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

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

Omicron poses growth risks, monetary policy challenges

November 30, 2021 (MLN): It is too soon to incorporate the effects of the new Omicron coronavirus variant into global economic growth forecasts until more is known about its transmissibility and severity, Fitch

SBP clarifies monetary policy decisions

November 29, 2021: Over the past few weeks, certain sections of the media including op-eds have expressed concerns over the actions of the State Bank of Pakistan, particularly with regard to monetary policy

SBP, SFD sign $3bn deposit agreement

November 29, 2021:  A deposit agreement between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, represented by the Saudi Fund for Development (SFD), and the Government of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, represented by the State

SSGC suspends gas to CNG stations

November 29, 2021 (MLN): The Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) has suspended gas to CNG stations due to an extraordinary increase in demand with the advent of the winter season, SSGC informed via

Supernet, PAKSAT to expand satellite communications

November 29, 2021 (MLN): Supernet Limited (Supernet), Pakistan’s largest satellite communications systems integrator and service provider and PAKSAT International (PAKSAT), Pakistan’s national satellite operator have signed a strategic partnership to expand the existing relationship,

Pandemic to cost global tourism $2tr in 2021: UN

November 29, 2021: The coronavirus pandemic will cost the global tourism sector $2 trillion in lost revenue in 2021, the UN's tourism body said Monday, calling the sector's recovery “fragile” and “slow”. The

Nissan plans 50% EVs sales by 2030

November 29, 2021 (MLN): Automaker Nissan is planning to plow billions of dollars to increase its global sales of Electric Vehicles (EV) as the company wants half its global sales to be hybrid vehicles by 2030,

Expats in Omicron-affected countries can return till Dec 5

November 29, 2021 (MLN): Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (PCAA) would facilitate all those Pakistanis, stranded in Omicron corona variant-affected countries to return home, till December 5 under the set Standing Operating Procedures (SOPs),

Tata Foods delivers first meat consignment to Jordan

November 29, 2021 (MLN): Tata Foods has exported Pakistan’s first-ever meat consignment to Jordan, Advisor to Prime Minister of Pakistan for Commerce and Investment informed on Monday. While congratulating the company via tweet,

Govt to invest Rs111bn in transmission system

November 29, 2021 (MLN): The government is all set to invest Rs111 billion in different power transmission projects during the next three years, official sources told APP on Monday. The transmission line projects

Moderate recovery, challenges remain for APAC Tech in 2022

November 29, 2021 (MLN): Fitch Ratings expects a modest improvement in average cash flow from operations for the Asia-Pacific (APAC) Technology sector in 2022, as economic uncertainties and continuing Covid-19 influences temper cash-flow

PM formally launches Pakistan’s first Green Eurobond

June 1, 2021: Prime Minister Imran Khan formally launched Pakistan's first Green Eurobond at a ceremony in Islamabad on Monday. The Green Euro, called Indus Bond, has been issued by Water and Power Development Authority

Tax evasion costs Rs310bn to national exchequer

June 1, 2021 (MLN): Tax evasion and illegal trade in several sectors of Pakistan caused an annual loss of around Rs310bn to the national exchequer. According to a report by IPSOS, a France-based, world’s third-largest

MPS Review: Monetary tightening is not too far?

May 31, 2021 (MLN): Unsurprisingly, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the SBP held its benchmark policy rate at 7% on Friday, to facilitate economic growth and recovery. The decision was in line with the

IRSA releases 204,600 cusecs water

May 31, 2021: Indus River System Authority (IRSA) on Monday released 204,600 cusecs water from various rim stations with inflow of 229,100 cusecs. According to the data released by IRSA, water level in the Indus

CDWP gives go-ahead to Fifteen Projects worth of Rs169.2bn

May 31, 2021: At a CDWP meeting presided over by Deputy Chairman Planning Commission Mohammad Jehanzeb Khan, cleared fifteen development projects with a cumulative cost of Rs45.09billion and recommended four projects worth Rs124.09bn to the

WAPDA to issue Green Euro Bond today

 May 31, 2021: Pakistan's first Green Euro (Indus Bond) will be officially launched by the Water and Power Development Authority, today (Monday). Prime Minister Imran Khan will be the chief guest at the launching ceremony.