The Pakistani rupee continued to strengthen against the US dollar, appreciating 0.06% in the inter-bank market on Thursday. At 10am, the local currency was hovering at 280.78, a gain of Re0.18 against the greenback. On Wednesday, the local unit closed at 280.96. Internationally, the Japanese yen fell on Thursday after the Bank of Japan (BOJ) left rates unchanged, while the US dollar held gai
Commerce Minister Jam Kamal Khan said the government is working on amending used car import schemes to curb commercial misuse and ensure that only genuine overseas Pakistanis benefit from them. The development came during a high-level meeting held at the Ministry of Commerce, co-chaired by Jam Kamal Khan and Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Industries Haroon Akhtar Khan, to review pol
The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) extended its losing streak for a fifth consecutive session on Tuesday, with equity investors losing another Rs239 billion as sentiment remained subdued despite the central bank maintaining its policy rate at 11 per cent in its fourth monetary policy review the other day. According to Topline Securities Ltd, the benchmark KSE-100 index traded in a volatile mann
In an unusual development, the World Bank on Tuesday improved Pakistan’s two critical economic indicators within a short gap – revised upward the current year’s economic growth projection to 3pc from 2.6pc and reduced poverty estimates to 22.5pc compared to 25.3pc last year, without taking into account the latest household integrated economic survey (HIES). As part of the regional development o
Scheduled banks’ investments rose by over Rs5.8 trillion during the first nine months of 2025, reflecting both their continued preference for government securities and the state’s growing financing needs. According to State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) data, total investments of scheduled banks stood at Rs35.85 trillion by September 2025, up from Rs30tr in January — an increase of 19.3 per cent. The