MPC meeting on 29th KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan will convene the monetary policy committee meeting on April 29, 2024 to decide... Updated 20 Apr, 2024 09:06am
Business & Finance Key policy rate kept unchanged at 22pc KARACHI: The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Tuesday kept the policy rate... Published 13 Dec, 2023 05:33am
Business & Finance SBP may hold rates steady as inflation seen easing KARACHI: Central bank is expected to hold its key rate steady at a fourth straight policy meeting on Tuesday, with... Published 12 Dec, 2023 05:28am
Markets Bulls dominate as KSE-100 hits new peak above 64,700 Bulls continued to dominate at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX), as its benchmark KSE-100 Index hit a new peak on... Updated 07 Dec, 2023 07:04pm
Business & Finance MPS on 12th: Analysts say policy rate to remain unchanged KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is scheduled to announce monetary policy statement on December 12, 2023.... Published 07 Dec, 2023 04:35am
Business & Finance SBP keeps key policy rate unchanged at 22% In line with the wider market consensus, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP)... Updated 30 Oct, 2023 07:53pm
Business & Finance Monetary policy announcement due on Monday, market places faith in status quo The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) will meet on Monday, October 30, 2023 at SBP... Published 29 Oct, 2023 02:00am
Editorials Policy rate kept unchanged EDITORIAL: The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) decided to keep the policy rate unchanged at 22 percent surprising... Published 18 Sep, 2023 06:32am
Print In a surprise move, policy rate kept unchanged KARACHI: As against the market expectations, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the State Bank of Pakistan has... Updated 15 Sep, 2023 09:51am
Business & Finance ECB hikes key rate to record high, defying calls for pause FRANKFURT: The European Central Bank hiked a key interest rate to a record high Thursday as it battles soaring... Updated 14 Sep, 2023 06:23pm
Markets SBP keeps key policy rate unchanged at 22% Contrary to market expectations, Monetary Policy Committee maintains status quo Stresses on maintaining prudent fiscal stance to keep aggregate demand in check Updated 14 Sep, 2023 09:00pm
Business & Finance Market divided over extent of interest-rate increase as SBP meets on Thursday Experts have suggested a rate hike between 100 to 300bps is on the cards Updated 13 Sep, 2023 08:24pm
Business & Finance MPS tomorrow KARACHI: The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the SBP will meet on Thursday (tomorrow) at SBP Karachi to decide... Published 13 Sep, 2023 06:17am
Business & Finance Another brokerage house expects 200bps hike in key policy rate Topline Securities also sees PKR/USD in inter-bank market to be in range of Rs320-340 by June 2024 Published 08 Sep, 2023 05:37pm
Business & Finance Brokerage house sees interest-rate hike of 150bps as inflation bites Arif Habib Limited says SBP might consider increasing interest rates as a precautionary measure to address persistently high levels of inflation Updated 07 Sep, 2023 03:50pm
Business & Finance SBP says emergency MPC meeting reports baseless Central bank says premature to forecast future policy rate Updated 01 Sep, 2023 02:25pm
Markets Analysts expect rate hike of up to 300bps in SBP’s monetary policy announcement High inflation and currency depreciation seen as reasons behind expected increase in key policy rate Updated 31 Aug, 2023 07:28pm
Editorials MPS: Will IMF need to recalibrate its expectations? EDITORIAL: In a surprise move, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) left the policy rate unchanged at 22 percent,... Published 02 Aug, 2023 06:47am
Business & Finance Policy rate kept unchanged as economic uncertainty ebbs KARACHI: The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has decided to keep the policy rate... Published 01 Aug, 2023 06:19am
Pakistan SBP keeps key policy rate unchanged at 22% Governor Jameel Ahmad announces Monetary Policy Committee's decision in press conference Updated 31 Jul, 2023 06:43pm
Business & Finance Further jump in key policy rate to deepen economic crisis: BMP LAHORE: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry’s Businessmen Panel (BMP) has warned the... Published 31 Jul, 2023 06:58am
Business & Finance China keeps lending benchmarks unchanged SHANGHAI/ SINGAPORE: China left its lending benchmarks unchanged on Thursday, after the central bank stood pat on a... Published 21 Jul, 2023 06:38am
Markets Status quo likely in upcoming MPC meeting, say brokerage houses AHL and Topline believe key policy rate expected to remain at 22% Updated 20 Jul, 2023 03:23pm
Print Key policy rate: Govt ready to consider further action in MPC meeting: IMF ISLAMABAD: The government has committed to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that the policy rate was raised to... Updated 19 Jul, 2023 09:18am
Markets SBP keeps key interest rate unchanged at 21% Monetary Policy Committee views inflation to have peaked in May and, barring any foreseen developments, expects it to start falling from June onwards Updated 12 Jun, 2023 06:19pm
Print Likely hike in policy rate: T-bills RoR soars to 22pc KARACHI: Rate of return on short-term government papers rose to 22 percent on expected hike in the key policy rate ... Updated 24 Mar, 2023 08:53am
Business & Finance Next MPC meeting so far scheduled on March 16, says SBP SBP chief spokesperson's statement comes amid widespread speculation the central bank is likely to increase interest rate in off-cycle review Published 23 Feb, 2023 08:38pm
Print IMF, govt begin virtual engagement ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have started virtual discussions for the ninth review... Updated 29 Nov, 2022 09:46am
Print ICCI concerned at 100bps hike in key policy rate ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) has shown great concerns over the 100bps hike in ... Updated 28 Nov, 2022 09:33am
Business & Finance BMP chief assails hike in policy rate LAHORE: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry’s Businessmen Panel (BMP) on Saturday ... Published 27 Nov, 2022 05:58am
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