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SBP reserves edge up $9m to $14.6b

Pakistan's foreign exchange reserves recorded a marginal increase during the week ended November 21, 2025, with the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) reporting a $9 million rise in its holdings. According to data released on Thursday, the SBP's reserves reached $14,560.7 million, helping lift the country's total liquid foreign exchange reserves to $19,605 million. Data breakdown showed that commerci

Business leaders demand policy stability away from short-term fixes

Recent improvements in Pakistan's external finances have prompted a sort of guarded optimism among policymakers, but the business community believes the country still needs deeper structural changes to move towards durable economic growth. Their concerns focus on policy continuity, high borrowing costs, slow investment and an export base that remains too narrow to support long-term stability.

Reko Diq project set to get $3.5b loan

Petroleum Minister Ali Pervaiz Malik said on Thursday that the Reko Diq Mining Company was very near to achieve financial close with $3.5 billion loans lined up, as the company's local executive vowed to complete the $7 billion first phase of the project in the next three years. The Reko Diq Mining Company is very close to achieving the financial close and raising $3.5 billion in debt, said Mal

CCP, DRAP ink MoU to strengthen Pakistan’s pharma sector

The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) for strengthening the regulatory and competitive landscape of Pakistan’s pharmaceutical and therapeutic goods sector. The MoU was signed between Salman Amin, Member of the Competition Commission, and Dr Ubaidullah, Chief Executive Officer of DRAP, rea

Pakistan’s largest private LPG producer sends first shipment after 5.5 years

Jamshoro Joint Ventures Limited (JJVL), Pakistan’s largest private-sector LPG producer, has resumed operations after more than five and a half years, dispatching its first LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) shipment on Thursday. LSE Capital Limited disclosed the development in a notice to the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Friday. “Please be informed that Jamshoro Joint Ventures Limited (JJVL)