Islamabad: Bestway Cement Limited (BWCL) announced a significant 73% year-over-year increase in profit for the fiscal year 2025, reaching PkR23.9 billion (EPS: PkR40.0), compared to PkR13.8 billion (EPS: PkR23.1) in FY24. This substantial growth comes…
Islamabad: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has held its benchmark interest rate steady at 11% amidst the ongoing floods, a decision consistent with market anticipations. The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), in its statement, acknowledged a slight wor…
Islamabad: Lucky Cement Ltd (LUCK) anticipates modest cement demand expansion in FY26, projecting a 5% rise despite a recent increase in cement shipments. The corporation conveyed this conservative outlook during its Corporate Briefing, where it revie…
Islamabad: Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) Vice President Muhammad Aman Pracha expressed his disapproval of the State Bank’s choice to hold steady the benchmark interest rate.
Pracha noted that Pakistan’s lending ra…
Islamabad: Korangi Association of Trade and Industry (KATI) President Junaid Naqi expressed profound dissatisfaction with the State Bank of Pakistan’s decision to hold the monetary policy rate at 11 percent, particularly given the record-low inflation…
Islamabad: The Pakistani Rupee (PKR) continued its downward trajectory against major international currencies, with the US dollar nearing the PKR 283 mark in the interbank market on September 15, 2025.
The greenback traded between PKR 281.95 and PKR…
Islamabad: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) President, Atif Ikram Sheikh, has sharply condemned the State Bank of Pakistan’s choice to hold the benchmark interest rate at 11%, labeling it “baffling” given the presen…