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Global

EU Clears Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Buyout Of French Waste And Water Firms.

Aug 19, 2026
Pakistan

Customs Promises To End Cargo Backlogs With Scanners At KCCI Meeting.

Aug 19, 2026
Business

Nishat Mills To Divest 49.1% Stake In Nishat Sutas Dairy To Turkish Partner.

Aug 19, 2026
Pakistan

FPCCI Pledges Unwavering Support To Shahid Afridi Foundation At Special Event.

Mr. Atif Ikram Sheikh, President of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industry...

August 19, 2026 Read More →
Central Policy Rate
11.50 %
Official Monetary Stance
National CPI Inflation
9.20 %
Macro Target Vector
Workers Remittances
3,631.04 USD (M)
Monthly Liquidity Inflow
— TODAY'S BRIEFING
Economy Pakistan US exchange stabilisation facility

Pakistan Seeks $10 Billion US Exchange Stabilisation Facility.

Aug 19, 2026
Business JS Bank Mobile App Award

JS Bank Wins Mobile App Award At Asian Banking & Finance Fintech Awards 2026.

Aug 19, 2026
Global Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Nicollin acquisition European Commission

European Commission Clears Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Acquisition Of Nicollin Entities.

Aug 19, 2026
Pakistan Pakistan trade deficit July 2026 State Bank

Goods And Services Trade Deficit Widens To $3.37 Billion In July 2026.

Aug 18, 2026
— EXECUTIVE SPOTLIGHT VIEW ALL →
Fortinet sees Pakistan emerging as regional digital hub as cybersecurity demand accelerates
Shadi Khushaff
Senior Sales Director – South Middle East at Fortinet
LEADERSHIP · STRATEGY

Fortinet sees Pakistan emerging as regional digital hub as cybersecurity demand accelerates

"As Pakistan pushes ahead with digital transformation across government and industry, cybersecurity is moving from..."

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— BUSINESS
BUSINESS Nishat Mills divest dairy stake

Nishat Mills To Divest 49.1% Stake In Nishat Sutas Dairy To Turkish Partner.

Nishat Mills Limited (NML) has decided to divest its entire 49.1% stake in Nishat Sutas...

Aug 19, 2026
BUSINESS

JS Bank Wins Mobile App Award At Asian Banking & Finance Fintech Awards 2026.

Aug 19, 2026
BUSINESS

Pakistan’s Power Generation Rises 7% In July As Fuel Cost Jumps 38%.

Aug 18, 2026
BUSINESS

CCP Announces Open Hearing On Real Estate Misleading Practices.

Aug 18, 2026
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CENTRAL POLICY RATE
11.50 %
Monetary policy committee
NATIONAL CPI INFLATION
9.20 %
Macro target sector · YoY
6-MONTH KIBOR
11.76 %
Interbank offered rate
REAL GDP GROWTH
3.70 %
Annual estimate
WORKERS REMITTANCES
3,631.04 USD (M)
Monthly liquidity inflow
CURRENT ACCOUNT BALANCE
-649.00 USD (M)
Monthly reported
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FPCCI support Shahid Afridi Foundation
PAKISTAN

FPCCI Pledges Unwavering Support To Shahid Afridi Foundation At Special Event.

Aug 19, 2026
Customs cargo backlogs scanners KCCI
PAKISTAN

Customs Promises To End Cargo Backlogs With Scanners At KCCI Meeting.

Aug 19, 2026
Pakistan trade deficit July 2026 State Bank
PAKISTAN

Goods And Services Trade Deficit Widens To $3.37 Billion In July 2026.

Aug 18, 2026
TECH & STARTUPS MORE TECH →
Corporate executives pressing a launch button on stage during the official Z Wallet launch ceremony, set against a red circle background.
TECH

Zong and Zindigi Launch Z-Wallet to Bring Banking Services to My Zong App Users

Aug 18, 2026
Federal Minister for IT Shaza Fatima Khawaja and a male colleague smiling while holding a large banner that reads 'UN Women Gender Responsive A.I School: Advancing Inclusive and Responsive Artificial Intelligence' alongside logos for KOICA, Tech Destination Pakistan, and UN Women. They are positioned against a dark background featuring a large, solid red circle.
TECH

Ministry of IT & Telecom, UN Women, and KOICA Partner to Launch Pakistan’s First Gender-Responsive AI School

Aug 03, 2026
AI Race Moves Beyond Chips as Power Infrastructure Becomes the New Battlefield
TECH

AI Race Moves Beyond Chips as Power Infrastructure Becomes the New Battlefield.

Jul 09, 2026
WORLD NEWS VIEW ALL
Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Nicollin acquisition European Commission
GLOBAL

EU Clears Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Buyout Of French Waste And Water Firms.

Aug 19, 2026
Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Nicollin acquisition European Commission
GLOBAL

European Commission Clears Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Acquisition Of Nicollin Entities.

Aug 19, 2026
China solar exports fall July
GLOBAL

China’s Solar Exports Fall 21.4% In July As Tax Incentive Ends.

Aug 18, 2026
EU mobilises civil protection assistance for Colombia
GLOBAL

EU Mobilises Civil Protection Assistance For Earthquake-hit Colombia.

Aug 18, 2026
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An illustration of four people working at computers facing a screen with a teal wave and red AI brain icon, set against a red circle.
Soban hanif

The Great AI Reversal

Aug 16, 2026
A farmer feeding a herd of cows and buffaloes at a concrete trough on a rural farm, set against a dark background with a large red circle.
Atban Hanif

Livestock emerges as Pakistan’s key agricultural growth engine in FY2026

Aug 16, 2026
A stylized composite graphic for post-quantum cryptography. In the center, a complex multi-tiered quantum computer processor is suspended against a large red circle and dark digital background. The left side features a glowing green circuit-board map of Pakistan with a crescent and star, while the right side displays the State Bank of Pakistan building, the national flag, and the official state emblem.
Muhammad Shaheer Bin Junaid

Pakistan is Building a Future on Yesterday’s Cryptography

Aug 15, 2026
A fan-shaped arrangement of Pakistani Rupee banknotes and coins against a dark background with a large, solid red circle.
Shahid Anwar

The Next NFC Debate

Aug 12, 2026