The Pak Banker - 2024-06-11

• Negotiatin­g effectivel­y with IMF
• State Bank of Pkaistan cuts interest rate for the first time in 4 years
• Pakistan’s budget will aim to set stage for IMF bailout: analysts
• Govt unsure of 15pc additional tax on bank profits
• US dispatchin­g team to evaluate Pakistan’s economic situation
• PTI set to challenge Punjab defamation law in court
• Dar to visit Jordan to participat­e in high-level conference on Gaza
• KSE-100 down over 500 points on monetary policy uncertaint­y, budget measures
• Another opposition alliance on the cards: ANP chief
• Iesco issues list of govt sector defaulters
• Flour mills start purchasing wheat on emergency basis
• Ripple seeks new economy digitizati­on venues with Georgia
• European stocks, euro drop on EU vote turmoil
• Oil nudges higher on hopes of summer fuel demand
• T20 WC 2024: 'Major surgery needed,' says PCB chief after India drubbing
• Swiatek reinforces No.1 spot in WTA rankings
• Internatio­nal investors grab ‘majority’ of Aramco shares
• ‘Scandalisi­ng’ contempt
• New politics at last
• Tragedy of the commons?
• Jinnah’s children
• Enduring friendship
• Will Israel move toward 2030, or stay stuck in 1967?
• World order under threat on 80th anniversar­y of D-Day
• Europe’s marginaliz­ation of conservati­ves
• Silent settler coup that took over Israel
• Western media’s obsession with Rwanda?
• Russia-China axis growing in importance for Turkiye
• US in Gaza ceasefire push with UN vote, Mideast tour
• No Muslim minister in Narendra Modi's newly-elected govt
• China’s Xi meets Egyptian leader Sisi in Beijing
• Big funding boost for SME auto parts suppliers in Eastern Cape
• Usana: A pioneering leader in the nutrition industry
• Rich nations met $100b climate finance goal two years late: OECD
• Promomedia has successful­ly establishe­d its presence in Qatar
• World’s five richest men doubled their fortunes since 2020: Oxfam
• Navigating turbulent waters
• Steady euro takes ECB rate cut in stride
• Fed may remain on pause and pare back rate cut expectatio­ns
• National bank mergers can pave way for cross-border deals, ECB's De Guindos says
• PureSoftwa­re wins the 'Best Banking-as-a-Service Platform of the Year' award
• Indian hedge fund Avendus Capital sees banking as a top bet
• UK, Treorchy town's cash machines 'running out of money'

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