The Pak Banker - 2024-08-30

• Regional disparity - eating financial dust
• IMF Board approval: delayed again
• Govt fails to secure targeted loan in July
• Necessary step to be taken to ensure implementa­tion of PRRP: Aurangzeb
• HBL banks on investment
• Nationwide internet services expected to remain slow until cable repairs completed by October: PTA
• In Quetta visit, PM Shehbaz vows to rid Balochista­n of terrorism
• Shares at PSX climb more than in intraday trade
• Pakistan invites India’s Modi to SCO meeting in Islamabad
• Altcoin season weeks away; New crypto set for better returns than XRP, SOL
• London stocks inch up as focus turns to monetary policy outlook
• Oil edges up as Libyan supply woes offset lower-than-expected US stock draw
• Punjab launches Sports Endowment Fund
• Pakistan announces 12-man squad for second Test against Bangladesh
• Tech and media stocks boost European shares
• The saga of Gen Bajwa
• Poking the bear
• A golden buffalo
• Third-party audit
• Dropped chances
• Central Asia emerges as a priority for Gulf States
• Egypt’s key role in ending the civil war in Sudan
• Protecting amphibious life to preserve ecosystems
• Climate adaptation is as imperative as mitigation
• Foreign policy makes 2024 US race different from 1968
• Kamala Harris has put a spring in the Democrats’ step
• RFK Jr. is honoring his family legacy by endorsing Trump
• Bangladesh may ask India for Hasina’s extraditio­n
• US, China trade warnings during tense visit
• Kremlin slams Kyiv decision not to extend Europe gas contract
• Berkshire Hathaway becomes 1st US non-tech firm to hit $1tr market value
• Dragon Oil nourishs strategic allaiance with Turkmen Govt in oil and gas sector
• Aramco awards contracts worth $25b to boost gas expansion
• Telegram boss’ lawyer dismisses French probe as ‘totally absurd’
• LIT, Globalstar partner to deliver high-speed 5G solutions across Africa
• $1.8 billion 1MDB fraud: PetroSaudi execs get Swiss jail terms
• Banking the unbanked: Jan Dhan@10
• Foreign lenders lured by rare stake sales in India banks
• Global Islami, Union banks freed from S Alam’s grips
• Bank of Montreal warns of credit pressures after profit miss, shares fall
• Fed must deliver 50-point rate cut in September to avert recession: Nigel Green
• Mashreq introduces IBAN Validation API for business and corporate clients

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