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- 21-07-2017Foreign investment hits 8-year high
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- 21-07-2017Rupee report: Rupee in search of direction
- 21-07-2017Dar urged to maintain cash subsidy on exports
- 21-07-2017Rain of new taxes possible
- 21-07-2017Currency: Rupee weakens against dollar
- 21-07-2017Mutual funds, not brokers, dictate the bourse now
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Foreign investment hits 8-year high
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- 21-07-2017
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Stock market plumbs year’s lowest level as political turmoil persists
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- 21-07-2017
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Rupee report: Rupee in search of direction
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- 21-07-2017
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Dar urged to maintain cash subsidy on exports
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- 21-07-2017
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Rain of new taxes possible
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- 21-07-2017
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Currency: Rupee weakens against dollar
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- 21-07-2017
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Mutual funds, not brokers, dictate the bourse now
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- 21-07-2017
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MCCI demands release of funds
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- 21-07-2017
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IMF projects Pakistan’s external financing requirements at $16.2b
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- 21-07-2017
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Multibillion-rupee scam: SBP given three days to probe latest NBP fraud
ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar is learnt to have directed the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) to launch an investigation into a multibillion-rupee fraud in the National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) and submit a report within three days. The NBP itself had filed a complaint with the FIA and nominated a senior woman executive, who confessed […]
NBP’s female official arrested for ‘Rs1.5 billion fraud’
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Investigation Agency has recently arrested a senior female officer of the National Bank of Pakistan along with four officers of another organisation on charges of irregularly withdrawing billions of rupees from bank accounts. An assistant vice president of the NBP was arrested this week after the bank lodged a complaint that the officer […]
Near about $8 Billion Dollars Laundered abroad by Pakistani Banks
The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Wednesday said that around $7.9 billion capital had flown out of the country in the last five years from foreign currency accounts opened under the protection of Economic Reforms Act 1992. The SBP officials informed the National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Finance that there was no bar on […]
Bank deposits increase 19% to reach Rs11.9tr
KARACHI : Bank deposits have increased 19% to reach Rs11.9 trillion in Jun
Stocks manage modest gains amid thin volumes
KARACHI: Complete lack of interest in trading at the stock market saw the volume d
Mutual funds, not brokers, dictate the bourse now
On Tuesday, when the KSE-100 index tanked 2,153 points, the record single-day decl
LCCI calls for revival of Pakistan Steel Mills
LAHORE - The Lahore Chamber of Commerce & Industry (LCCI) has expressed concer
IMF for ending inequitable subsidy on electricity tariff
ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has advised Pakistan to complet
Govt decides to maintain current rupee-dollar parity
ISLAMABAD: The federal government has decided to maintain the existing exchange r
Money Market: Bank deposits rise by 2.34pc
DEPOSITS and other accounts of all scheduled banks stood at Rs11,980.69 billion on
Doomsday at the stock exchange
KARACHI: Stock investors were in for a rude awakening on Tuesday as the KSE-100 in
IMF, Pakistan fail to see eye to eye inassessment of economy
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and International Monetary Fund (IMF) remained poles apart in
Currency: Rupee remains stable against dollar
KARACHI: The rupee remained stable against the dollar at 104.8/105 in the inter-b
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World
Qatar stock exchange drops as Arab ultimatum deadline nears
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- 04-07-2017
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Islamic Development Bank to revamp, decentralise ops
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- 24-05-2017
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Asia
Wavering risk appetite after Manchester blast weighs on sterling, Asia stocks, lifts yen
Sterling slipped on Tuesday after a suspected suicide attack killed at least 22 people and wounded 59 at a pop concert in the English city of Manchester, while the euro held gains made after German Chancellor Angela Merkel said it was “too weak”. Despite the explosion, at a concert by US singer Ariana Grande, European markets […]
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Banking & Financial Scams
SBP’s reserves continue to fall, amount to $15.9b
KARACHI: Foreign exchange reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) decreased 0.104% on a weekly basis, according to data released on Thursday. On May 12, the foreign currency reserves held by the central bank were recorded at $15,895.9 million, decreasing $16.6 million or 0.104%, compared to $15,912.5 million in the previous week, according to […]
Anti-money laundering, terror financing measures reviewed
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- 03-03-2017
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Brokerage fraud: Victims form body to help recover Rs5b
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- 13-02-2017
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Western Union admits to aiding wire fraud, to pay $586m
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- 01-02-2017
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Plea bargain helped recover Rs285 billion, says NAB chief
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- 31-12-2016
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Multibillion-rupee scam: SBP given three days to probe latest NBP fraud
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- 27-12-2016
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NBP’s female official arrested for ‘Rs1.5 billion fraud’
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- 10-12-2016
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BANKING MANAGEMENT
Executive MANAGEMENT
Masood Karim appointed acting NBP President
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- 21-01-2017
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Tahir Hassan assumes office as ABL CEO
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- 05-01-2017
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MANAGER
Sohail Kazmi AVP/Senior Manager Projects MCB Digital Banking
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- 24-08-2016
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Delayed Justice: Bank manager arrested for fraud
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- 14-01-2016
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Employee
National Bank of Pakistan In Trouble
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- 08-04-2014
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EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH
Selling Strategies from the only Youngest Branch Manager in Pakistan Banking
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- 02-04-2014
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Pakistan's premier banking institution, Bank Alfalah has struck a historic deal with the cou...
