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| 10.07.2025 | Pakistan eyes $1 billion valuation in Roosevelt Hotel redevelopment plan, source says | Pakistan eyes $1 billion valuation in Roosevelt Hotel redevelopment plan, source says
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| 10.07.2025 | Pakistan eyes $1 billion valuation in Roosevelt Hotel redevelopment plan, source says | KARACHI :Pakistan is seeking a valuation of at least $1 billion for the Roosevelt Hotel it owns in New York and is ready to part with a minority stake in the prime Manhattan property as it scouts for a redevelopment partner, a senior govern... |
| 13.05.2025 | Pakistan’s MedIQ raised $6 M Series A to scale Saudi operations | First Pakistani Female-Founded Health Tech Startup Secures $6M in Series A Funding to Expand its Middle East Operations
MedIQ, a pioneering healthcare technology startup, has raised $6 million in a Series A funding round led by Rasmal Ventu... |
| 14.07.2023 | Recharge Pakistan Project Receives $77.8 Million Funding Boost From the Green Climate Fund, United States Agency for International Development, the Coca-Cola Foundation and World Wildlife Fund | - |
| 13.07.2023 | Pakistan gets US$1 billion boost from UAE ahead of key IMF decision | ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's state bank coffers were further boosted Wednesday by a US$1 billion deposit from the United Arab Emirates, officials said, ahead of a key International Monetary Fund (IMF) board meeting to approve new funding.
The depo... |
| 11.07.2023 | Pakistan gets $2bn from Saudi Arabia day before key IMF meeting | Pakistan has received $2bn in financial support from Saudi Arabia, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar said on Tuesday, a day before the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) board is expected to give final approval for a much-needed $3bn bailout.
“I ... |
| 14.04.2023 | Pakistan gets closer to IMF deal after UAE pledges $1 billion | ISLAMABAD: The United Arab Emirates has confirmed financial support of US$1 billion to Pakistan, the South Asian nation's finance minister said on Friday (Apr 14), removing a key hurdle to securing a much-awaited bailout tranche from the In... |
| 07.04.2023 | Saudi provides $240 million for Pakistan hydro-power dam | ISLAMABAD : Saudi Arabia will provide a $240 million loan to co-finance Pakistan's multi-purpose Mohmand dam project, a major hydro-power complex being built in northwest of the country, statements from both sides said on Friday.
The projec... |
| 02.03.2023 | Pakistan raises key rate by 300 bps, slaps Rs 3.23 power surcharge | Pakistan’s central bank raised its benchmark interest rate to 20 per cent to rein in soaring inflation that it expects to quicken further as the country works to resume a $6.5 billion International Monetary Fund bailout.
State Bank of Pakis... |
| 12.09.2022 | How a startup in Pakistan folded just a year after raising $85 million | In early July, things looked rosy at Airlift Technologies Pvt. as it prepared to raise more cash for expansion. Six days later, the startup -- one of Pakistan’s most prominent -- was bust.
The e-commerce company collapsed less than a week a... |
| 02.09.2022 | RBC announces $100,000 donation to support immediate humanitarian and relief efforts in Pakistan | TORONTO, Sept. 2, 2022 /CNW/ - RBC today announced a donation of $100,000 to the Red Cross Pakistan Floods Appeal to provide aid for immediate and future humanitarian needs.
Driving a 600 per cent increase in the country's average rain fall... |
| 26.08.2022 | Saudi Arabia announces investment of $1 bn in cash-strapped Pakistan | Saudi Arabia has announced a USD 1 billion investment in cash-strapped Pakistan which is currently in a state of both economic and political upheaval.
This development came during a phone call between Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bi... |
| 23.08.2022 | Pakistan set to receive $2 billion from Qatar to ease funding crunch | Pakistan will receive $2 billion from Qatar in bilateral support to help ease the South Asian nation’s funding crunch and the consequent risk of a default.
The South Asian nation will also get $1 billion in oil financing from Saudi Arabia a... |
| 01.05.2022 | Cash-strapped Pakistan gets $8 bn in financial support from Saudi Arabia | Saudi Arabia has agreed to provide Pakistan with a "sizeable package" of around USD 8 billion to help the cash-starved country bolster dwindling forex reserves and revive its ailing economy, a media report said on Sunday.
Pakistan... |
| 01.05.2022 | Cash-strapped Pakistan gets USD 8 billion in financial support from Saudi Arabia | Saudi Arabia has agreed to provide Pakistan with a "sizeable package" of around USD 8 billion to help the cash-starved country bolster dwindling forex reserves and revive its ailing economy, a media report said on Sunday.
