Strengthening economic ties with major economic partners, Pakistan secured a significant boost in investor confidence after the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) agreed to join the Reko Diq lender group, during Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb’s series of high-level meetings in Washington DC with officials from the US, China, and Japan. Aurangzeb continued his engagements on th
Mari Energies Limited (MARI) announced on Friday the discovery of oil and gas in Sindh’s Mari Ghazij CF-B1 Well. MARI disclosed the development in a notice to the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Friday. “Mari Ghazij CF-B1 well was spud-in on September 12, 2025 and successfully drilled down to the total depth of 1,195 meters into SUL formation,” the company said. Mari Energies announces f
The Pakistani rupee registered significant gain against the US dollar, appreciating 0.07% during the opening hours of trading in the inter-bank market on Friday. At 10:20am, the local currency was hovering at 280.90, up by Re0.21 against the US dollar. On Thursday, the local unit closed at 281.11, according to the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP). Globally, the US dollar remained on the back
After posting its second-highest single-session gain of over 7,033 points the previous day, the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) experienced a volatile session on Wednesday. However, the benchmark KSE-100 index managed to rise by 210.36 points, closing at 165,686.38, supported by value-hunting and optimism surrounding the staff-level agreement (SLA) reached with the International Monetary Fund (IM
United Bank Ltd (UBL) reported a 93 per cent year-on-year increase in its consolidated earnings for the third quarter of 2025, reaching Rs35.4 billion translating into earnings per share (EPS) of Rs14.1. This marks a 24pc increase compared to the previous quarter. For the first nine months of 2025, UBL posted a significant 104pc year-on-year growth in earnings, amounting to Rs100bn (EPS: Rs4