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Minister forms panel on Export Facilitation Scheme, backs LC reforms for MSMEs

KSE-100 recovers from 3,000-point plunge before partial recovery, exchange logs fifth negative week

Price of gold per ounce holds steady at $5,178

Meeting focused on improving access to financing, with new definition, expanded scope proposed for SMEs

Mission chief stresses phased growth as firms flag taxes, energy costs and export slowdown

Punjab offers to share debt burden; K-P, Sindh insist on constitutional limits

Secures Rs8.7b investment commitments; OGDC inks deals for five new blocks

Gold dips ahead of US-Iran talks; rupee appreciates to 279.50/$

Regulator not probing activities linked to intentional fall in stock market

Economy shows signs of stability, though fiscal and external pressures weigh

Clears six PSDP projects, flags alleged tax withholding by sugar, cement and tobacco sectors

KSE-100 jumps over 4,260 points as institutional buying fuels rally

On completion of deal, Fauji Cement, Kot Addu Power will acquire controlling interest

Nepra reviews CPPA’s January fuel cost hike as Power Division cites historic sector improvements

5G spectrum auction on March 10, bids due by February 27, PTA chairman briefs committee

Automobile assemblers, banks, fertilizer, and oil & gas stocks lead investors' interest

State Bank of Pakistan, Security Printing Corporation highlight major issues with country’s paper currency system

Price of gold per tola decreases by Rs700 in Pakistan

FinMin says financing gap fully covered as IMF review begins

Bullion rally continues as prices rise by Rs1,300; rupee inches up to 279.51/$

PM aide says tax relaxation, incentives are under consideration

Experts blame lack of demand forecasting as predictable shortages recur each year

Brent futures down 12 cents at $70.65 a barrel at 1607 GMT, while WTI futures down 26 cents at $65.37

Expects exports of 22m units over 7 years, plans shift to full-scale manufacturing

Finance minister stresses effective CPF execution on climate, population priorities

Minister says hundreds of CCORR reforms are under way to cut bottlenecks, support SMEs

Selling in banking, energy, cement stocks keeps KSE-100 index in red

Say amendments to Trade Organisation Rules will devastate district economies

Company says it will extend full cooperation to the relevant authorities if required

Fund to carry out the third EFF review and the second Resilience and Sustainability Facility review

Persistent selling in banking, energy, and cement stocks kept KSE-100 index deep in losses

Price of gold per tola increases by Rs1,300 in Pakistan

The meeting placed emphasis on enhancing regional connectivity between Pakistan and Central Asian countries

Authority aims to support 100 firms under Rs1m accreditation support scheme

Middle East oil exports push tanker costs to six-year high

Tribunal backs CCP finding that UDPL-IBL agreement amounted to market sharing

S&P said outlook changes were "slightly tilted to the negative," driven largely by Senegal

Govt plans multiple annual expos as SMEs raise export and infrastructure concerns

Despite late recovery, KSE-100 index sheds 1,433 points amid sharp swings

Local prices hit Rs539,962 as international market dips 2%

Losses fuelled mainly by ECL provisioning at Ubank; operating profit grows 216%

SECP says scores of sectors including energy, IT & logistics attracting investors

Loans, rollovers reach 40% of annual target as reserves stay thin, bond plan stalls

Analysts attribute continued decline to investors' concerns over macroeconomics and absence of any positive triggers

Rising threshold highlights widening poverty even as faith finance could ease inequality

Abu Dhabi's Eve Holdings will acquire 100% stake from Pakistan's govt, others

Minister orders banks to fast-track account activation under PM package

H1 results reflect impact of forced production cuts, lower oil rates

Highlights trade, agriculture, tourism and labour cooperation after years-long gap

Chief minister insists Safe City project near completion, will be operational soon