The Pakistan Pavilion was officially inaugurated at the Singapore FinTech Festival (SFF) 2025 on Wednesday by Deputy High Commissioner and Charge d'Affaires Salman Mehmood, according to an official statement. Speaking at the ceremony, Mehmood commended the participation of Pakistani fintech companies and encouraged them to capitalise on the global platform to form international partnerships, at
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
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'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
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