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MCB Islamic Bank launches ‘SUBUK’

MCB Islamic Bank has officially launched its all-new mobile banking application, “SUBUK”, marking a major milestone in the Bank’s digital transformation journey. Designed to redefine how customers experience Islamic banking, SUBUK offers enhanced convenience, reliability, and security empowering users to manage their finances seamlessly anytime, anywhere. Developed with a customer-first appr

Pak-Iran border trade goals will stay symbolic without real reforms: BMG

The Businessmen Panel (BMP) of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) has cautioned that Pakistan and Iran’s latest commitment to enhance border infrastructure and expand bilateral trade will remain largely symbolic unless both governments act decisively to remove deep-rooted trade barriers, complete the long-delayed Iran–Pakistan gas pipeline, and introduce genuine s

Gold dips on stronger dollar, US-China trade deal hopes

Gold prices fell on Monday, as a stronger dollar and signs of easing U.S.-China trade tensions weighed on the safe-haven metal, while investors awaited major central bank meetings due later this week for monetary policy cues. Spot gold was down 0.7% at $4,082.77 per ounce, as of 0158 GMT. U.S. gold futures for December delivery lost 1% to $4,095.80. The U.S. dollar rose to a more than two-we

Experts say revised MYT ruling for KE militates against govt’s privatisation agenda

Nepra’s revised Multi-Year Tariff (MYT) determination for K-Electric (KE) puts the government’s privatisation agenda at risk, while also adversely affecting Karachi’s stability, stated energy experts and industrialists on Saturday during a webinar organised by the Policy Research Institute of Market Economy (PRIME) titled ‘Karachi’s Energy Security: Challenges & Opportunities’. The session was mod

‘Real estate sector entering new era of professionalism, transparency’

Pakistan’s real estate sector is entering a new era of professionalism, transparency, and disciplined growth. Talking to Business Recorder, the Eighteen CEO Dr Mohamed Mansour noted that “the market will be shaped by developers with vision and integrity — and Eighteen is part of that transformation, setting a new standard for what luxury real estate in Pakistan can and should represent.” A s