Pakistan... |
| 14.04.2022 | Pakistan’s Zaraye, a B2B supplies platform, raises $2.1M from Tiger Global and Zayn | Obtaining raw materials is a major pain point for Pakistan’s manufacturers, who need to have multiple phone calls with suppliers while waiting for rates, say the founders of Zayare. The startup, which runs a platform that connects manufactu... |
| 04.02.2022 | Pakistan’s Truck It In raises country’s largest seed funding at $13m | Pakistani logistics tech startup Truck It In announced that it raised $13 million in seed funding, the largest early-stage funding for a logitech startup in the country and the Middle East and North Arica (MENA) region.
The seed round was j... |
| 25.01.2022 | Pakistan raises $1 bln, offers highest-ever rate for a sukuk of 7.95% | ISLAMABAD, Jan 25 (Reuters) - Pakistan has raised $1 billion with a 7-year sukuk, offering an interest rate of 7.95%, the highest return the South Asian nation has ever paid on an Islamic bond, a finance ministry official said on Tuesday.
T... |
| 05.12.2021 | Pakistan receives $3 bn loan from Saudi as part of economic support package | Pakistan on Saturday received a $3 billion loan from Saudi Arabia, the prime minister's finance adviser said, as part of an economic support package.
The South Asian country has faced growing economic challenges, with high inflation, slidin... |
| 04.12.2021 | Pakistan receives $3 billion loan from Saudi Arabia | KARACHI, Pakistan, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Pakistan on Saturday received a $3 billion loan from Saudi Arabia, the prime minister's finance adviser said, as part of an economic support package.
The South Asian country has faced growing economic ch... |
| 04.12.2021 | Pakistan receives $3 billion loan from Saudi Arabia | (Corrects reserves in third paragraph from billion to million)
By Syed Raza Hassan
KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) -Pakistan on Saturday received a $3 billion loan from Saudi Arabia, the prime minister's finance adviser said, as part of an econ... |
| 28.09.2021 | Oraan raises $3 million in in Pakistan’s startup seed round led by women entrepreneurs | In recent news, a fintech startup called Oraan has raised $3 million in Pakistan’s startup seed round which was led by women entrepreneurs. The seed round was led by Zayn Capital and Wavemaker Partners, while Resolution Ventures, i2i Ventur... |
| 27.09.2021 | Pakistan based fintech startup Oraan raises USD 3 million in the latest funding round | Oraan, a Karachi based fintech startup, raised USD 3 million in the latest funding round co-led by Zayn Capital and Wavemaker Partners on 27 September 2021. |
| 26.09.2021 | Oraan raises $3M to increase financial inclusion among Pakistani women | After working as an investment banker in Canada for a decade, Halima Iqbal moved back to Pakistan in 2017 and quickly realized how difficult it is for women to access financial services. “I had a really hard time opening up a basic bank acc... |
| 22.09.2021 | Pakistan’s fintech startup TAG gets funding at $100 million valuation | iStockFintech startups are drawing intense investor interest as more and more people embrace digital payments during the pandemic, especially in countries like Pakistan where a large section of the population is unbanked.
Fintech startup TA... |
| 21.09.2021 | Chinese companies to invest $15 billion in Pakistan: Secretary BOI | According to Federal Secretary Board of Investment Fareena Mazhar, Chinese businesses are all set to invest a grand sum of $15 billion in the Pakistani petrochemical industry.
In this regard, Mazhar reportedly added that bilateral talks ar... |
| 11.09.2021 | Pakistan Raises $279 Million in Airwaves Sale With Single Bidder
Pakistan Raises $279 Million in Airwaves Sale With Single Bidder | (Bloomberg) -- Pakistan raised $279 million in a sale of telecom spectrum at the base price, with Pakistan Telecommunications Mobile Ltd. the sole bidder in an auction that was snubbed by the country’s three other major phone operators.
Pak... |
| 09.09.2021 | Toyota announces $100m investment in Pakistan for local production of hybrid EVs | In a positive development for the country’s electric vehicle sector, Toyota has announced a massive $100 million investment for the local production of hybrid electric vehicles in Pakistan. The investment will reportedly be used to localize... |
| 24.08.2021 | Pakistan gets $2.75 billion in COVID-19 support funds from IMF | The funds, part of a $650 billion global programme, will shore up Pakistan's foreign reserves, under pressure from a rise in the current account deficit and falling remittances from workers based abroad.
