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Tag: State Bank of Pakistan

Posted inPakistan

Pakistan’s new PM inherits an economic nightmare

by FM Shakil April 11, 2022April 15, 2022

PESHAWAR – Pakistan’s new government faces major economic challenges on both the internal and external fronts. Economists say the previous Imran Khan government made a mess of the economy and failed to live up to its economic agenda of providing 10 million jobs and 5 million homes, good governance, economic growth and tax reforms. Analysts […]

Posted inAf-Pak

Khan’s Afghan relief fund faces fire on all fronts

by FM Shakil January 25, 2022January 29, 2022
Posted inCryptocurrency

Bitcoin ban could backfire on Pakistan

by FM Shakil January 18, 2022January 22, 2022
Waving flag of Pakistan and China. Image: iStock
Posted inPakistan

Pakistan struggling to pay its debts to China

by FM Shakil December 2, 2021December 8, 2021
Posted inPakistan

Pakistan’s soaring stocks belie dire economic facts

by William Pesek August 27, 2020August 31, 2020
Posted inPakistan, South Asia

Sharif makes major show of power

by Imad Zafar May 8, 2019February 18, 2020
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan. Photo: AFP/ PTI
Posted inChina, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia

Pakistan considers another mini-budget as economic crisis looms

by FM Shakil December 29, 2018February 18, 2020
Banks in Pakistan were hit by a coordinated hacking attack late last month. Credit card details of thousands of customers were later put up for sale on the 'dark web'. Photo: iStock
Posted inPakistan, South Asia, World

Hackers steal clients’ data from 22 banks in Pakistan

by F.M. Shakil November 14, 2018February 18, 2020
Gwadar port in Baluchistan Pakistan, as seen in October 2017. Photo: Reuters
Posted inAT Finance, Beijing, Brunei, China, Laos, Malaysia, Middle East, Pakistan, Philippines, South Asia, Taiwan, Vietnam, World

As owner of Gwadar Port, Pakistan may be the boss, not the beggar

by Ali Salman Andani November 14, 2018
Money dealers count Pakistani rupees and US dollars at an exchange in Islamabad. Photo: AFP/ Aamir Qureshi
Posted inChina, Iran, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Rupee hits new low as Pakistan seeks IMF bailout

by Kunwar Khuldune Shahid October 12, 2018February 18, 2020
Pakistani Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa, second right, is seen with Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Zafar Mahmood Abbasi, center, Air Chief Marshal Mujahid Anwar Khan, top right, and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Zubair Mahmood Hayat, second left, at the Pakistan Day military parade in Islamabad on March 23, 2018. Photo: AFP / Aamir Qureshi
Posted inBeijing, Chengdu, China, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, World

Huge defense outlays hit funding for Pakistani provinces

by F.M. Shakil September 5, 2018February 18, 2020
In addition to religious turmoil, violence and terrorism at home, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan faces a broad raft of geopoltical challenges - and opportunities.  Photo: AFP
Posted inChina, India, Pakistan, South Asia

Imran Khan takes the pitch as prime minister of Pakistan

by Saikat Datta August 19, 2018February 18, 2020
Imran Khan, Pakistan's prime minister and chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) political party, addresses supporters in Lahore. Photo: Reuters / Mohsin Raza
Posted inBeijing, China, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Khan faces huge test as Pakistan teeters on debt crisis

by F.M. Shakil August 7, 2018February 18, 2020
A Pakistani voter casts her ballot in a by-election in Lahore. File photo: AFP/Arif Ali
Posted inPakistan, South Asia

Questions raised over Pakistani leaders’ asset declarations

by F.M. Shakil June 27, 2018February 18, 2020
A Pakistani currency dealer counts Chinese yuan for a customer at his shop in Quetta on January 3. Officials now want to use the Pakistani rupee to pay for imports for a massive Chinese project. Photo: AFP/Banaras Khan
Posted inChina, Pakistan, South Asia

As Pakistani Rupee falls, a balance of payments crisis looms

by Kunwar Khuldune Shahid June 18, 2018February 18, 2020
Close-up of hands opening a wallet with Chinese currency, the Yuan, and credit cards inside. A Chinese 100 Yuan bill is visible in the wallet. Photographed in studio in horizontal format. Photo: iStock
Posted inChina, Pakistan, South Asia

Establishing the yuan in Pakistan

by Sabena Siddiqui May 17, 2018
Photo: PakCoin website,
Posted inIndia, Japan, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, South Asia, South Korea

Pakistani crypto PakCoin up by 60% despite central bank ban

by Kunwar Khuldune Shahid May 11, 2018February 18, 2020
A shopkeeper makes garlands with US dollars and rupee notes at a flower market in Peshawar. Photo: AFP/Abdul Majeed
Posted inAfghanistan, China, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Pakistan rupee plunges as central bank cuts support

by Kunwar Khuldune Shahid March 26, 2018February 18, 2020
Photo: iStock
Posted inChina, Pakistan, South Asia

Bank of Pakistan allows use of yuan in bilateral trades

by Asia Times staff January 4, 2018February 18, 2020
A file photo of Pakistani Finance Minister Ishaq Dar, seen during a news conference in Islamabad on May 25, 2017. Dar is on 'sick leave' and also fighting corruption charges. Photo: Reuters/Faisal Mahmood
Posted inPakistan, South Asia

Pakistani rupee hits all-time low with minister under a cloud

by Kunwar Khuldune Shahid December 17, 2017February 18, 2020

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