Economy

Pakistan’s Cotton Production Almost Doubles Due to Timely Rains

Pakistan’s cotton output has soared up to 6.2 million bales in the current season (June-Nov), a surge of 81 percent compared to the same period last year, owing to timely rains and better incentives to the farmers.According to Pakistan Cotton Ginners’ …

Economy

Pakistan Secures Multi-million Dollar Murabaha Financing for Petroleum Imports

Pakistan has arranged $761.5 million in Murabaha financing from the International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) to import petroleum products on deferred payment.The development was announced in a series of tweets by Economics Affairs Divisio…

Economy

Pakistan to Develop Trade Ties With Neighbors and Promote Foreign Investment

Advisor on Finance Shaukat Fayaz Tarin and Advisor on Commerce Abdul Razzak Dawood called on Prime Minister Imran Khan today (Thursday). Advisor on Finance briefed the Prime Minister on the overall economic situation.The commerce advisor briefed the Pr…

Economy

MCB Bank, 1Link Partner to Facilitate PayPak Cardholders in eCommerce Transactions

Building upon SBP’s vision of promoting Pakistan’s domestic payment scheme PayPak, MCB Bank (MCB) has signed an agreement with 1LINK, to facilitate PayPak cardholders in conducting online eCommerce transactions.MCB PayPak Debit Card customers will soon…

Economy

COP26: UK Pledges Over £55 Million to Help Pakistan Fight Climate Change

The United Kingdom has announced more than £55 million worth of support to help Pakistan tackle climate change as part of the COP26 Global Climate Change Summit this week.As global leaders come together for the COP26, this is a critical time for Pakist…

Economy

Rupee Posts Losses Against All Currencies After 6 Days of Big Gains

The Pakistani Rupee (PKR) finally posted blanket losses against the US Dollar after a week. The local unit deteriorated by 4 paisas against the greenback in the interbank currency market today.The PKR traded between Rs. 170.12 to the USD and Rs. 169.85…