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MCB Bank Limited, Pakistan’s leading private sector bank, was declared one of the Top 25 companies...
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JazzCash has announced the launch of Near Field Communication (NFC) payments for its mobile account ...
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LATE last month, the par> ent companies of two of the country`s four cellular service pro...
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UBL Omni (UBL’s branchless banking service) recently launched a new advertising campaign demonstra...
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Banking Institutions
SBP promises support to NBF institutions
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- 14-01-2016
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State Bank of Pakistan
SBP News
Banks asked to end discriminatory lending
KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) believes banks follow a discriminatory lending policy that hurts the economy and violates rules set for financial institutions. The SBP asked banks and development finance institutions (DFIs) on Monday not to discriminate against any segment of society. Banks and DFIs are required to desist from adopting discriminatory practices on the basis of […]
SECP News
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MULTAN: The government has failed to achieve the tax targets fixed for 2016-17 despite empl... -
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ISLAMABAD - In continuation of its recent crackdown on banks’ employees conducting insider...
EDITORIAL
High fiscal deficit coupled with massive debt burden is the toughest challenge for economic managers
Debt burden of Pakistan, internal and external, during the last 10 years has been increasing at an alarming rate — courtesy fiscal mismanagement, incompetence and sheer callousness of the rulers. According to latest data released by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), total debts/liabilities as on June 30, 2016 reached Rs22.459 trillion as against Rs19.846 […]
Low remittances, surging imports hit rupee
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- 04-09-2016
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Life of small and medium size banks in Pakistan is getting tougher
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- 29-08-2016
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Openion & Anylisis
Sliding rupee
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- 06-07-2017
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FINANCE HIGHLIGHTS
SPECIAL REPORT
Market watch: KSE-100 ends week with 533-point gain, but volume still down
KARACHI: Driven by value buying, the KSE-100 Index gained 532.77 points for an increase of 1.13%, a welcome sign for stock market participants who had been sidelined due to political noise, broker defaults and terror incidents in the country. The KSE-100, which hit a record high at the end of January before retreating close to 6% […]
STORIES
The Chinese imprint
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- 05-09-2016
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Cabinet Division seeks cabinet’s endorsement for decision on sell off
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- 29-08-2016
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Documentation of the history of Pakistani currency
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- 29-08-2016
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Banking Associations
Direct taxation: ACCA for different approach to tax management
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- 25-08-2016
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The Financial Markets Association of Pakistan
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- 08-04-2014
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Pakistan Banks’ Association
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- 08-04-2014
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TRANSFER & POSTINGS
STREET TALKS
Docthers plans health facilities for BISP beneficiaries
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- 09-12-2016
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BANKING TRENDS
Bank Alfalah’s booth at cattle market
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- 15-09-2016
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Banking Sports
Banks ready to extend loans to sports goods industry
The scheduled commercial banks have shown keen interest in issuing soft-term business loans to the Sialkot-based industrialists and exporters, enabling them to expand their sports goods business and exports. A seminar titled ‘Long-Term Financing Facility (LTFF) for Sports Goods Industry SMEs’ was held at Sports Industries Development Center (SIDC) here on Tuesday under the auspices […]
NBP, PIA, SSGC reach last four
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- 12-08-2016
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SBP keep pace with K-Electric in semi-final race
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- 16-03-2016
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WEEK IN SHORT
Foreign investment hits 8-year high
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- 21-07-2017
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Stock market plumbs year’s lowest level as political turmoil persists
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- 21-07-2017
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Rupee report: Rupee in search of direction
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- 21-07-2017
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Dar urged to maintain cash subsidy on exports
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- 21-07-2017
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