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SBP measures likely to support rupee next week

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KARACHI: The rupee is expected to remain stable next week on the back of the measures introduced by the central bank to ensure realisation of export receipts within 120 days. The State Bank of Pakistan on January 5, 2022 directed the exporters to realise their export receipts within 120 days from the date of shipment … Read more

Import restrictions may help rupee stabilise

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KARACHI: Import restrictions introduced through the Finance Supplementary Bill is expected to help the rupee remain stable next week. However, a surge in the international oil prices may prove otherwise. The National Assembly on January 13, 2022 approved the Finance (Supplementary) Bill, 2021. Through the legislation, the government withdrew exemptions and concessions worth Rs343 billion. … Read more

Rupee recovers 31 paisas against dollar

Rupee

KARACHI: The rupee recovered 31 paisas against the dollar on Friday, as the parliament approved the Finance (Supplementary) Bill, 2021, which contained measures to restrict imports, dealers said. The rupee ended at Rs176.06 against the dollar from the previous day’s closing of Rs176.38 in the interbank foreign exchange market. The dealers said the import restrictions … Read more

Double-digit inflation

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  KARACHI: Irfan Ahmed, an electric generator assembling business owner in Karachi and a Perkins’ authorised distributor, calculates at least 20 per cent decline in his January revenues and predicts a similar trend in the months ahead. “Just in two days, the cost of materials and parts we use surged around 10 per cent because … Read more

Rupee gains 25 paisas against dollar

Rupee

KARACHI: The rupee gained 25 paisas against the dollar on Friday, as inflows of export receipts and remittances helped the local currency, dealers said. The rupee ended at Rs176.67 against the dollar from the previous day’s closing of Rs176.92 in the interbank foreign exchange market. The dealers said the local currency was supported by the … Read more

Banks’ housing finance sharply rises 85% in 2021

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KARACHI: Bank financing for housing and construction sharply increased 85 per cent, or Rs163 billion, to Rs355 billion in the financial year 2021, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) reported on Thursday. The total outstanding credit of banks for housing and construction stood at Rs192 billion in the preceding year. Within the housing and construction … Read more

Rupee ends firmer against dollar

Rupee

KARACHI: The rupee inched up by one paisa against the dollar on Wednesday, owing to ease in the demand for the foreign currency for import payments, dealers said. The interbank foreign exchange market ended at Rs176.74 against the greenback from the previous day’s closing of Rs176.75. The dealers said the dollar demand eased on Wednesday, … Read more

Rupee falls 24 paisas against dollar

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KARACHI: The rupee fell 24 paisas against the dollar on Tuesday, as the market opened after three days due to weekly and bank holidays, dealers said. The rupee ended at Rs176.75 against the greenback from the closing of Rs176.51 on December 31, 2021 in the interbank foreign exchange market. The dealers said the dollar demand … Read more

Bitcoin faces uncertain 2022 after record year

Bitcoin

LONDON: The price of bitcoin hit record highs in 2021 thanks to support from traditional finance, but cryptocurrency specialists are struggling to predict next year’s outcome for the volatile sector. Having more than trebled in value to $60,000 between December 2020 and April, bitcoin has lost some shine to trade at under $50,000 heading into … Read more

Switzerland’s largest online bank to launch its crypto trading platform

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RIYADH: Switzerland’s largest online bank, Swissquote, is preparing to launch its own cryptocurrency trading platform, Arab News reported. The company plans to open its crypto exchange before the end of the first half of 2022, Jan De Schepper, chief sales and marketing officer at Swissquote, was quoted as saying by Finews.asia publication. Swissquote wants to become “the … Read more

PCB appoints Faisal Hussain as new chief executive

Faisal

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has appointed Faisal Hussain as the new chief executive after Wasim Khan stepped down. He will formally assume his duties in January 2022. On their official Twitter handle, the PCB congratulated the newly appointed chief executive. We congratulate Faisal Hasnain on his appointment as Chief Executive and look forward to … Read more

Egypt ‘ready’ to join JPMorgan index by end of January 2022

JPMorgan

CAIRO: Egypt announced it is ready to officially join the JPMorgan Government Bond Index-Emerging Markets (GBI-EM) for emerging markets by the end of January next year, CNBC Arabia reported citing the finance minister. Upon joining, Egypt will become one of only two countries in the Middle East North Africa region to make the index. Mohamed Maait said … Read more

