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

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

Imports into Pakistan drop by 3.3% MoM in January

February 18, 2021 (MLN): The value of imports into Pakistan during the month of January, 2021 amounted to Rs. 771,939 million (provisional) as against Rs. 798,228 million in December, 2020 and Rs. 637,326

DRAP approves licensing, marketing of CanSinoBIO vaccine

Feb 17, 2021: Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) has granted ‘Emergency Use Approval’ to the CanSinoBIO Recombinant COVID-19 Vaccine Adenovirus Type 5 Vector (the “Ad5-nCoV”) and its marketing through private and public

G20 Debt Deal Could Lead to Sovereign Default

February 17, 2021 (MLN): A request by a sovereign for rescheduling of its external bilateral debt under the new “Common Framework for Debt Treatments beyond the DSSI” (CF) is unlikely to be compatible

Rs 1.3 trillion has been embarked for PSDP 2020-21

June 12, 2020 (MLN): The size of Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) for 2020-21 has been set at Rs1.3 trillion, shows PSDP document issued by Ministry of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives. Out of this,

DRAP approves Pakistan’s first COVID testing kit

June 12, 2020 (MLN): Minister for Science and Technology, Chaudhry Fawad Chaudhry has announced that Pakistan’s first COVID testing kit has been approved by the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP). Taking to his social media

Worker remittances record 6% growth despite COVID-19

June 11, 2020: Despite the economic slow down across the world due to COVID-19, the workers' remittances in the country grew by 6 percent during first nine months (July-March), 2019-20 as compared to same period

PAEC to enhance nuclear energy share to 8,800 MW by 2030

Jun 11, 2020: Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) has intensified its activities to meet the nuclear electricity generation target of 8,800 MW by the year 2030 set through government's Energy Security Plan formulated in 2005.

Textile exports maintains about 59%: PES 2019-20

Jun 11, 2020: Textile exports of the country maintained about 59 percent, according to Pakistan Economic Survey (PES) 2019-20. Textile is the most important manufacturing sector of Pakistan and has the longest production chain, with

Budget FY21 Preview: A Sympathetic Budget

June 11, 2020 (MLN): In the midst of a global pandemic, Pakistan government is going to announce the budget for FY21 on June 12, 2020. The FY20-21 budget which covers the period between July 1,