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Key policy rate maintained at 7 pc

Karachi, March 19, 2021: The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), in its meeting on 19th March 2021, has decided to maintain the policy rate at 7 percent. The MPC noted that since the last meeting in January, growth, and employment have continued to recover and business sentiment has further improved. While still modest, at around 3…

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Policy Rate likely to stay at 7 pc

Karachi, March 17, 2021: The Monetary Policy Committee of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is most likely to maintained Policy Rate at 7 pc amid accommodative Monetary Policy. The meeting of the committee is scheduled to meet for next 2-month monetary policy on 19th March 2021. In the current economic scenario, the market is…

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WhatsApp clarifies new privacy policy

Karachi, January 12, 2020: In response to concerns shared by users regarding WhatsApp’s new terms and policy which was announced on January 06, the platform has published an official statement to address the issue: “We recently updated our Privacy Policy and we have received many thoughtful questions. With some of the rumors going around, we…

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Pakistan preparing cybersecurity policy

Islamabad, December 1, 2020: Pakistan is all set to announce a formal cybersecurity policy to better protect businesses, peoples’ privacy and their  fundamental rights, and secure private information and data against online harm, as work on the guidelines has entered  into the final phase.  “The cyber policy for the country is being finalized. It is…

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SCCI commits policy of zero tolerance for non-compliance of labour standards

Karachi, October 17, 2020: “Sialkot Chamber has a policy of zero tolerance for non-compliance of Labour Standards in the area of child labour and other socially responsible labour practices and supports positive role of enterprises in promoting CSR through social compliance.” This was stated by Qaiser Iqbal Baryar, the President Sialkot Chamber of Commerce and…

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