Deposits of the banking sector recorded a second highest growth of 23.6 percent during the last calendar year (CY25). According to State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) overall, deposits of the commercial banks surged to Rs 37.431 trillion as of December 2025 compared to Rs 30.283 trillion a year earlier in December 2024, showing an increase of Rs 7.15 trillion in a year. Analysts noted that this gro
Raimundas Karoblis, Ambassador of the European Union to Pakistan, calls on Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, said a statement issued by the Prime Minister’s Office on Thursday. Talking to the ambassador, the prime minister said Pakistan is committed to working closely with the EU on mutually beneficial trade enhancement initiatives, especially through the GSP Plus. Welcoming the EU Ambassador,
Oil prices are headed for their biggest monthly gains in years on Friday as tensions in the Middle East escalated over a possible US attack on Iran that could disrupt supplies from one of the biggest OPEC producers. Brent crude futures fell 21 cents to $70.50 a barrel by 0139 GMT after rising 3.4% to close at its highest since July 31 on Thursday. The March contract expires later on Friday.The
Gold slid more than 4% on Friday on rumours the Federal Reserve could get a more hawkish chair, but was still on track for its strongest monthly gain since 1980 as investors flocked to the safe haven amid lingering geopolitical and economic strains. Spot gold lost 3.9% to $5,183.21 per ounce, as of 0323 GMT, after falling as much as 5% earlier. It scaled a record high of $5,594.82 on Thursday.
Macroeconomic uncertainty continued to weigh on the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Tuesday as the market remained volatile after the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), contrary to expectations, left its policy rate unchanged at 10.5%. In the morning, trading commenced on a positive note and following a brief dip the benchmark index touched the intra-day peak at 189,521 in the first hour of trading