The State Bank of Pakistan launched its first-ever, externally refereed, research publication entitled 'SBP-Research Bulletin', which is aimed at publishing high-quality research in the area of macroeconomics, with special emphasis on monetary and exchange rate policy issues.
According to SBP sources, with a view to ensure high-quality research, the State Bank initially intends to bring out this journal once a year. After 2006, this journal will be published twice a year. It will become a quarterly publication of the State Bank in 2009.
This publication is another step in mobilising SBP's forward-looking strategies. It would usher State Bank of Pakistan into the era of knowledge based central banking and bring it at par with the leading central banks of the world.