Tarin explains Saudi package, IMF talks Advisor on Finance says there is no change in the terms and conditions of oil facility on deferred payment Updated 28 Oct, 2021 09:30am
Print MPMG scheme: Banks receive applications worth Rs200bn KARACHI: Banks have received applications worth Rs200 billion for low-cost housing up to October 18, 2021 under the... Updated 28 Oct, 2021 09:32am
Business & Finance MCB Bank continues to declare highest dividend per share LAHORE: The Board of Directors of MCB Bank Limited (MCB) in its meeting under the Chairmanship of Mian Mohammad... Published 28 Oct, 2021 04:06am
Print ABL’s PAT grows 5pc to Rs13,070m in 9 months YoY KARACHI: Allied Bank is guided by its vision “to become a dynamic and efficient bank providing integrated ... Updated 28 Oct, 2021 09:46am
BR Research OMOs: what’s cooking? Pakistan’s domestic financial borrowing system is loaded against the government of Pakistan and lenders ... Published 27 Oct, 2021 07:30am
Print Finance for low-income segments: PBA announces strategic partnership with consortium LAHORE: The Pakistan Banks' Association (PBA) has announced a strategic partnership with a consortium of leading... Updated 27 Oct, 2021 09:59am
Business & Finance First women help desk opened at Bank Alfalah FAISALABAD: In line with the banking equity policy of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), as many as 7,590 branches of... Published 27 Oct, 2021 04:50am
Pakistan MMBL's female borrowers: Special training sessions held ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's largest digital bank, Mobilink Microfinance Bank (MMBL) and Care International in Pakistan, a... Published 26 Oct, 2021 04:39am
Business & Finance Banking channel with Central Asian states: SCCI urges SBP to evolve proper mechanisation PESHAWAR: Sarhad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) has urged the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) to establish a... Published 26 Oct, 2021 04:39am
Print Kamyab Pakistan Programme: Bids invited from banks to act as wholesale lenders ISLAMABAD: The Finance Division has invited bids from commercial banks –conventional and Islamic – for acting as... Updated 24 Oct, 2021 02:40pm
Business & Finance FPCCI calls for SBP governor’s resignation over PKR depreciation remarks The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) has criticised the statement of State Bank of... Updated 23 Oct, 2021 10:18pm
Pakistan PML-N MNAs hit out at govt's economic policies; Ayub responds to criticism ISLAMABAD: The major opposition party, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) in the National Assembly on Friday,... Published 23 Oct, 2021 04:01am
Print SBP releases PSR: PRISM records 60pc growth in FY21 KARACHI: Digital payments adoption continues its journey on upward trajectory and large-value payments segment, ... Updated 23 Oct, 2021 09:34am
Business & Finance More fintech companies in the offing: Dr Reza Baqir SBP governor says licences to come in tandem with Pakistan's push to adopt digital payments and promote financial inclusion Published 22 Oct, 2021 08:23pm
Business & Finance Digital financial transactions show strong growth in Pakistan: SBP report Digital financial transactions showed strong growth in the country, revealed the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) in its... Published 22 Oct, 2021 08:07pm
Print Bank account attachment: Senate panel asks FBR to withdraw orders ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Finance has recommended to the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to... Updated 22 Oct, 2021 09:57am
Print Transit trade talks with India under way: Dawood ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister’s Advisor on Commerce and Investment Abdul Razak Dawood said on Thursday that talks with... Updated 22 Oct, 2021 10:32am
Opinion PARTLY FACETIOUS: ‘The Lord of the Rings’ “It’s all about credibility.” Published 22 Oct, 2021 04:13am
Print Tarin-led team summoned over ‘untamed’ inflation ISLAMABAD: While expressing concern over the persistent increase in the prices of essential commodities, a meeting ... Updated 22 Oct, 2021 02:13pm
Business & Finance Overseas Pakistanis have benefitted from rupee depreciation: Dr Reza Baqir SBP governor says the result of any economic policy is that some benefit, and one should not forget those who benefit Updated 21 Oct, 2021 01:55pm
Pakistan LHC seeks report on legality of cryptocurrency LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Wednesday called report from the concerned departments about legality of... Published 21 Oct, 2021 04:38am
Print Q1FY22: CA posts $3.4bn deficit on higher imports KARACHI: The country’s current account recorded a $3.4 billion deficit during the first quarter of this fiscal ... Published 21 Oct, 2021 03:53am
Business & Finance To hear good news from IMF soon, says Dr Reza Baqir SBP governor's statement comes after an IMF official also said talks are moving positively Updated 20 Oct, 2021 02:49pm
Pakistan CG urges govt to remove Iran from Covid-19 'C category' LAHORE: Iranian Consul General Muhammad Raza Nazri on Monday said that still Pakistan had kept Iran in "C category"... Published 19 Oct, 2021 03:52am
Print Q1 FDI slips as Chinese investment plummets KARACHI: Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the country fell by 4 percent during the first quarter of this fiscal... Updated 19 Oct, 2021 11:53am
Print Call to open RDAs: Tarin vows 'seamless' financial services ISLAMABAD: Adviser to Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue Shaukat Tarin on Monday reaffirmed the government's... Updated 19 Oct, 2021 12:10pm
Print Those named in the Pandora, Panama papers: SC urged to ask FBR to seek sources of funds ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has been urged to order the federal government and the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) ... Updated 16 Oct, 2021 02:08pm
Pakistan Bank holiday KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan will remain closed on Tuesday, October 19, 2021 (i.e. 12th Rabi-ul-Awwal, 1443... Published 16 Oct, 2021 04:49am
Print SBP instructs banks to digitise corporate payments KARACHI: Towards digitisation of payments and receipts in the corporate sector, State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has now... Updated 16 Oct, 2021 09:33am
Business & Finance SBP directs banks, regulated entities to digitise corporate payments In order to monitor the progress, the SBP has advised banks to submit a roadmap of implementing these measures within 30 days Published 15 Oct, 2021 04:25pm