Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday congratulated Raqami Islamic Digital Bank (RIDB) on becoming Pakistan’s third licensed digital retail bank, expressing confidence that the institution ...

ISLAMABAD: The Cabinet Committee on State-Owned Enterprises (CCoSOEs) approved the procurement policy of the Export-Import (EXIM) Bank of Pakistan 2025, aimed at streamlining EXIM Bank’s procurement ...

Karachi : Pakistan must create up to 30 million jobs over the next decade to turn its youth bulge into an economic dividend or risk instability and outward migration, World Bank President Ajay Banga ...

Ajay Banga says youth boom can drive growth with focus on reforms and investment World Bank President, Ajay Banga (left), called on Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Islamabad on February 2, 2026.

Pakistan needs to create 2.5 mln to 3 mln jobs a year Partnership with World Bank commits $4 bln a year to Pakistan Agriculture could create one-third of jobs needed Most urgent near-term need is ...

Chief says recovery is broad-based despite export weakness Policy rate held at 10.5% after 1,150 bps of cuts since 2024 Structural reforms key to sustaining growth Reiterates Inflation to peak ...

World Bank president Ajay Banga, a US citizen with Indian origins, on Tuesday visited his ancestral home in the Punjab province of Pakistan. Banga was born in Maharashtra in 1959 but traces his ...

Pakistan must create up to 30 million jobs over the next decade to turn its youth bulge into an economic dividend or risk instability and outward migration, World Bank President Ajay Banga has ...

The World Bank reaffirmed its commitment to Pakistan’s $20 billion development programme on Sunday, underscoring its continued support for the country’s reform and development agenda. Finance Minister ...

Eight Muslim countries, including Pakistan, in a joint statement on Monday, warned against the “continued expansionist Israeli policies” in the occupied West Bank. In the statement, the foreign ...

ISLAMABAD – International credit rating agency Moody’s has revised the outlook for Pakistan banking sector from positive to stable, citing both gradual improvements in the economy and persistent ...

Pakistan must create up to 30 million jobs over the next decade to turn its youth bulge into an economic dividend or risk instability and outward migration, World Bank President Ajay Banga said in an ...