US). Pakistan has traditionally imported oil from the Middle East, with Saudi Arabia being the largest crude oil exporter to the country. The arrival of the second US crude oil cargo at Cnergyico's Single Point Mooring (SPM) marks another milestone in Pakistan's energy and

Pakistan paid $2.7b in interest to IMF alone. Can it ever break free?

Pakistan's growing foreign debt burden continues to weigh heavily on the national economy, with the country paying billions of dollars annually in interest to international lenders, mainly the International Monetary Fund (IMF). According to the Pakistan Industrial and Traders Association Front (PIAF), Pakistan has paid the equivalent of $2.69 billion in interest under various IMF programmes, in

Quarterly gas price revisions likely

The government is set to give the go-ahead to switch over to a new model of quarterly gas price notifications instead of the current six monthly announcements of tariff revisions. The new proposed mechanism for the gas sector is in line with the model followed in the power sector and is designed to give a boost to the financial health of public gas utilities and tackle the challenge of mounting

PTA initiates licensing of VPN service providers

The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has commenced the licensing of virtual private network (VPN) service providers under the reinstated Class Value Added Services (CVAS-Data) licensing regime. “This initiative aims to streamline the provision of secure and lawful VPN services in Pakistan while ensuring compliance with national regulations and data security standards,” PTA said in a s