Pakistan entered a $6 billion IMF pr... |
| 19.08.2021 | Pakistan’s Airlift raises USD 85 million Series B for international expansion of its quick commerce platform | Lahore-headquartered quick commerce startup Airlift has raised USD 85 million in the largest-ever funding round for a Pakistani startup. The round is also the largest Series B raised by a startup in the Middle East, North Africa, and Pakist... |
| 19.08.2021 | Pakistan's Airlift raises $85M led by two solo capitalists | (Amir Mukhtar/Getty Images)
Airlift, the operator of an ultrafast shopping delivery service, has raised an $85 million Series B, the largest round ever scored by a Pakistani startup. The company currently offers ecommerce services in eight ... |
| 18.08.2021 | Pakistan’s Airlift raises $85 million for its quick comme... | Airlift Technologies has raised a mega-round of US$85 million in Series B financing round for its quick commerce startup and plans to expand the service to many international markets in the next few months. |
| 17.08.2021 | Pakistan’s Airlift raises $85 million for its quick commerce startup, eyes international expansion | A one-year-old startup that is attempting to build the railroads for e-commerce in Pakistan has just secured a mega round of funding in a major boost to the South Asia nation’s nascent startup ecosystem.
Airlift operates a quick commerce se... |
| 16.08.2021 | Talkpool signs new orders in Pakistan to a value of EUR 1 million | Talkpool signs new orders in Pakistan to a value of EUR 1 million Mon, Aug 16, 2021 13:36 CET
Since acquiring LCC Pakistan (Pvt) in 2017, the local revenue has remained stable around one billion PKR local currency whereas the revenue in Eur... |
| 06.08.2021 | Debt-ridden Pakistan gets $500 mn loan from ADB to buy coronavirus vaccines | The Asian Development Bank on Friday approved a USD 500 million loan for debt-ridden Pakistan to help it buy coronavirus vaccines.
The loan was sanctioned under ADB's USD 9 billion Asia Pacific Vaccine Access Facility launched in December 2... |
| 30.06.2021 | World Bank Provides US$800 Million Program Support to Government of Pakistan Islamabad (29th June, 2021). | World Bank Provides US$800 Million Program Support to Government of Pakistan Islamabad (29th June, 2021).
World Bank Provides US$800 Million Program Support to Government of Pakistan
Islamabad (29th June, 2021): Secretary, Ministry of Econo... |
| 01.05.2021 | Hungary announces $84 million credit-line for business with Pakistan | The Hungarian government has announced an exclusive credit-line of $84 million for Hungarian companies to do business with Pakistan.
Along with this line of credit, a loan facility of $50 million for projects in fisheries and food processi... |
| 21.04.2021 | Pakistan gets payment relief as UAE extends deadline over $2-billion loan | The United Arab Emirates has rolled over the pending payment of a $2 billion loan by Pakistan, amid a three-day visit of Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi to the nation.
The payment relief, announced by Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry spok... |
| 20.04.2021 | Pakistan Gets Payment Relief as UAE Rolls Over $2 Billion Loan
Pakistan Gets Payment Relief as UAE Rolls Over $2 Billion Loan | (Bloomberg) -- The United Arab Emirates has rolled over the pending payment of a $2 billion loan by Pakistan, amid a three-day visit of Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi to the nation.
The payment relief, announced by Pakistan’s Foreign... |
| 22.01.2021 | Pakistan gets $5.7bn in foreign loans in the first half of current fiscal year | The federal government received yet another infusion of foreign loans last month, this one amounting to $1.2 billion. This takes the incumbent government’s total borrowing over the course of the first half of the current fiscal year to $5.7... |
| 31.12.2020 | Pakistan and China sign $100m grant agreement for repairment of National Highway-5 | Pakistan and China have officially signed a grant agreement worth $100 million for the purpose of repairing National Highway-5.
According to a report by Business Recorder, the terms of the agreement state that China will provide grant assi... |
| 02.09.2020 | A Chinese manufacturer will invest $50 million to launch electric buses in Pakistan | The Federal Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Hussain Chaudhry announced that Skywell, a Chinese automaker, will invest $50 million in Pakistan for the launch of electric buses. Skywell would invest in the first phase, whereas the m... |
| 01.07.2020 | Pakistan’s Airlift raises $10m in Series A-1 round, enters last-mile logistics | Premium
Pakistani bus transportation startup Airlift has raised $10 million in Series A-1 financing led by San Francisco-based venture capital firm Quiet Capital.
