KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has announced the advance schedule of Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meetings for fiscal year 2026-27, as part of its ongoing efforts to enhance transparency, predictability and communication in monetary policy formulation.
The SBP has also decided to increase the frequency of post-MPC press conferences from two to four times a year. The press conferences by SBP’s Governor will be conducted following the MPC meetings in July, October, January and April.
At the same time, SBP has decided to publish the presentation prepared by the staff for the post-MPC Analyst Briefing. The presentation will be published on SBP’s official website one day after the MPC meeting. This decision is aimed at bringing greater transparency into the MPC’s reaction function and to increase stakeholders’ confidence about the thorough and data-driven monetary policy formulation process at the SBP.
Lastly, the SBP has decided to streamline the process for the publication of the minutes of the MPC meetings. The minutes will now be published by the end of the 4th week of the corresponding MPC meeting on SBP’s website.
The continuous improvements in SBP’s monetary policy-related communications are guided by the SBP’s Strategic Plan – Vision 2028 – which aims to enhance the effectiveness of monetary policy transmission by anchoring inflation expectations and facilitate the formal adoption of inflation targeting regime.
Copyright Business Recorder, 2026
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