New Riyadh ‘innovation lab’ to focus on developing Saudi women’s ICT skills

Saudi Arabia

DUBAI: As more women join Saudi Arabia’s workforce, a multinational company is setting up an “innovation lab” to support digital skills development, Arab News reported. The new platform, created by India’s Tata Consultancy Services, will work with startups and universities to provide participants, particularly women, a chance to “explore and innovate with new technologies.” Women’s participation in … Read more

Pak vs Ind: Politicos unite in support of Babar Azam and co

Pak vs Ind

As Babar Azam and his men get ready to take on arch-rivals India, in a rare sight politicians from across the spectrum wished the Pakistan team good luck against Virat Kohli and co. Pakistan and India will kick off their T20 World Cup campaign tonight at the Dubai International Stadium. Since 2013 both teams have … Read more

After winning National T20 cup, Taimur Jhagra terms KP ‘Pakistan’s cricket factory’

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PESHAWAR: Following Khyber Pakhtunkwa’s triumph over Central Punjab in the National T20 cup, provincial finance minister Taimu Jhagra called the province “Pakistan’s cricket factory”. “Congratulations KP. T20 champions of Pakistan!” tweeted Jhagra. The provincial minister recalled that when he was growing up he only remembered Zakir Khan from K-P wearing the Pakistan jersey. “Today, KP … Read more

Commerce Ministry asked to conduct monthly sensitivity analysis for trade

Finance Minister Vows To Make E-commerce More Sustainable Through Digitization

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Shaukat Tarin has stressed on the Ministry of Commerce to conduct sensitivity analysis and build scenarios for effective forecasting both in imports and exports for each month of the year. Presiding over a meeting to review the trade balance situation at the Finance Division on Monday, the finance … Read more

China increases gov’t procurement in 2020: ministry

China

BEIJING: Government procurement in China rose 11.8 per cent last year as it played an increasing role in supporting economic and social development, showed data from the Ministry of Finance (MoF). The value of national government procurement reached 3.7 trillion yuan (about $572.5 billion) in 2020, the MoF data showed. The amount accounted for 10.2 … Read more

Pakistan’s economy heading in right direction: Tarin

China's worst performance since 1990: The second-largest economy is losing steam!

KARACHI: The economy of the country is heading in the right direction, a senior official said on Friday. In a meeting with Sindh Governor Imran Ismail at the Governor House, Finance and Revenue Minister Shaukat Tarin said that the international organisations were acknowledging Pakistan’s economic development. Enhancing the exports of the country was the top … Read more

Mastercard Strives to Take the Lead in Crypto Markets

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Mastercard (MA), the world’s largest payments company, wants to make it easier for people to acquire, spend, and hold cryptocurrencies.

Mastercard also wants to be a major player in the Decentralized Finance (DeFi) with cryptocurrencies developer ecosystem.

Mastercard’s Start Path program is now open to startups and entrepreneurs who are focused on crypto and digital assets. The program allows new businesses to use the credit card network’s technology.

Mastercard established a Start Path global engagement program to support fast-growing digital assets, blockchain, and cryptocurrency startups, in order to make crypto holders’ transactional lives easier.

“As a leading technology player, we believe we can play a key role in digital assets, helping to shape the industry and provide consumer protection and security,” Mastercard’s executive vice president of new digital infrastructure and fintech, Jess Turner, said.

The Start Path program will provide cryptocurrency companies access to Mastercard’s most up-to-date tools and solutions, allowing them to scale their innovations and cutting-edge technology.

“These startups use the program to connect with our ecosystem of banks, merchants, partners, and digital players across the globe to deliver new solutions,” Mastercard explained.

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Murabaha: UAE banks raise $350 million for Pakistan

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DUBAI: The Ajman Bank and the Commercial Bank of Dubai have raised $350 million (Dh1.28 billion) in Murabaha syndicated financing for the government of Pakistan, Khaleej Times reported on Wednesday. The two UAE banks acted as mandated lead arrangers and book-runners for the facility on behalf of Pakistan’s Ministry of Finance. The Shariah-compliant Ajman Bank also acted … Read more

Pakistani swimmer Haseeb is sure to give his best performance at Tokyo Olympics

Pakistani swimmer Haseeb is sure to give his best performance at Tokyo Olympics

According to the news, Pakistani swimmer Haseeb Tariq has stated that he will do his best to set a new personal best time during the 100 meter freestyle event in the Tokyo Olympics swimming competition.

Haseeb Tariq, a swimmer, says he will do his best to set a new record for his career-best timing during the 100-meter freestyle event.

The competition will begin at 3 p.m. on Tuesday (today) at the Aquatics Centre in Japan.