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| 23.04.2020 | Pakistan receives $1.39 bn loan from IMF to deal with coronavirus crisis | - |
| 03.11.2019 | Pakistan Digest: TelloTalk raises seed capital; Fatima Ventures leads $450K seed round in PriceOye | Premium
Pakistani messaging platform TelloTalk raises $1.6 million seed round from SparkLabs Fintech and i2i Ventures; while PriceOye raises $450,000 in seed funding led by Fatima Ventures.
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| 02.11.2019 | Swvl plans to invest $25 million in Pakistan | Swvl, an app-based bus-hailing pioneer, has announced that it will be investing $25 million in Pakistan. The news comes over a month after the Dubai headquartered company further expanded into Pakistan and launched in Karachi.
The $25 mill... |
| 14.08.2019 | Pakistan’s transportation startup Airlift bags $2.2m in seed round | Premium
Pakistan-based transportation startup Airlift has raised $2.2 million in a seed round co-led by Fatima Gobi Ventures and local venture capital firm Indus Valley Capital, it said in a statement.
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| 26.07.2019 | Chinese firm plans to invest up to $600 million in instant services in Pakistan | With the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) all set to introduce foreign capital and advanced technology in the country and create an immense number of jobs, it is clear that the project is going to have a massive impact down the road.... |
| 28.06.2019 | What Pakistan can learn from India’s EdTech startup that recently raised $50 million | The Bangalore based startup manages an online platform of learning targeting towards students competing for entrance exams to get into universities. The company has managed to amass $50 million in investments to further expand its platform.... |
| 12.05.2019 | Pakistan secures preliminary deal for $6B IMF bailout | ISLAMABAD —
The International Monetary Fund said Sunday it reached a preliminary agreement with Pakistan for a $6 billion bailout over the next three years to finance sweeping economic reforms.
Pakistan and the international lender reached ... |
| 18.02.2019 | Saudi prince starts Asia tour with deals to invest US$20b in Pakistan | ISLAMABAD: Saudi Arabia and Pakistan signed a raft of investment deals on Sunday (Feb 17) worth up to US$20 billion for the cash-strapped South Asian country, as Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman launched his Asia tour seeking to emerg... |
| 25.01.2019 | Pakistan receives $1 bn from UAE to help bridge current account deficit | The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) received $1 billion from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) following an agreement with the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD), to help bridge Islamabad's current account deficit.
The ADFD on January 22 agree... |
| 17.12.2018 | Alibaba’s strategic partner Whale Cloud to invest $70 million in Pakistan | Alibaba’s strategic partner in cloud security, Whale Cloud is set to bring a whopping $70 million investment in Pakistan. The company plans to invest $70 million in the country over the next two years once the deal is struck between the two... |
| 14.02.2018 | Turkish FMCG to invest $150 million in Pakistan, starts operations | Hayat Kimya Group, a well-known Turkish fast moving carrier goods company has started its operations in Pakistan.
The company announced that it will be bringing in an investment of as much $150m through its business after it started operat... |
| 21.01.2016 | Pakistan’s realty site raises $20m Series C funding for regional expansion | Premium
Emerging Markets Property Group has raised a $20 million in a Series C round of funding, from an undisclosed existing investor, for regional expansion, as the company moves into the final stages of launching a similar venture in Ban... |
| 12.04.2015 | Pakistan Raises $993 Million As Foreigners Eye Its Vast Population | Pakistansold its entire 41.5% stake in the nation's largest bank Habib Bank (HBL.Pakistan) for $993 million, the largest equity raising deal the country has accomplished.
Much of the demand comes from foreign institutional investors. Deal t... |
| - | Pakistan's Dbank raises $17.6m | Dbank, a Pakistani fintech founded by two former Google staffers, has raised $17.6 million in a seed funding round co-led by Sequoia Southeast Asia and Kleiner Perkins.
Brazilian digital banking giant Nubank, RTP Global, Rayn and local part... |
| - | Qatar to invest $3bn in Pakistan economy | The Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) has announced it aims to spend $3bn on various commercial and investment sectors in Pakistan, which is currently facing a dire economic crisis, according to a statement released by Qatar’s Amiri Diwan.
W... |
| - | Pakistan gets $2.75 billion in COVID-19 support funds from IMF | ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan on Tuesday received $2.75 billion from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) under a Special Drawing Rights (SDR) programme to support low-income countries hit by the coronavirus, its central bank said.
The fu... |
