The Pakistani rupee depreciated 47 paisas against the United States (US) dollar in the inter-bank currency market on Tuesday. According to the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), the local currency closed at 155.78 against the greenback, registering depreciation of 47 paisas (-0.30%) over the previous close of Rs155.31. Interbank closing #ExchangeRate for today:https://t.co/kFd8PH0EEy pic.twitter.com/tbzoOXJnFW — مزید پڑھیں

The National Economic Council (NEC) led by Prime Minister Imran Khan set the economic growth rate target at 4.8 per cent for the next fiscal year. A meeting of the National Economic Council was held under the chair of PM Imran Khan in Islamabad today which was attended by the chief ministers of all the مزید پڑھیں

The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council on Friday gave nod to various projects worth over Rs326 billion. According to the details, the ECNEC, which met in Islamabad today (Friday) with Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin in the chair, approved dualization of Lilla Interchange at M-2 via Pind-Dadan Khan to Jhelum including two bypasses at مزید پڑھیں

A Standard Chartered unit intends to establish a cryptocurrency brokerage and exchange platform in Britain and Europe, targeting institutional clients, the bank said on Wednesday. The new exchange will be created by a joint venture between SC Ventures, the bank’s innovation arm, and BC Technology Group, which operates Hong Kong-licensed cryptocurrency exchange OSL. The move مزید پڑھیں

Coinbase Global launched a tie-up with Apple and Google on Tuesday that will allow users to add cards from their accounts to the payment apps run by the two tech giants. The Coinbase card added to the wallets can be used to spend digital currencies, the biggest U.S. cryptocurrency exchange said in a blog post. مزید پڑھیں

In a bid to provide maximum relief to the common man, Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin has announced that the federal government would not impose new taxes in the budget 2021-22. Addressing a budget webinar in Islamabad today, Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin said that no new tax would be slapped on taxpayers, adding that they would مزید پڑھیں

Oman Arab Bank was set to raise $250 million on Thursday in its first foray in the international debt markets with an Additional Tier 1 perpetual bond issue, a document showed. The bank launched the bonds at a yield of 7.625% after initial price guidance in the low 8% range for the AT1 bonds after مزید پڑھیں

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has released on Sunday a clarification on the media debate over GDP growth estimations being cited by the National Accounts Committee (NAC) noting underway strong economic recovery already highlighted in its quarterly reports. In a set of tweets published by the central bank via its official handle say that مزید پڑھیں

E-commerce giant Amazon has added Pakistan to its sellers’ list, Adviser to the Prime Minister on Commerce and Investment Abdul Razak Dawood said on Friday. “Today @amazon has confirmed that Pakistan has been added to its Sellers’ List,” he tweeted. Further to my previous tweet, today @amazon has confirmed that Pakistan has been added to مزید پڑھیں

The per tola gold price on Friday registered an increase of Rs 1,900 to Rs 109,500 in the domestic market. Sharing the price of the precious metal, All Pakistan Jewelers Manufacturers Association Chairman Muhammad Arshad said that the rate of 10 grams of gold increased by Rs 1,628 to Rs 93,875. In the international market, مزید پڑھیں