Pakistan Current Account Reverses to $139 Million Deficit in FY2025-26
State Bank of Pakistan data shows the current account registered a $139 million deficit in FY2025-26 as a widening goods trade deficit offset record remittance growth.
State Bank Keeps Policy Rate Unchanged At Eleven Point Five Percent Citing Geopolitical Inflation Pressures
The Monetary Policy Committee of the State Bank of Pakistan decided to keep its benchmark policy rate steady at eleven point five percent amid global fuel shocks.
SBP Monetary Policy Pakistan Maintains Policy Rate Eleven Point Five Percent Amid Volatile Middle East Energy Shock
State Bank of Pakistan Monetary Policy Committee holds the key interest rate at 11.5% to combat double digit inflation and manage external energy shocks.
Mecom Gas Contemplates Twenty Million Dollar Pakistan Stock Exchange IPO to Finance Liquefied Petroleum Gas Storage Infrastructure
Pakistani LPG marketing and distribution firm Mecom Gas is working with financial advisors to structure a public listing aimed at expanding domestic fuel reserves amid regional energy volatility.
PIDE Warns Pakistan Economy Faces Severe Risk from Strait of Hormuz Disruptions
A study by the Pakistan Institute of Development Economics reveals that a disruption in the Strait of Hormuz could drive Pakistan’s inflation above 12% and destabilize external accounts.
Pakistan Sees 762,000 Citizens Migrate Abroad in 2025, Remittances Support Economy
Over 762,000 Pakistanis migrated abroad in 2025, with remittances reaching $19.7 billion, becoming the largest source of foreign inflows and helping stabilize Pakistan’s economy amid declining FDI and exports.
SBP Keeps Policy Rate Unchanged at 10.5%, Projects Up to 4.75% GDP Growth in FY26
State Bank of Pakistan keeps policy rate at 10.5% in January 2026 MPC meeting, citing improving growth outlook, easing inflation and containing external pressures.
Pakistan’s GDP to Grow 3% in FY2025–26 Amid Flood Recovery, World Bank Report
The World Bank projects Pakistan’s GDP growth at 3% in FY2025–26, rising to 3.4% in FY2026–27, driven by agricultural recovery and reconstruction post-floods, while warning of widening current account deficit and trade vulnerabilities.
IMF Warns Pakistan’s FY26 Growth Remains Fragile Without Uninterrupted Reforms
The IMF says Pakistan’s FY26 outlook remains fragile after monsoon floods, projecting slower growth, higher inflation, and current account pressure unless reforms under the $7 billion programme continue.
Pakistan Records $594 Million Current Account Deficit in Q1 FY26 Despite September Surplus
Pakistan posted a current account deficit of $594 million in the first quarter of FY26 despite achieving a surplus in September, reflecting ongoing trade imbalances alongside stronger remittances and export growth.