World Bank sees improved MENAAP growth
The World Bank projected the Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan, and Pakistan (MENAAP) region to record growth…
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Egypt to share Hepatitis C, insurance expertise with Pakistan
Egypt and Pakistan are strengthening health cooperation with plans to share the Egyptian expertise on combating…
Egypt’s FM discusses ties with Pakistani counterpart in Doha
Egypt’s Foreign Minister Badr Abdel-Atty met with his Pakistani counterpart Ishaq Dar on Sunday in Doha on the…
Egypt condemns terrorist attack in northwest Pakistan
Egypt has condemned the terrorist attack that targeted Pakistani soldiers in the northwest of Pakistan, which left…
Pakistan’s CPI inflation hits 3% in August ’25
Pakistan’s consumer price index (CPI) inflation rose 3.0 per cent year-on-year in August 2025, according to data…
Pakistan says successfully concluded ‘landmark trade deal’ with US
Pakistan and the United States finalised a trade agreement on Thursday aimed at expanding bilateral trade,…
Egypt, Pakistan eye collaboration on strategic crops, livestock development
Egypt’s Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation Alaa Farouk held talks in Cairo with the Minister of…
Egypt, Pakistan’s Punjab explore food safety, agriculture cooperation
Egypt’s National Food Safety Authority (NFSA) and a high-level delegation from Pakistan’s Punjab Province held…
Egypt condemns Pakistan convoy attack, voices solidarity
Egypt on Sunday strongly condemned the terrorist attack that targeted a military convoy in northwestern Pakistan on…
Asia-Pacific stocks rise amid Mideast tensions
Asia-Pacific markets increased on Monday as investors evaluated the growing tensions between Israel and Iran and…
Asia stocks mixed as markets react to Trump’s China trade deal comments
Asia-Pacific markets ended mixed on Tuesday as investors digested comments from former US President Donald Trump…
Asian stocks rise on easing US-China tensions
Asia-Pacific markets rose on Wednesday as trade talks between the US and China resulted in a deal, according to…
ADB approves $800m for Pakistan fiscal reforms
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved an $800 million programme aimed at enhancing fiscal sustainability…
Asia shares mixed on tariff delay signals
Asia-Pacific markets had a mixed trading day on Monday as investors evaluated US President Donald Trump's decision…
Pakistan earmarks 2,000 MW to power bitcoin mining, AI
Pakistan will allocate 2,000 megawatts of electricity in the first phase of a national initiative to power bitcoin…
Asia-Pacific markets rise on China’s rate cut
Asia-Pacific markets rose on Tuesday as China reduced its key lending rates by 10 basis points to support its…
Asia-Pacific stocks slip as China data, US credit downgrade weigh on sentiment
Asia-Pacific markets edged lower on Monday as investors reacted to softer economic data from China and a downgrade…
Asia-Pacific markets dip amid US-China trade concerns
Asia-Pacific markets mostly declined on Thursday, diverging from Wall Street as investors evaluated US-China trade…
Asian markets rally on easing trade frictions
Asia-Pacific markets mostly rose on Wednesday as investors evaluated US-China trade talks, following gains in key…
Asia-Pacific markets mixed after US-China tariff pause
Asia-Pacific markets traded mixed on Tuesday following a trade deal between the US and China, which includes a…
Asia-Pacific stocks rally after US-China tariff truce
Asia-Pacific markets surged on Monday following the announcement of a trade agreement between China and the US,…
Indian markets flat amid cross-border strikes
Indian benchmark indexes were lackluster on Thursday, with investors considering geopolitical tensions with…
Rupee hits one-month low amid rising geopolitical concerns
The Indian rupee experienced a decline on Wednesday, marking its largest single-day drop in a month due to concerns…
India suspends all Pakistani imports indefinitely
India declared a ban on all imports from Pakistan on Saturday, whether directly or via any other trade route,…
Indonesia-Pakistan trade grows 7.9% in 5 yrs
Trade between Indonesia and Pakistan has increased by 7.92 per cent in the last five years, with palm oil,…
Egypt’s FM stresses importance of de-escalation between India, Pakistan
Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdel-Aty stressed the importance of de-escalation between India and Pakistan, the…
Pakistan’s annual CPI inflation falls to 1.5% in Feb. ’25
Pakistan's annual CPI inflation rate dropped to 1.5 per cent year-on-year in February 2025, compared to 2.4 per…
IMF mission to visit Pakistan for $1b climate financing talks
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission is set to visit Islamabad next week to discuss providing around $1…
Saudi Arabia, Pakistan sign $1.2b oil financing deal
Saudi Arabia's Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) signed a $1.2 billion financing agreement with Pakistan to support…
Pakistan’s CPI inflation falls to 2.4% YoY in Jan. ’25
Pakistan's consumer inflation rate dropped to 2.4 per cent year-on-year in January 2025.
Pakistan’s inflation hits 6.5-year low in Dec. ’24
Pakistan's consumer inflation rate fell to 4.1 per cent year on year in December, marking the lowest rate in over…
Egypt’s trade with D-8 reaches $7.9b in 10m
The volume of trade exchange between Egypt and the D-8 Organisation for Economic Cooperation has increased to reach…
Pakistan’s food exports surge in 1st 5m of FY 24-25
Pakistan's food exports in the first five months of the current fiscal year 2024-25 have risen by 19.60 per cent…
Pakistan’s headline inflation slows in Nov. ’24
Pakistan's headline inflation slowed to 4.86 per cent in November compared to a year ago, a significant drop from…
Pakistan holds unscheduled talks with IMF on $7b bailout reform agenda
Pakistan engaged in an unscheduled round of talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) last week to discuss…
IMF mission arrives in Pakistan for unscheduled talks
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Pakistan mission chief, Nathan Porter, initiated discussions on the $7…
Sri Lanka’s exports decline in Sep. ’24
Sri Lanka's merchandise exports fell 3.49 per cent in September 2024 compared to the previous year, totaling…
World Bank raises growth outlook for S. Asia to 6.4%
The World Bank (WB) revised on Thursday its growth forecast for South Asia upward to 6.4 per cent from earlier…
Pakistan’s expat remittances up in Sept. ’24
Pakistan received $2.8 billion in workers' remittances in September 2024, marking a 29 per cent increase from the…
Pakistan’s inflation hits 44-month low in Sep. ’24
Pakistan's consumer prices saw a notable drop in September 2024, reaching the lowest inflation rate in over four…