An image of the Tethyan Copper Company (TCC) gold and copper mining exploration project site in Reko Diq, Balochistan. -TCC Manara is preparing to buy a stake for around $500 million to $1 billion: FT. A Saudi investment would be good for the project: the head of Barrick. The Saudi Minister of Mines confirms that … Read more
The seal of the International Monetary Fund is seen in the headquarters building in Washington, DC. — AFP/File On April 29, 2024, Pakistan successfully concluded a nine-month stand-by arrangement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Building on this milestone, the country transitioned to a 37-month Extended Financing Facility (EFF), equivalent to 261.9 percent of Pakistan’s … Read more
Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb during an interview Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb said the government intends to launch Panda Bond by June this year to strengthen the country’s presence in China’s capital markets. “Pakistan plans to raise around $200 million from Chinese investors through the issuance of the Panda Bond,” the finance minister said in an … Read more
A man walks with bags of supplies on his shoulder to deliver them to a nearby store at a market in Karachi, Pakistan, June 11, 2024. — Reuters The IMF forecasts Pakistan’s GDP growth of 4% in 2026. Expects a 2.6% drop in energy commodity prices in 2025. It forecasts a 2.5% increase in the … Read more