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

Govt assures stable gas supply to exporters in winter

November 19, 2021 (MLN): Amid an expected shortfall in the country, Hammad Azhar, Minister of Energy has assured the exporters of all provinces that the government would maintain the gas supply during winters.

Pakistan’s remittances grew by 26% in 2021: WB

November 19, 2021: Compared to the overall growth of 8% in remittances in South Asia, the remittances into Pakistan grew by 26% to reach $33 billion in 2021 during the year 2021, the report released by

Local POL production increases 4.75% in 3 months

Nov 19, 2021: Overall production of petroleum commodities has witnessed an increase of 4.75% during the first three months of current financial year 2021-22 as compared to corresponding period of fiscal year 2020-21.

Support withdrawal: A challenge for APAC

November 19, 2021 (MLN): The shock associated with the COVID-19 pandemic from April-October 2021 in much of Asia-Pacific (APAC) has largely lessened but authorities face challenges and entail difficult trade-offs to withdraw extraordinary

Egypt allows 10 Pakistani companies to export meat

November 19, 2021 (MLN): Egypt has allowed ten Pakistani companies to export meat.  While making the announcement via his Twitter handle on Friday, Adviser to PM for Commerce and Investment Abdul Razak Dawood

OMO Result: SBP injects Rs 1.84tr for 3 days

November 19, 2021 (MLN): The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) conducted an Open Market Operation today, in which it injected Rs1,843.55 billion into the market for 3 days at 7.62 percent. Summary of

SBP meets bank CEOs to discuss FX

November 19, 2021 (MLN): The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) met the CEOs of different banks to discuss the position of foreign exchange reserves, and the positive developments in this matter, said a

LSM inches up by 1.19% YoY in Sept’21

November 18, 2021 (MLN): The Large Scale Manufacturing Industries (LSMI) output increased by 1.19% for September 2021 compared to September 2020 while it dropped marginally by 0.72% when compared to August 2021, the

ADB delegation meets FBR team to review reforms

November 18, 2021: An important meeting with Asian Development Bank (ADB) officials was held on Wednesday in Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) HQs to review the progress made on “FBR Reform Engagement with

FM urges to complete sale process of NGMS in FY21

May 26, 2021: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Mr. Shaukat Tarin, chaired the 4th meeting of the Advisory Committee for the release of Next Generation Mobile Services (NGMS) Spectrum in Pakistan, AJK & Gilgit

Circular Debt build-up declines by Rs189bn during 10MFY21

May 26, 2021: A meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Energy (CCOE) was held under the Chairmanship of Federal Minister for Planning, Development, and Special Initiatives Asad Umar in Islamabad on Tuesday. Power Division submitted

NAB recovers Rs484bn in three years: PM

May 26, 2021 (MLN): Punjab anti-corruption recovered Rs 220 billion in the last 31 months, in contrast to the dismal record of last govt's 10 years, said Prime Minister Imran Khan. Taking to his Twitter

SBP issues first payment gateway license to PayFast

May 26, 2021:  PayFast, the indigenous payments solution by APPS, is now the first payment gateway in the country to receive a commercial license from the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) under its rules for

CDWP gives go-ahead to six Rs 348.50bn projects

May 26, 2021:  At a CDWP meeting presided over by Deputy Chairman Planning Commission Mohammad Jehanzeb Khan, cleared three development projects with a cumulative estimated cost of Rs6.50bn & recommended three projects worth Rs342bn to

Power generation jumps by 25% YoY in April’21

May 25, 2021 (MLN): The overall power generation climbed by 25% YoY to 10,481-gigawatt-hours (GWh) during the month of April’21 compared to 8,391 GWh during Apr’20. The upsurge in power production is mainly due to

Petroleum sector projects get Rs1.34bn in 11 months

May 25, 2021: The government has so far provided funds amounting to Rs1,339.589 million during the current fiscal year to execute petroleum sector projects under the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP 2020-21). According to the

PFVA sets export target of mango for current mango season

May 25, 2021: All Pakistan Fruit & Vegetable Exporters, Importers & Merchants Association (PFVA) has announced a mango export target of 150000 metric tons for the current mango season which would fetch valuable foreign exchange