Chinese investors have complained about the lack of ease of doing business and the bureaucratic hurdles. Sources told The Express Tribune that those issues were raised by the Chinese investors and the ambassador during recent meetings with the special assistant to the prime minister (SAPM). They voiced concern over high utility bills, calling them an obstacle to investment in Pakistan. The o
The government on Monday predicted that the inflation barometer would rise to 6% in the current month due to floods and closure of Pak-Afghan border, the two temporary factors that the central bank also cited to keep its policy rate unchanged. Flood-related supply disruptions and temporary border closures have put upward pressure on prices of a few essential commodities and inflation is expecte
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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif met Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Monday ahead of the Ninth Edition of the Future Investment Initiative (FII9) in Riyadh. The premier, visiting Saudi Arabia at the invitation of the crown prince, is leading a high-level Pakistani delegation during the trip. The delegation includes Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, Finance Minister
The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Monday decided to keep the key interest rate unchanged at 11 per cent as policymakers weighed the impact of recent floods and higher food prices on inflation. “The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) decided to keep the policy rate unchanged at 11 per cent in its meeting held on October 27, 2025,” the SBP announced in a post on social media platform X. A monet