The Pak Banker - 2024-02-26

• Move to drag IMF into rigging row planned
• HBL’s 2023 profit-before-tax rises to record Rs114 billion, up 47pc
• Caretakers say satisfied with own performanc­e
• Weekly SPI up by 0.04pc
• Government secures $6.3 billion in foreign loans
• Oath-taking of KP and Balochista­n PAs on Feb 28
• Special bench to hear Imran’s appeals today
• Buoyant stocks recover 2,943 points on political optimism
• ECP gears up to hold polls for president by March 9
• Govt asked to give legal cover to jirga system
• ECP to hear Nawaz’s objection to NA-15 results tomorrow
• Oil ends lower, posts weekly decline
• Oman’s insurance market to hit $1.8 billion by 2028
• India, Pakistan drive US ticket demand for Twenty20 World Cup
• Fulham puncture United’s feel-good factor, Villa hit Forest for four
• USDT and ADA holders considerin­g Pushd in ongoing presale
• Yuan eases as China's new home prices fall
• Endless wait for a plan
• Parallel travesties
• Course correction
• Better democracy
• Al-Sudani’s vision of ‘Iraq First’
• In Rafah, the final stage of genocide is upon us
• Maintainin­g Red Sea security is a necessity
• Don’t misread Trump’s loss in civil trial
• If we fail to act on climate change, Iraq will be doomed
• Anti-Trump Republican­s still have a political home
• EU leaders pledge to back Ukraine on war anniversar­y
• Tunisia court sentences ex-president Marzouki to 8 years in absentia
• Qatar to host mediated Hamas-Israel truce talks this week
• Iran says US-British strikes on Yemen ‘escalate tensions’
• Egypt, UAE sign investment deal to develop Ras al-Hikma peninsula west of Alexandria
• Moon lander Odysseus tipped sideways on lunar surface but 'alive and well'
• Air pollution 'significan­t contributo­r to dementia'
• Google reacts to 'Gmail sunset' buzz after viral X post
• Paramount Global to cut 800 jobs despite Super Bowl success
• Depressed valuations but unloved
• Bad property debt exceeds reserves at largest US banks
• India central bank officials refute IMF view of govt debt
• Customer satisfacti­on with primary banks remains high: EPAM Continuum
• Nium partners with Enjaz Banking Services
• US banking giant Capital One to buy Discover Financial for $35.3 billion

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