Mettis Global News
Mettis Global News
Mettis Global News
Mettis Global News

CPI Preview: Inflation to fall to around 17% YoY in April

FBR to ensure strict vigilance at all airports

May 24, 2022: Pakistan Customs (FBR) has stepped up enforcement at all International Airports across Pakistan to prevent the smuggling of items which have recently been banned by the Federal Government vide SRO

MPS Review: Half Done

May 24, 2022 (MLN): Striving to fix the ongoing economic glitch while skipping the forward guidance, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has jacked up the policy

Cement: Nothing to get excited about

May 24, 2022 (MLN): Pakistan’s cement sector is likely to pay the price of prevailing micro/macro-economic, political and geopolitical scenarios in lower margins in the fiscal year 2022-23 as the country’s uncertain dynamics

Govt urged for withdrawing ST on hybrid seeds

May 24, 2022: Pakistan Hi-Tech Hybrid Seed Association (PHHSA) on Tuesday urged the government to withdraw 17% sales tax on hybrid seeds for boosting agriculture production in the country in order to ensure

SBP reduces auto financing period

May 24, 2022(MLN): The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Tuesday revised prudential regulations for consumer financing, reducing the financing period for auto financing to trim rapid loan growth in the auto sector.

SBP raises policy rate by 100bps to 9.75 percent

December 14, 2021 (MLN): The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) in its meeting held on December 14, 2021, in Karachi, has decided to raise the policy rate by 100

National Development Framework in process: DCPC

December 14, 2021: The Planning Commission is in the process of developing a National Development Framework (NDF) which will guide priorities for investment by the Federal government, Deputy Chairman Planning Commission (DCPC) Mohammad Jehanzeb Khan

Govt taking steps to increase investment: PM

December 14, 2021: The government was taking steps to provide a conducive environment to increase investment and expand the business, Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Monday.  While chairing a meeting regarding Regional Economic Growth

Losing the plot on economy

December 14, 2021 (MLN): Managing Pakistan’s economy is not an easy affair by any stretch of the imagination. Finance ministers and central bank governors in the past have struggled to run affairs in an order

SME Policy 2021 to be launched in December’21

December 14, 2021: The SME Policy 2021 will be launched this month by prime minister Imran Khan, said a press release issued on Monday. The Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (UNISAME) has felicitated The

Governor SBP unveils Asaan Mobile Account

December 14, 2021: Governor State Bank of Pakistan, Dr. Reza Baqir, unveiled the Asaan Mobile Account (AMA) in a launch ceremony held at SBP headquarters in Karachi. AMA allows the opening of a branchless banking

Remittances decline by 6.6% MoM in November

December 14, 2021 (MLN): Remittances by overseas Pakistanis during the month of November clocked in at $2.4 billion, which were 6.6% lower than the last month, while 0.6% higher when compared to the same month

IRSA releases 86,995 cusecs water

December 13, 2021: Indus River System Authority (IRSA) Monday released 86,995 cusecs water from various rim stations with an inflow of 39,864 cusecs, as reported by APP.  According to the data released by IRSA, water