Pakistan’s banking sector has limited structural appetite for startup lending. The reasons are institutional. In recent conversations with founders and investors, I’m seeing six-month debt facilities for working capital priced…
Pakistan government raised a record Rs2 trillion through domestic Sukuk issuances in 2025, marking the highest annual volume since the introduction of Islamic bonds in 2008. The development was shared…
When Mohammad Alhawi, undersecretary of the Ministry of Investment of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), talked of the “natural and indispensable” partnership with China in financial cooperation at a high-level…
MG News | October 19, 2025 at 05:44 PM GMT+05:00 Pakistan concluded its participation in the IMF–World Bank Annual Meetings in Washington D.C. with a renewed focus on privatization, economic…
The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has signed an agreement with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) — a member of the World Bank Group — to strengthen local currency financing…
Pakistan’s debt-to-GDP ratio has declined from 77 per cent in FY20 to 70 per cent in FY25 Finance Minister chairs the kick-off meeting with the visiting IMF Review Mission at…
