Karachi: Governor State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), Mr. Jameel Ahmad, has called for scaling up Zarkheze, SBP’s flagship digital agricultural lending platform, to expand credit outreach particularly among small farmers in underserved and unserved areas. He was addressing a meeting of the Agricultural Credit Advisory Committee (ACAC) held in Karachi …

Islamabad, February 11: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has approved the acquisition of a controlling stake in TPL Insurance Limited by Jazz International Holding Limited, marking a significant milestone for foreign direct investment (FDI) in Pakistan’s insurance sector. The transaction brings together a leading digital insurer and …

Karachi, February 12, 2026: In a significant step aimed at supporting Pakistan’s economic recovery, the country’s banking sector has voluntarily reduced markup rates on the Export Refinance Facility (ERF) by 3 percent. The move lowers the end-user financing rate for exporters to 4.50 percent on all new loans and rollovers, …