KSE-100 index shows worst fiscal year performance since FY09
The market started off the month of June 2018 on a good note amid successful formation of caretaker setup in country and ease-off in global politics.
Dollar weakens by Rs1 against local currency in kerb market
On Thursday, the rupee remained stable against the dollar in inter-bank trading at Rs121.54 and has remained largely unchanged since last week
FBR includes foreign income under purview of the amnesty scheme
The FBR told for a resident Pakistani, the disclosure of income in Pakistan must include both within and foreign source
Economists urge avoiding IMF, focus on amnesty as FATF puts Pak on grey list
ISLAMABAD: Despite concentrated efforts to avoid the inclusion, Pakistan has officially been placed on the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) 'grey list' on...
Pakistan’s gross borrowing requirement stands between 27-30 percent of GDP: Moody’s
Pakistan (B3 negative) alongside Argentina (B2 stable), Ghana (B3 stable), Mongolia (B3 stable), Sri Lanka (B1 negative), Turkey (Ba2 RUR-), Zambia (B3 stable) are the most vulnerable to a US dollar appreciation
Pakistan, the next outsourcing hub?
With India and the Philippines ratcheting up the rates, will Pakistan be able to jump on the BPO bandwagon?
Will outsourcing help solve Pakistan’s tax problem?
PML-N’s Miftah Ismail suggests the government can raise a lot more revenue if it outsources many of the FBR’s functions. But is it the panacea or would it create more problems than it solves?
Fintechs: Goliaths of today, dinosaurs of tomorrow?
Innovation is not the done thing in Pakistan’s commercial banking and soon Pakistan’s financial services industry is expected to witness a David-and-Goliath contest of sorts, with Fintechs with negligible capital taking on commercial banks with billions, even trillions, in assets – and beat them
At-Tahur’s road to IPO begins, book-building set to close on 26th June
At-Tahur is issuing 36.7 million shares with 75 percent for book building and remaining 25 percent for retail investors at a floor price of Rs20 per share
Turkish Shylock twists Pak’s arm for $846m pound of flesh
Turkish Karkey demands immediate payment of $846 million arbitration award handed down by the ICSID in August 2017 to Pakistan.
Rupee drops to record low of 125 against dollar
The rupee further depreciated against the US dollar falling down to an all-time low of 125 against the greenback in the open market on Wednesday
Foreign investment takes a dip, down 26.2 per cent
According to data released by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Wednesday, the country attracted FDI of $237.9 million in May, down 26.2 per cent from $322.7 million in the same month of the preceding year.
Don’t cast your vote before you’ve seen these WhatsApp leaks
Two fictional characters each representing the PTI and PML-N, engage in an enlightening WhatsApp conversation that can help prospective voters make the key decision at the ballot box.
Rupee likely to fall below 125 to dollar after Eid
The rupee’s approximately 4 per cent drop against the dollar last week, from 115.63 on Monday to 121.39 by the close on Thursday, once again rattled the currency market amid renewed fears of inflation and a Balance of Payments (BoP) crisis.
As water crisis deepens, drought reality hits Pakistani population
Per capita water availability has been on a downward trend for decades. In 1947, when Pakistan was created, the figure stood at about 5,000 cubic meters per person, according to the World Bank. Today it is 1,000 cubic meters