Pakistan’s current account deficit fell to $1.1 billion in September

“A strong rebound in economic activity and higher int’l commodity prices kept CAD at an elevated level in Q1-FY22,” SBP reports.During September, the balance of trade in goods recorded a deficit of 5.9% year-on-year.Samiullah Tariq predicts that exchange rate depreciation will help curtail deficit to manageable levels.Pakistan’s current account deficit — the gap between foreign […]

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Gas transport network is being strengthened

ISLAMABAD: The two state-owned companies, Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) and Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) would lay around 18,731km of pipelines in their respective areas to strengthen their network transmission and distribution networks during the current fiscal year.Last year, the companies laid around 3,540km pipelines against the target of 7,497km, according to an […]

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