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KARACHI: Pakistan’s financial inclusion index rose to 59.5 in 2025 from preceding year’s 58.1, reflecting a further expansion in access to and use of formal financial services across the country.
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday ordered the launch of a digital portal for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) by November end to facilitate access to bank financing and…
ISLAMABAD: The country has missed the cotton production target for the Kharif 2026-27 season, as the estimated production of the commodity is 6.7 million bales from an area of 1.75 million hectares…
LAHORE: Boltlike Solutions, a Brillanz Group company and official audience intelligence partner of MADsemble 2026, formally launched its next-generation audience measurement and intelligence…
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives, Ahsan Iqbal on Wednesday called for stronger public-private cooperation to boost the economy, stressing that the…
ISLAMABAD: Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has called for “important decisions” regarding Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, accusing the PTI-led provincial government of abandoning its responsibility to confront…
KARACHI: Sindh Local Government Minister Syed Nasir Hussain Shah chaired an important meeting with a delegation of Chinese investors, during which detailed discussions were held on investment…
KARACHI: Pakistan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association (PPMA) has reported that the country’s medicine exports hit a three-year low of USD319.01 million in the fiscal year ended June 30, 2026…
FAISALABAD: On the special directives of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Faisalabad Electric Supply Company (FESCO) Engr Muhammad Aamer a comprehensive electricity conservation campaign has been…
EDITORIAL: The Federal Board of Revenue’s (FBR’s) decision to begin nationwide mapping of markets and individual shops is a logical next step after the poor response to the government’s Asaan Tax…
Outstanding financing to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) increased by Rs23 billion to over Rs1.137 trillion by end-September 2026, as the government reviewed progress on expanding access to…
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he would immediately fire his advisers Chris LaCivita and James Blair “if there’s a conflict,” following a New York Times report that the two…
Scientific teams working separately in Vienna and Beijing have developed the world’s first two operating nuclear clocks in what they are calling an important advance in timekeeping that promises…
Sri Lankan shares closed lower on Wednesday, dragged by energy stocks. The CSE All-Share index settled 0.64% lower at 20,517.55 points.
Most Gulf stock markets ended lower on Wednesday as fighting between Yemen’s Houthis and Saudi-backed government forces intensified on several fronts.
MUMBAI: A shipment of Russian sunflower oil bound for India was cancelled and other cargoes have been delayed after attacks on Black Sea ports disrupted exports from India’s top supplier, an…
The government has proposed raising mortgage finance to 5% of gross domestic product (GDP) by 2035 from below 0.5% currently, alongside plans to build 300,000-400,000 housing units annually under a…
LONDON: Copper prices edged lower on Wednesday, undermined by a stronger dollar, but losses were modest due to firm demand and concerns about possible mine disruptions.
STOCKHOLM: Scientists Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry “for the discovery of non-linear effects and autocatalysis in asymmetric organic synthesis,” the award-giving…
The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has introduced a Passive Equity Sub-Fund under the Voluntary Pension Scheme (VPS) framework, which will be offered by pension fund managers…
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