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What moves markets next: leaders' speeches, central bank calls, tariffs, and the forecasts that follow.

Aurangzeb rules out consumption-led growth as twin deficits fall to 2.6pc of GDP

The finance minister told a Lahore audience Pakistan will keep cutting tariffs and financing exporters at 4.5pc, saying the twin deficits have shrunk from 12.5pc of GDP to 2.6pc.

Oct 25, 2026

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FBATI urges SBP to cut long-term SME lending rate to 2%

The Federal B Area Association of Trade and Industry has asked the State Bank of Pakistan to introduce a fixed-rate financing scheme for small industries, citing high interest rates, energy tariffs and rising taxes.

Oct 9, 2026