Investment

On 25 September, 24-karat gold in Pakistan jumped Rs4,700 to settle at roughly Rs453,036 per tola, sitting just below the month's peak near Rs454,700. That headline number hides the real…

The International Monetary Fund's staff mission — led by Iva Petrova — landed in Islamabad on 23 September 2026 to conduct the fourth review of Pakistan's $7 billion Extended Fund…

For eighteen months, holding rupees felt safe. Inflation had cooled to just 3.1% in August 2025, the State Bank was cutting, and cash in a savings account looked like a…

For two years Pakistani savers were rewarded for doing nothing. Policy rates above 20% meant a term deposit or a T-bill fund could hand you a double-digit nominal return while…

Why This Moment Matters for Overseas Pakistanis Pakistan's workers' remittances climbed to a record $7.3 billion in July–August of FY27, up 14.7% from $6.4 billion in the same two months…

On 23 September 2026, an IMF mission led by Iva Petrova arrived in Islamabad for the fourth review of Pakistan's $7 billion Extended Fund Facility (EFF) and the third review…

For years, the Non-Resident Pakistani (NRP) who wanted to hold or declare offshore assets faced an ugly arithmetic problem: pay tax where the asset sits abroad, then pay again at…

The Sept 23 Review Is a Genuine Macro Signal — Not Just a Headline On or around 23 September 2026, an IMF mission arrives in Karachi and Islamabad to begin…

The rate-cut party is over — at least for now For most of 2025, Pakistani investors were pricing in one thing: cheaper money. After the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP)…