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Pakistan's exchange companies sold an estimated $6 billion to commercial banks during fiscal year 2025-26, industry officials said, supporting the foreign exchange market alongside record workers' remittance inflows. The sales averaged nearly $500 million a month and came as regu...

The Pakistan Banks Association (PBA) on Monday welcomed Pakistan's federal budget for fiscal year 2026-27, calling it the first in years to move beyond crisis management while maintaining the fiscal discipline that underpinned the country's economic recovery. The sector enters th...

Remittances sent by overseas Pakistanis totaled $30.3 billion between July and March of fiscal year 2025-26, marking an 8.2% increase from the same period a year earlier. The figures come from the Economic Survey of Pakistan 2025-26. The inflow places overseas workers among the m...

Pakistan received a record $4.25 billion in workers' remittances in May 2026, the highest monthly inflow ever recorded, according to State Bank of Pakistan data. The figure was 15% higher than the $3.69 billion received in May 2025 and 20% above the $3.54 billion recorded in Apri...

Pakistan's bank deposits climbed to a record PKR37.88 trillion at the end of April 2026, according to new data from the State Bank of Pakistan.The figure surpassed the previous high of PKR37.51 trillion recorded in March 2026. Year-on-year, deposits grew more than 17% from PKR32....

The State Bank of Pakistan announced on Thursday it will issue a commemorative PKR75 coin to mark the 75th anniversary of Pakistan-China diplomatic relations. The coin will be available to the public from May 25 through exchange counters at SBP Banking Services Corporation field ...

Pakistan has issued its first Panda bond, raising CNY 1.75 billion, or roughly $250 million, in China's onshore market.The transaction, completed Friday with support from the Asian Development Bank and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, marks Pakistan's sovereign debut in ...

Pakistan’s stock market has been volatile, with the PSX losing thousands of points in recent sessions. For many investors, the question is simple: what should they do now? In this episode of How to Money, Shuja Qureshi speaks with InvestKaar CEO Furqan Punjani about navigating ma...

What if Eidi could become your child's first lesson in investing instead of just spending? In this episode of How to Money, host Shuja Qureshi speaks with Imtiaz Gadar, CEO of Al Meezan Investment Management, about how parents can turn Eidi into a lesson in saving and investing. ...

As Pakistan’s financial sector steadily pivots toward Islamic banking, questions around Shariah-compliant investing continue to grow. In a special Ramzan edition of How to Money, Al Meezan Investment Management Limited CEO Imtiaz Gadar addressed common misconceptions about Islami...