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Pakistan’s first DPR programme: IFC, Bank Alfalah sign project agreement

ISLAMABAD: In a significant development for Pakistan’s external financing landscape, a Project Agreement between the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Bank Alfalah Limited (BAFL) for Pakistan’s first Diversified Payment Rights (DPR) Programme was signed on Thursday at the Finance Division, Islamabad, in the presence of Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Senator Muhammad…

Pakistan’s first DPR programme: IFC, Bank Alfalah sign project agreement

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Sell-offs Persist as Stock Market Sheds N440bn

Kayode Tokede The Nigerian stock market extended its downward momentum for the eighth consecutive session, its longest losing run so far in 2026, as the market capitalisation, yesterday dropped by

  • Nigerian stock market in eighth day of decline, market capitalization falls N440 billion
  • NGX All-Share Index drops 0.30% to close at 240,037.80
  • Trading volume surges 140.7% to N33.995 billion

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