October
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October remittances jump 24% year-on-year to $3.05bn
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[ad_1] A money dealer counts US dollars at currency exchange. — AFP/File Overseas workers’ remittances swelled 23.9% to $3.1 billion in October 2024 from $2.46 billion recorded in the same month last year, data released by the State Bank of Pakistan…
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Pakistan inflation expected to ease to 8-9% by October: Finance Division
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[ad_1] People are buying groceries from makeshift stalls at the weekly “Sunday Market” in Lahore on April 2, 2023. — Online Pakistan’s headline inflation is likely to lose more steam over the next two months, coming down to around 8-9%,…
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PIA privatisation process to conclude by October: Khawaja Asif | The Express Tribune
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[ad_1] The Federal Minister for Aviation, Khawaja Asif, has announced that the privatisation process of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) will be completed by the end of October. Speaking during a National Assembly session, Asif emphasised the urgent need for privatisation,…
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Workers’ remittances rise in October after crackdown
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[ad_1] A currency exchange dealer counts $100 bills in this undated picture. — AFP/File KARACHI: Following the crackdown against the illegal exchange market and closing of the gap between interbank and open markets, the workers’ remittances were recorded at $2.5…
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US unemployment rate rises to 3.9% as job growth declines in October
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[ad_1] Women walk past a “Now Hiring” sign outside a store on August 16, 2021 in Arlington, Virginia. — AFP Based on government data released on Friday, job growth in the United States slowed down in October, partly due to…
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SBP’s Monetary Policy Committee to meet on October 30
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[ad_1] A representational image of the State Bank of Pakistan building. — AFP/File The State Bank of Pakistan’s (SBP) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) will meet on Monday (October 30) to decide on the interest rate regime. Taking to X —…
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Last date for tax returns submission extended to October 31
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[ad_1] Last date for submission of tax returns has been extended to October 31. Representational image from Unsplash. The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) announced on Saturday that the last date for submission of income tax returns for the tax…
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Govt likely to reduce petrol price from October 1: sources
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[ad_1] photograph of a car being filled with petrol at a petrol station. — AFP/File ISLAMABAD: In a bid to transfer the benefit of recent stability witnessed by the rupee against the US dollar, the caretaker government is likely to…
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Caretakers to sit with IMF on quarterly review in October end
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[ad_1] Caretaker Finance Minister Shamshad Akhtar addresses a press conference on September 9, 2023. — APP ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Finance Minister Dr Shamshad Akhtar has informed senators that the interim government will sit with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on the…
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October current account deficit widens 56% to $567m MoM
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[ad_1] A representational image of the US dollars. — AFP/File KARACHI: Pakistan’s current account deficit yawned $204 million or 56% to $567 million for October 2022 as compared to September’s $363 million, month-on-month (MoM), while it shrank 68% year-on-year (YoY),…
