Pakistan remains under close scrutiny from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as both sides continue negotiations over the country’s fiscal roadmap for the 2026 financial year (FY26). The IMF announced…
Bitcoin soared above $94,000 on Wednesday, marking a new monthly high as investors responded positively to a de-escalation in US-China trade tensions. At the same time, gold pulled back to…
Pakistan’s inflation continues to decline sharply, with the Consumer Price Index (CPI) expected to hit a historic low of just 0.3 percent year-on-year in April 2025, down from 0.7 percent…
Atif Ikram Sheikh, President of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FPCCI), expressed dissatisfaction with the monetary policy, stating that it continues to impose a heavy premium…
The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is set to announce its monetary policy on September 12, with Arif Habib Limited (AHL) predicting a 150 basis points (bps) cut in the…
SBP Likely to Lower Key Interest Rate, Market Predicts for Next Week The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the State Bank of Pakistan is set to convene on July 29,…
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has yet to include Pakistan on the agenda for its executive board meetings scheduled until July 31. According to the IMF’s website, the executive board…
Pakistan Falls Short of 21% Inflation Target for FY24. In June 2024, Pakistan’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation increased to 12.6 percent year-on-year (YoY), up from 11.8 percent in the…
In June 2024, Pakistan’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) based inflation rose to 12.6 percent year-on-year (YoY), up from 11.8 percent in the previous month and 29.4 percent in June 2023….
Discussions between Pakistan’s economic team and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Mission this week are likely to conclude without a staff-level agreement, according to sources in the Finance Ministry as…
