With a series of record highs and crushing sell-offs, 2025 has been a rollercoaster ride for bitcoin, the world’s largest cryptocurrency, which is at risk of ending the year with its first annual decline since 2022. The world’s main stock benchmarks have also had a turbulent year, repeatedly hitting record peaks and then pulling back as worries over tariffs, interest rates and a possible AI bub
The inflow of overseas workers’ remittances into Pakistan stood at $3.2 billion in November 2025, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) data showed on Tuesday. Remittances increased by nearly 9.4% year-on-year (YoY), compared to $2.9 billion recorded in the same month last year. Monthly remittances were down by 7%, compared to $3.4 billion in October. During the first five months of the fiscal ye
"Only Pakistan's stock market is booming." This is the line echoing across business circles still recovering from a decade of painful economic stabilisation. And yet, the KSE-100's rise from the low 40,000s to nearly 170,000 – over 300% return in just a few years – cannot be dismissed as a coincidence or speculation. It is fuelled by a combination of deep liquidity, capital market reforms, resi
The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) kicked off the week on a positive note, with the benchmark KSE-100 Index gaining over 500 points during the opening minutes of trading as investors anticipate approval from the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for the disbursement of $1 billion for Pakistan today (Monday). At 9:35am, the benchmark index was hovering at 167,592.87, up 507
The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) saw a quiet week, with the KSE-100 index edging up 408 points to close at 167,086, as sentiment remained steady amid mixed economic indicators and key developments on the external financing front. AHL's weekly review noted that Saudi Arabia rolled over its $3 billion deposit with the State Bank of Pakistan until December 2026, while headline inflation held near