Policy
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April 11, 2025
The IFC – International Finance Corporation, the private investment arm of the World Bank, has committed $300 million in debt financing to support Pakistan’s Reko Diq […]
August 10, 2025
The GSMA APAC Digital Nation Summit 2025 in Islamabad set a new benchmark for multi-stakeholder collaboration, blending policy, technology and finance to accelerate Pakistan’s journey toward […]
June 3, 2025
Pakistan IT Industry Association (P@SHA) has called on the government to provide tax-friendly measures in the next federal budget to spur growth in the IT industry. […]
April 13, 2025
Pakistan and Belarus have recently strengthened their bilateral relations by signing a comprehensive three-year roadmap (2025–2027) aimed at enhancing cooperation in various sectors, notably food security […]
March 22, 2025
Pakistan is preparing to showcase its mineral wealth at the Pakistan Minerals Investment Forum 2025 (#PMIF25), with Federal Minister for Energy (Petroleum Division), Ali Pervaiz Malik, […]
March 16, 2025
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has recognized Pakistan’s substantial progress in implementing economic reforms under its current program. Discussions between IMF officials and Pakistani authorities have […]
March 1, 2025
Federal Minister for Finance Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb met with a delegation of Jefferies Investors in Islamabad, led by Alia Moubayed from Jefferies. The group included representatives […]
June 18, 2025
The Punjab government is going tough on businesses that deny digital payments through its new Finance Bill. Any shop refusing debit or credit cards, mobile wallets, […]
August 5, 2025
Visa and Mastercard faced backlash after they were accused of pressuring platforms to censor legal adult content. Both companies stated that they do not ban games […]
April 29, 2025
Pakistan is moving towards regulating the use of Artificial Intelligence in its banking sector. The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is preparing a comprehensive framework to […]
May 22, 2025
The Pakistan IT Industry Association (P@SHA) has urged the government to prioritize policy consistency and tax clarity for the IT and IT-enabled Services (ITeS) sector in […]
March 25, 2025
Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev wants to take things up a step with Pakistan through joint ventures in defense, energy, economy, logistics, and transport, as per his […]
