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Offshore firm buys indirect stake in K-Electric

In an opaquely worded notification issued on the Pakistan Stock Exchange, K-Electric Ltd said on Thursday “changes have been consummated” involving IGCF General Partner Ltd (IGCF GP), a fund manager, and the Infrastructure and Growth Capital Fund L.P. (Fund), which owns the fund’s assets. Analysts interpreted the dense text of the regulatory filing as an acknowledgement of the transfer of K-Ele

ADB okays $1.5bn in financing for social protection, food security in Pakistan

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Friday approved $1.5 billion in financing to help the government provide “social protection, promote food security and support employment” amid catastrophic flooding and global supply chain disruptions. According to the statement issued by the ADB, the loan has been provided under the bank’s Building Resilience with Active Countercyclical Expenditures (BRACE)

Bears pull stocks below 42,000 mark

The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) recorded a slight decline in the outgoing week on the back of profit-taking and thin investor participation, which dragged the KSE-100 index below the 42,000-point mark. The index shed 137 points to settle at 41,949 at the end of the week. Earlier, trading commenced on a positive note on Monday as the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) maintained the status quo in

Global crisis dampens LNG momentum

Europe’s energy crisis has cooled efforts to lower the carbon intensity of liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipments, as buyers worried about a winter supply crunch prioritise securing shipments of any kind over burnishing their green credentials. Natural gas can be certified as low- or no-carbon if its producers can prove they have reduced greenhouse gas emissions associated with getting it to mar

Rupee continues downward slide

Pakistani currency continued its slide for the fifth successive working day as it dropped by 0.37% (or Rs0.82) to close at Rs219.71 against the US dollar in the interbank market on Tuesday. The domestic currency had closed at Rs218.89 against the greenback on Monday, according to the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP). With the latest decrease, the currency has cumulatively depreciated by 0.88% (o