Pakistan Launches Commodity Index
The National Commodity Exchange Limited (NCEL) launched the first Commodity Index in the country, chairman NCEL Sameer Ahmad said Monday. The NCEL Commodity Index based on the composition of five commodities available for trading on NCEL covering gold, silver, crude oil, palm olien, and Irri-6 Rice. The Index is designed to provide a diversified benchmark [...]
Pakistan to Launch Government Backed Savings Bond
Pakistan government plans to launch an investment instrument to raise as much as twenty billions rupees (US $250 million) before the end of this year. Experts believe that funds can be raised from the sale of national savings bonds even in current political situation. Total addressable market for the sale of sovereign bond in Pakistan is [...]
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