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

MPS Preview: High for Longer

Six-month KIBOR increases to 7.91%

September 21, 2021 (MLN): Following the rise in the policy rate, the Six-month KIBOR has been increased by 15 bps on Tuesday to stand at 7.91%. On Monday, SBP raised the policy rate

NHA intends to construct Hyderabad-Sukkur Motorway

September 21, 2021 (MLN): National Highway Authority (NHA), being a custodian of the National Highways & Motorway Network is planning to undertake the construction of Hyderabad-Sukkur Motorway (M-6). The 306 Kilometre, 6-lane divided,

Govt stabilizes economy, improved financial indicators: Minister

September 21, 2021: Minister for Federal Education and Professional Training Shafqat Mehmood Monday said the government stabilized the economy, increased exports, enhanced foreign exchange reserves, and significantly shrank the current account deficit. Speaking

FPCCI Condemns the Consultation-less Amendments in Tax Laws

September 21, 2021: Mian Nasser Hyatt Maggo, President FPCCI, has termed the new ordinance a conspiracy against the government and conflicting to Finance Minister’s vision of due consultations with all stakeholders before announcing any

CDWP gives go-ahead to Two Projects worth of Rs 54bn

September 20th, 2021:  At a CDWP meeting presided over by Deputy Chairman Planning Commission Mohammad Jehanzeb Khan, cleared one development project with a cost of Rs. 2.66bn & recommended one project worth Rs.

SBP Raises Policy Rate by 25bps to 7.25 Percent

September 20, 2021( MLN): The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) in its meeting held on September 20, 2021 in Karachi, has decided to raise the Policy Rate

PM to address 76th UNGA session on Sep 24

Sep 20, 2021: Prime Minister Imran Khan will deliver the policy address during upcoming UNGA session through a video statement, outlining Pakistan’s perspective on key global and regional issues, the Foreign Office said

European stock dive at open after Asia selloff

Sep 20, 2021: Europe's main stock markets sank in opening deals on Monday after a vicious selloff in Asia, as fears grew over a possible collapse of debt-laden property giant China Evergrande. London's

IRSA releases 234894 cusecs water

Sep 20, 2021: Indus River System Authority (IRSA) on Monday released 234894 cusecs water from various rim stations with inflow of 164295 cusecs. According to the data released by IRSA, water level in

PACRA assigns Berger Paints ‘A-’ credit rating

September 20, 2021: Pakistan Credit Rating Agency (PACRA) has assigned initial entity rating of ‘A-’ for long term to Berger Paints Pakistan Limited, while the short-term rating is ‘A2’. Meanwhile the outlook forecasted

Asian markets sink ahead of Fed, Hong Kong plunges again

Sep 20, 2021: Asian markets fell Monday in holiday-thinned trade, dragged by a range of issues including the Federal Reserve's plans to taper monetary policy, surging Delta infections, China's regulatory crackdown and signs

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 sector. According

Simplified Tax Regime Announced for Roshan Digital Accounts

February 16, 2021: Based on feedback from the diaspora and recommendations from SBP, the Federal Government has introduced several amendments in the Income Tax Ordinance 2001 through Tax Laws (amendment) Ordinance 2021 to make the

Currency circulated as notes mounted by 18% YoY in December

February 16, 2021 (MLN): The total money supply circulating within the economy in December 2020 has been recorded at around Rs.25.97 trillion, according to provisional accounts on Monetary Aggregates for the month, maintained by the

Foreign Currency Deposits remain gloomy in January

February 16, 2021 (MLN): Foreign Currency Deposits during the month of January 2021 stood at $7.8 billion, depicting an increase of 3%YoY. While on a month-on-month basis, it remained flat, shows recently released SBP data

Rs 476.6 billion released for social sector uplift projects

Feb 16, 2021: The federal government has released Rs 476.618 billion for various ongoing and new social sector uplift projects to date under its Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) 2020-21. The released funds include Rs300.06