*Chase Securities | Morning Brief | February 20th, 2025* *Good Morning!* *Today’s Headline* Overseas investors repatriate $1.3 billion in 7MFY25 https://mettisglobal.news/overseas-investors-repatriate-1-3-billion-in-7mfy25/ FM Aurangzeb says Pakistan to meet IMF goals without burdening taxpayers https://www.dawn.com/news/1892980/fm-aurangzeb-says-pakistan-to-meet-imf-goals-without-burdening-taxpayers Bank deposit rate falls by 136bps in Jan https://mettisglobal.news/bank-deposit-rate-falls-by-136bps-in-jan/ SBP raises Rs431bn through PIB auction https://mettisglobal.news/sbp-raises-rs431bn-through-pib-auction/ Auction Result: Govt raises Rs258.8bn through T-bills https://mettisglobal.news/auction-result-govt-raises-rs258-8bn-through-t-bills/ Gold hits record high in Pakistan, reaches Rs308,000 per tola https://www.brecorder.com/news/40348875/gold-hits-record-high-in-pakistan-reaches-rs308000-per-tola ‘Financial needs’: govt committed to increasing tax on bank profits, Senate body told https://www.brecorder.com/news/40348915/financial-needs-govt-committed-to-increasing-tax-on-bank-profits-senate-body-told Pakistan eyes more G2G investment from Saudi Arabia, says Aurangzeb https://www.brecorder.com/news/40348882/pakistan-eyes-more-g2g-investment-from-saudi-arabia-says-aurangzeb Finance minister apprises WB delegation of govt’s reform agenda https://www.brecorder.com/news/40348910/finance-minister-apprises-wb-delegation-of-govts-reform-agenda Third-party validation of Chromebooks purchase sought https://tribune.com.pk/story/2529697/third-party-validation-of-chromebooks-purchase-sought Consumers may see Rs2/unit power rate cut https://tribune.com.pk/story/2529698/consumers-may-see-rs2unit-power-rate-cut Pak-Russia freight train on cards https://tribune.com.pk/story/2529699/pak-russia-freight-train-on-cards COAS visits UK for stabilisation moot https://tribune.com.pk/story/2529686/coas-visits-uk-for-stabilisation-moot Pakistan calls for UN support in countering terrorism within and from Afghanistan https://www.brecorder.com/news/40348838/pakistan-calls-for-un-support-in-countering-terrorism-within-and-from-afghanistan Imran Khan given offer to reverse disqualification' https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/1284390-imran-khan-given-offer-to-reverse-disqualification