The Pak Banker - 2024-08-31

• Failed expectatio­ns
• ‘Fleecing by Islamic banks’: Senate panel seeks detailed briefing from SBP
• Moody’s lifts rating on reduced default risk
• Tax dept fails to force bank to offer interest against ‘sticky’ loans
• Interest rate cuts fail to stimulate private sector borrowing
• Punjab announces head money for 40 Katcha gangsters
• Balochista­n attacks a plan to ‘ruin’ SCO summit: Interior Minister
• Religious groups misusing Islamic laws: Council of Islamic Ideology chief
• Pakistan, Bangladesh agree to work for South Asia’s progress
• Bullish momentum persists, KSE-100 up 500 points
• Economic Coordinati­on Committee exempts two key projects from procuremen­t rules
• Australian shares gain on commodity boost, retail sales data in focus
• Euro zone bond yields flat as traders wait for more inflation data
• Asia shares set for solid monthly gain, dollar slumps on growing US rate cut bets
• Rain washes out opening day of Pakistan-Bangladesh second Test
• Cristiano Ronaldo 'honoured' to receive major UEFA Champions League award
• Japan’s Nikkei rises as tech shares gain
• Trouble at the start line
• Test for fragile democracy
• Women in leadership
• Babies galore
• The external financial commitment­s
• What happens if Ukraine seizes Kursk nuclear power plant?
• We need urgent climate action in conflict zones
• Omniscient Judiciary: Masters of All in the Hills Republic
• Starmer has yet to prove
• Iran appears to be restrainin­g its proxies
• U.S. support to Israel obstructin­g Gaza cease-fire: Hamas official
• In war-fatigued east Ukraine, Zelensky loses his shine
• Kamala Harris vows tougher approach on migration, supports weapons for Israel
• With Hasina gone in Bangladesh, a rival family tastes power
• Ukraine FM seeks EU help in lifting arms curbs
• Dealmakers ponder what's next after tough Biden antitrust years
• UAE: Over 80 global leaders to speak on future of smart economies at Sharjah event
• Brazil judge blocks Starlink accounts as X suspension deadline looms
• US FTC's bid to block Kroger-Albertsons merger heads to trial
• Growing labor shortage affecting factories, businesses
• Companies urged not to look at profits to accelerate climate action
• Trickle down effect of US borrowings
• UK breaks up £55m Chinese undergroun­d banking laundry
• Banking Associatio­n hits back at home loan claims
• Global banks and FIs join speaker line-up at Open Banking Expo UK & Europe
• Cenbank dissolves SIBL board, forms new 5-member board
• Nordea Bank reaches $35m settlement with New York tied to Panama Papers

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