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PM Shehbaz commends team, nation for unlocking IMF deal, new $1.3bn climate fund

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday commended his team for unlocking the new $1.3 billion arrangement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), along with a successful first review of the ongoing 37-month bailout programme. The announcement from the global money lender came early Wednesday morning, saying that it had reached a staff-level agreement (SLA) with the Pakistani authorities.

Govt decides to consult all stakeholders on net metering policy after backlash

The government decided on Wednesday to broaden the scope of consultation on the Solar Net Metering Regulations approved by the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) and re-submit the recommendations to the federal cabinet after taking further feedback from all stakeholders following widespread backlash. The decision was taken in a meeting of the federal cabinet today.In a knee-jerk reaction to

Govt has second thoughts on changes to solar policy

After attracting flak for its move to reduce the buyback rate from Rs27 to Rs10 per unit, the government has decided to revisit its solar net metering policy by taking all stakeholders on board. In the weekly cabinet meeting, chaired by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday, the federal cabinet decided to broaden the scope of consultations on solar net metering regulations recently approve

Carbon levy on the cards after IMF funding secured

Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have agreed to introduce a new carbon levy, reduce electricity tariffs, increase water pricing, and open up the automobile sector to global trade under the Staff-Level Agreement (SLA), announced on Wednesday. “The IMF team has reached a SLA with the Pakistani autho­rities on the first review of the 37-month Extended Arran­gement under the Exten

PSX stages mild recovery after meltdown

After rece­iving a massive battering overnight, the Pakistan Sto­­ck Exchange (PSX) witnessed another highly volatile session on Tuesday but managed modest gains on selective value-hunting amid sharply lower volume. Topline Securities Ltd said the PSX experienced a volatile session attempting to recover from Monday’s sharp sell-off. The index initially strengthened, cli­mbing 464 points at its