BUSINESS

China emerged as the largest investor in Pakistan in December 2025, with a net direct investment of $114.1m, followed by the Netherlands and Hongkong which invested $22m and $20.5m respectively, according to the data issued by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP). During 6MFY26, China remained the largest investor, followed by Hongkong and the U.A.E […]

Pakistan’s Communications Sector witnessed the highest outflow through foreign investors worth $384.7 million in December 2025, as per the latest data released by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP). The second and third highest rank was held by the Mining & Quarrying and Oil & Gas Explorations sector as they experienced a net outflow of […]

The service sector of Pakistan posed a trade deficit of $370 million in December, reflecting an increase of 1.2x MoM, as compared to a deficit of $168m recorded in the previous month, the latest data released by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) showed. Comparison on a yearly basis shows that the country reported a deficit […]

International rate of gold declines by $6 to reach $4,595 per ounce Gold prices in Pakistan decreased on Saturday in line with their loss in the international market. In the local market, gold price per tola reached Rs481,862 after a decline of Rs600 during the day. Similarly, 10-gram gold was sold at Rs413,118 after it fell […]

RBL Bank posted a standalone net profit of 2.14 billion Indian rupees for the quarter ended December Indian private lender RBL Bank reported a lower-than-expected profit for the three months ended December on Saturday, in its first quarterly earnings since Dubai’s Emirates NBD bought a majority 60% stake in the bank. RBL Bank posted a […]

The Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) has resolved a major dispute between the two tax offices of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) on matter related to deduction and deposit of withholding tax under Section 235 of the Income Tax Ordinance 2001 on electricity bills of the consumers. The FTO has stopped Regional Tax Office (RTO) […]

She is considering holding the election on February 8 Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is considering a pledge to suspend the sales tax on food as part of her campaign for a general election next month, the Mainichi newspaper reported, citing unnamed sources. The government and Takaichi’s Liberal Democratic Party will carefully assess the market […]

Trump’s stock and bond portfolio is independently managed by third-party financial institutions WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump purchased about $100 million in municipal and corporate bonds from mid-November to late December, his latest disclosures showed, including up to $2 million in Netflix and Warner Bros Discovery bonds just weeks after the companies announced their merger. […]

Sky47 Limited, a majority-owned subsidiary of Mari Energies Limited, has entered Pakistan’s high-tech landscape with the launch of its first cloud and artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure platform near Islamabad. The development was disclosed by Mari Energies Limited (MARI), one of Pakistan’s largest oil and gas exploration companies, in its notice to the Pakistan Stock Exchange […]

 Automobile financing in Pakistan has increased to Rs319.08bn in December 2026, witnessing a rise of 0.33% MoM compared to Rs318.03bn recorded in November 2026, according to the latest data released by the central bank. On a year on year basis, car financing increased by 35.52%, as in the same period last year, the figure for […]