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ISLAMABAD: PakÂistan has urged Indonesia to finalise a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for rice exports on a government-to-government (G2G) basis at the earliest. The issue was among those discussed during a meeting between Commerce Minis
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ISLAMABAD: The 306-kilomtre Sukkur-Hyderabad Motorway (M-6) worth $1.7 billion on TuesÂday got a boost after Pakistan and Jeddah-based Islamic DevelÂopment Bank (IsDB) entered into three financing agreements worth $603 million. The two side
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Pakistan recorded 8,488 gigawatt-hours of power generation in December 2025, marking a nine per cent increase compared to the same month last year, according to data released by the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra). Outp
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KARACHI: Foreign direct investment (FDI) plunged by 43 per cent during the first half of the current fiscal year, denting the governmentâs hopes of attracting overseas capital amid growing regional uncertainty. Data for July-December FY26 s
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BENGALURU: Gold and silver hit record highs on Monday, driven by a flight to safety after US PresiÂdent Donald Trump warnÂed of extra tariffs on some European countries in a dispute over Greenland.</
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⢠Over 300 local, Chinese firms attend investment summit ⢠PM says agriculture can be transformed âwithin monthsâ with Beijingâs support ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and China are set to sign multiple memorandums of understandi
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ISLAMABAD: PakisÂtan recorded its highest-ever monthly information technology (IT) exports at $437 million in December 2025, marking a 26 per cent increase compared to the same month last year. During the first half (July-December) of 2025
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MUMBAI: Indiaâs central bank has proposed that BRICS countries link their official digital currencies to make cross-border trade and tourism payments easier, two sources said, which could reduce reliance on the US dollar as geopolitical tensions r
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LAHORE: The Punjab government claims to have supplied 850,000 metric tonnes of wheat to other provinces, of which a major chunk has been provided to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Punjab Director Food Amjad Hafeez says transportation of wheat is bei
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ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has amended the Companies (Further Issue of Shares) Regulations 2020. As a result, the requirement for a clean CIB report will not apply if the relevant persons provide
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KARACHI: JazzWorld, an integrated digital services company, has executed Pakistanâs largest-ever interest rate swap (IRS) transaction of Rs75 billion with United Bank Ltd (UBL). An interest rate swap is a financial contract under which two
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KARACHI: Despite signs of economic fragility, including a current account deficit and a sharp plunge in foreign direct investment in December 2025, equity investors continued their buying spree, propelling the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) to a fr
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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) upgraded its 2026 global growth forecast on Monday, citing a boost from tech investments but warning that a reevaluation of AI productivity gains or renewed trade tensions could bring disruptions. World
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Pakistanâs external financing position weakened in December 2025 due to a rise in imports and persistent income outflows that pushed the current account back into deficit. According to