Minister for Finance and Revenue Muhammad Aurangzeb met Chief Executive Officer of Standard Chartered Bank, Bill Winters, in London today. During the meeting, the Finance Minister appreciated the bank’s continued support for Pakistan and its cooperation in various financing and capital market transactions. The meeting covered Pakistan’s ongoing structural reforms, latest…
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar today chaired a meeting of the Cabinet Committee for the Export of Surplus Sugar. According to Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the meeting finalized modalities for the export of 200,000 metric tons of sugar and approved a monitoring committee for regular checks…
The government has revised the prices of petroleum products for Wednesday. According to a press release issued by the Petroleum Division, the price of High Speed Diesel has been decreased by 2.73 rupees to set it at 402.24 rupees per litre. Similarly, the price of petrol has been reduced by 1.49…
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif today attended the Market Open Ceremony at the London Stock Exchange. A ceremony was also held to mark the listing of Pakistan’s three-billion-dollar dual-tranche Eurobonds. Speaking on the occasion, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said Pakistan can attract foreign investment as the country offers opportunities for profitable, mutually…
Leading global financial institutions have expressed confidence in Pakistan’s economic reform momentum and reaffirmed their commitment to deepening engagement with the country’s financial sector. This confidence was expressed by senior executives of Barclays, J.P. Morgan, Citi, BlackRock and Rothschild & Co during their meetings with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in London…
The government has revised the prices of petroleum products for tomorrow [Tuesday]. According to a press release issued by the Petroleum Division, price of High Speed Diesel has been decreased by 3.56 rupees per litre to set it at 404.97 rupees per litre. Similarly, the price of petrol has been decreased…