The government mobilised Rs973.8 billion through the auction of Pakistan Investment Bonds (PIBs) on Wednesday, reflecting strong investor interest despite expectations of steady rates in the near term. According to results released by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), bids worth Rs1.44 trillion were received against various maturities, including two-year, three-year, five-year, 10-year and 15-y
Pakistan aims to enhance bilateral trade with Egypt to $2 billion from the current $232 million, as both countries explore stronger economic ties under the "Look Africa" policy. The target was outlined during Egyptian Ambassador Dr Ihab Abdelhamid's visit to the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) on Wednesday. According to a statement, LCCI President Faheemur Rehman Saigol said t
Pakistan has prepared a comprehensive market entry package for Malaysia to achieve the export target of $200 million. The action plan was submitted during a meeting of the Prime Minister's Committee on Meat Exports to Malaysia. Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Industries and Production Haroon Akhtar Khan chaired the meeting. Four working groups, established earlier under the committee
Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb emphasised that Pakistan must align competitiveness with sustainability and innovation with inclusion to secure its economic future, as he addressed the opening day of the 9th edition of The Future Summit (TFS) – a well-known thought leadership platform. Speaking at the event, co-hosted by Nutshell Group and the National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) in strategic pa
After initial buying momentum, the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed a downward trend on Thursday, with the benchmark KSE-100 Index losing nearly 1,200 points during intra-day trading. The market opened on a positive note but soon came under selling pressure, leading to a broad-based pullback as trading progressed. At 10:50am, the benchmark index was hovering at 158,406.27, a decrease