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MPS Preview: High for Longer

Mohmand dam to be completed in 2025: Wapda chairman

February 15, 2020: Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) is confident to complete multipurpose Mohmand hydropower project during high-flow season in 2025 as per the timeline because the project is moving ahead with

Statement at the Conclusion of the IMF Mission to Pakistan

February 14, 2020: Considerable progress has been made in the last few months in advancing reforms and continuing with sound economic policies. All end-December performance criteria were met, and structural benchmarks have been

Turkey assures Pakistan its support at FATF

February 14, 2020: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Friday said he would help Pakistan stay off a terrorism financing blacklist at a meeting of a global finance watchdog, a move he suggested would

Overall LSMI increases by 16.4% MoM in December

February 14, 2020: The overall output of LSMI decreased by 3.35% for July-December, 2019-20, as compared to July-December, 2018-19. According to the data release by Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, the LSMI output increased

Weekly SPI Decreases by 0.38 Percent

February 14, 2020 (MLN): The Weekly Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) for the Combined Group decreased by 0.38% during the week ended Feb 13, 2020 while the SPI increased by 16.38% compared to the

Omar Ayub to co-chair Pak-Kyrgyz JMC in Bishkek

Feb 14, 2020: Minister for Energy Omar Ayub Khan would co-Chair a Pakistan-Kyrgyzstan Joint Ministerial Commission (JMC) meeting, scheduled to be held on February 17-18 in Bishkek, capital of the host country. Accordingly,

Govt to raise fruits, vegetables on 18000 acres land in KP

January 14, 2019: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government has embarked on an inclusive plan to raise fruits and vegetables on 18,000 acres land in different districts.  According to Planning and Agriculture department of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa,

Key Pakistan Market Stats and Economic Indicators

Market Data and Economic Indicators Weekly Performance   Jan 11, 2019 Jan 04, 2019 PKR InterBank 138.8474 138.8641 KSE100 Index 39,049.08 37,547.49 Avg Daily Volume 138,674,018 117,751,582 Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm 57,700 57,514 KIBOR 6M

The weekly roundup of Pakistan’s economy

This week’s statistical releases, reflecting various aspects of the economy, accounted by organizations including the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS), Pakistan Automotive Manufacturer’s Association (PAMA), are listed below: •             Central

Government to present Mini Budget on January 23

January 12, 2019 (MLN): The government plans to announce second mini budget in five months on January 23, 2019. The government had earlier planned to announce the mini budget on Jan 21, 2018, however it

President reconstitutes National Finance Commission

ISLAMABAD, Jan 12: The president has reconstituted the National Finance Commission (NFC) with Finance Minister Asad Umar as its chairman. According to a notification issued  by Finance Division, the NFC members would consist of finance

Pakistan’s Weekly SPI increases by 0.40 percent

January 11, 2019 (MLN): According to data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) the weekly SPI for the combined group increased by 0.40 percent compared to the previous week (Jan 03, 2019) and

Unemployment ratio reaches 5.8 percent in FY17-18: PBS

January 11, 2019 (MLN): Pakistan Bureau of Statistics released survey on labor force 2017-18, according to which unemployment ratio stood around 5.8 percent in the country. While the ratio of male unemployment stood at 5.1