Haseeb says, “InshaAllah I hope to give my best.

The competition will begin at 3 p.m. on Tuesday (today) at the Aquatics Centre in Tokyo. Haseeb is confident in his ability to achieve his own best.

Talking to the media, Haseeb said, “InshaAllah I hope to give my best.” He maintained, “I have trained here very well and have spent a lot of good time in practice. It will come down to the race execution now and Allah will help.”

Haseeb, who was born in Karachi on April 6, 1996, has been winning national titles over the past few years.

In December 2019, he won two bronze medals in the 13th South Asian Games in Nepal. He is an all-around swimmer who has national records in 11 different events. After completing his finance degree in Canada, he now lives and works there.

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Banking Mohtasib gives Rs305.50 million relief to customers

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KARACHI: The Banking Mohtasib Pakistan has provided monetary relief amounting to Rs305.50 million to the customers by disposing of 14,910 complaints during the first half (January to June) of the current calendar year, 2021, a statement said on Tuesday.. Around 99 per cent (14,755) complaints were resolved amicably, while only 1 per cent (155) complaints … Read more

Tarin directs measures to curb undue profiteering during Eid-ul-Azha

Finance Minister hints at "extraordinary" drop in flour prices in next few days

ISLAMABAD: Federal Finance and Revenue Minister Shaukat Tarin has directed the respective district administrations and departments concerned to take stern measures to keep the prices of essential items, including vegetables in check, on the occasion of the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha to curb undue profiteering. Reviewing the year-on-year and week-on-week inflation trends, the finance minister constituted a … Read more

World Bank and IMF support CBDCs at G20

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The IMF, the World Bank, and the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) have expressed support for central bank-backed digital currencies (CBDCs), believing that their adoption might promote global development.

 

They argued in a report released jointly by the three institutions on Friday that projects like the US digital currency will help global growth by reducing dependency on the costly and time-consuming transfer services now used for financial transactions around the world.

 

Indermit Gill, World Bank Group Vice President for Equitable Growth, Finance, and Institutions, stated, “Faster, cheaper, more transparent and more inclusive cross-border payment services would deliver benefits for citizens, businesses, and economies worldwide.”

 

The G20 report also looked at the hazards of adopting digital currencies, emphasizing the importance of simple cross-border transactions. “could increase risks for runs on both local banking sectors and currencies.” Emerging markets and poor countries, according to Gill, are especially vulnerable.

 

With the usage of digital currencies, companies and banks will be able to communicate and exchange information more easily.

 

Several countries have taken steps to join the race to establish a CBDC, with China taking the lead. Ukraine just enacted a bill that elevates the country’s CBDC to the same level as fiat currency.

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National Savings increases rate of return on schemes

National Savings Schemes See Decline in Profit Rates- May 2024

Good news for Pakistanis, National Savings has been increased the rate of return on national savings schemes. According to the details, the National Savings has increased the rate of return on national savings schemes and increased the rate of return on welfare savings certificates from 9.96 percent to 10.32 percent. [embedpost id=”50366″ slug=”national-savings-increase-rate-of-return-on-schemes”] The sources … Read more

State bank releases 3rd Quarterly Report for the year 2019-20

State bank releases 3rd Quarterly Report for the year 2019-20

State Bank of Pakistan has released 3rd Quarterly Report for for the year 2019-20. According to the report released by the SBP, inflation will remain at 7-9% this financial year. [embedpost id=”50366″ slug=”psx-becomes-2nd-best-performer-internationally”] The report also said that the inflation rate in July was higher than expected. According to the report, inflation stood at 9.30% … Read more

Govt working on plan to address grievances of business community

Govt working on plan to address grievances of business community

A delegation of Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry, in the lead of its regional chairman Dr. Mohammad Arshad held a meeting with Punjab governor Ch Sarwar here at Punjab Governor’s House to apprise him about the issues of the business community. Besides the regional chairman, the delegation was included FPCCI vice president … Read more

US Dollar increases by Rs 32 against Pakistani Rupees

Dollar to PKR: Today 1 USD TO Pakistan Rupee, 21st July 2020

The US dollar has been increased on the fourth day of the trading week. According to the data released by the State Bank of Pakistan, the US dollar has increased by 32 paise in the interbank market. Interbank closing #ExchangeRate for today: https://t.co/xdbKGSrcix pic.twitter.com/bokFe19EGD — SBP (@StateBank_Pak) July 16, 2020 The Forex dealers said the … Read more