On Wednesday, August 5, an ordinary trading session on the Pakistan Stock Exchange quietly turned extraordinary. Bank of Punjab's counter, which had spent weeks drifting in a tight, unremarkable band, suddenly came alive, buyers piling in at nearly double the stock's normal turnover. By Thursday, the volume had almost tripled. By Friday, the stock was printing fresh highs. Nobody outside a s
Market Data and Economic Indicators
Pakistan received workers' remittances of $3.63bn in July 2026, up 4.5% from $3.47bn in June 2026, and up 13% on a yearly basis from $3.21bn in July 2025, according to the latest data released by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP). On a historic one month basis, total remittances came in at $3.63bn, up from $3.21bn in SPLY. Saudi Arabia retained the top position as the largest contributor to w
Pakistan and the United States moved to deepen commercial ties as Ambassador Rizwan Saeed Sheikh engaged key business leaders across Chicagoland to promote bilateral trade, commercial partnerships, and greater U.S. investment in Pakistan, with particular focus on the high-potential mineral and surgical instrument sectors. The Ambassador was accompanied by the Consul General of Pakistan in Chica
The inflow of overseas workers’ remittances into Pakistan stood at $3.631 billion in July 2026, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) data showed on Monday. In terms of growth, remittances increased by 4.5% on a month-on-month basis and 13% on a year-on-year basis. Overseas workers’ remittances to Pakistan increased by 9% to $41.6 billion during Jul-June FY26, up from $38.3 billion in the previou