SBP holds policy rate at 10.5% amid Middle East tensions Updated 09 Mar, 2026 05:52pm Decision in line with market expectations
Another brokerage house expects 200bps hike in key policy rate Published 08 Sep, 2023 05:37pm Topline Securities also sees PKR/USD in inter-bank market to be in range of Rs320-340 by June 2024
Brokerage house sees interest-rate hike of 150bps as inflation bites Updated 07 Sep, 2023 03:50pm Arif Habib Limited says SBP might consider increasing interest rates as a precautionary measure to address persistently high levels of inflation
SBP says emergency MPC meeting reports baseless Updated 01 Sep, 2023 02:25pm Central bank says premature to forecast future policy rate
Analysts expect rate hike of up to 300bps in SBP’s monetary policy announcement Updated 31 Aug, 2023 07:28pm High inflation and currency depreciation seen as reasons behind expected increase in key policy rate
BoE hikes rate 14th time in row Updated 04 Aug, 2023 08:41am LONDON: The Bank of England on Thursday hiked its key interest rate for a 14th time in a row, by a quarter-point to...
IMF urges Pakistan to continue monetary policy tightening cycle Published 18 Jul, 2023 10:56pm Tightening cycle should continue if needed to reduce inflation and facilitate external rebalancing, says staff report
SBP keeps key interest rate unchanged at 21% Updated 12 Jun, 2023 06:19pm Monetary Policy Committee views inflation to have peaked in May and, barring any foreseen developments, expects it to start falling from June onwards
SBP raises key interest rate by 100bps, takes it to 16% Updated 25 Nov, 2022 08:52pm MPC says decision reflects view that inflationary pressures have proven to be stronger and more persistent than expected Majority of market participants had anticipated central bank to maintain key policy rate
Monetary policy: SBP keeps key interest rate unchanged at 15% Updated 22 Aug, 2022 05:10pm Monetary Policy Committee says with recent inflation developments in line with expectations, domestic demand beginning to moderate and the external position showing some improvement, it felt it was prudent to take a pause at this stage
Monetary policy: a look at SBP's previous announcements Published 21 Aug, 2022 02:42pm Central bank has hiked key interest rate by 525 basis points in its three previous announcements
SBP increases key interest rate by 125 basis points, takes it to 15% Updated 07 Jul, 2022 05:51pm This is the highest interest-rate level since Nov 2008
Here is a look at SBP's previous monetary policy announcements Updated 07 Jul, 2022 04:38pm Central bank has raised interest rates by 675 basis points since September 2021, taking the key rate to its highest since 2011
With inflation running high, majority expects SBP to hike key interest rate by at least 100bps Updated 05 Jul, 2022 05:25pm ISLAMABAD: The State Bank of Pakistan's (SBP) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) will meet on Thursday (July 7) with...
Monetary policy: majority expects at least 100bps hike as inflation highest since Dec 2008 Published 01 Jul, 2022 07:15pm Monetary Policy Committee of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is currently scheduled to meet on July 7 (Thursday)
