SBP chief briefs global investors about state of economy WASHINGTON: Governor State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), Jameel Ahmad met delegates from international rating agencies and... Updated 26 Oct, 2024 08:47am
Markets Majority expect up to 200bps reduction in key policy rate in upcoming MPC meeting, AHL survey finds The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) might opt to further reduce the key policy rate by up to 200 basis points (bps) in... Updated 23 Oct, 2024 10:00pm
Print SBP releases Governor’s Annual Report: FY2023-24 witnesses improvements across key indicators Report highlights that total banking sector deposits saw a notable growth on account of elevated interest rates Updated 19 Oct, 2024 06:42pm
World Turkiye should continue tight, monetary policy until inflation at target, IMF says ISTANBUL: The International Monetary Fund called for continued tight, data-driven monetary policy in Turkiye until... Published 12 Oct, 2024 01:01pm
Print Govt commits to IMF: Policy rate to go up if inflation rises ISLAMABAD: The government has committed to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to increase policy rate if new... Updated 12 Oct, 2024 09:28am
Markets Pakistan’s inflation likely to slow down further in September, fueling further rate cut speculation The slowing inflationary trend in Pakistan is likely to continue in September, and projected to come down to almost... Updated 21 Sep, 2024 08:07pm
Opinion Why monetary policy prudence is a virtue The upcoming monetary policy announcement on September 12th comes at a time when headline inflation has dropped to... Updated 09 Sep, 2024 08:02am
Business & Finance UBG for cut in interest rates in upcoming monetary policy KARACHI Syed Mazhar Ali Nasir, Vice Chairman UBG Sindh Region has appealed to the government and the State Bank of... Published 07 Sep, 2024 06:59am
BR Research Current account FY25: weak exports pose threat The near-zero current account balance is expected to continue, as a deficit of $162 million was posted on July 24.... Published 20 Aug, 2024 06:50am
BR Research More letdowns Last month’s locally assembled automobile sales were at their 17-month high, and surely, avoiding higher withholding... Published 15 Aug, 2024 08:06am
Markets Pakistan will face no difficulty in meeting external debt obligations in FY25: SBP governor Pakistan will not face an issue in meeting its external payment obligations in the current fiscal year (FY25), said... Updated 29 Jul, 2024 07:33pm
Pakistan SBP widely seen cutting key policy rate on Monday Only one analyst out of 14 predicts rates would be held at 20.5%; the rest forecast a cut Updated 26 Jul, 2024 10:30pm
BR Research MPS: Rate cut imminent The monetary policy announcement is set for Monday, with markets anticipating a significant 150 basis points (bps)... Published 25 Jul, 2024 08:19am
Business & Finance Further cut in key policy rate expected KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is scheduled to announce Monetary Policy on Jul 29, 2024 with expectation... Updated 25 Jul, 2024 09:01am
BR Research Current account roundup 11MFY24 The current account posted a deficit of $270 million in May 2024 after three straight months of surplus. The deficit... Published 24 Jun, 2024 08:55am
BR Research Hot money returns Pakistan’s economy is getting hot for international debt portfolio investors. There are some inflows by foreigners... Published 26 Apr, 2024 07:40am
BR Research MCB: Advances shrink, profits grow MCB Bank Limited (MCB) posted another quarter of stellar p the pretax profits jumped 41 percent year-on-year,... Published 26 Apr, 2024 07:30am
Business & Finance To cut or not to cut: SBP might opt for caution in monetary policy Reports by two brokerage houses suggest Pakistan's central bank poised to maintain cautious policy stance Published 19 Apr, 2024 08:15pm
Print Demand & supply side: More work needs to be done: IMF official ISLAMABAD: The monetary policy has been tightening over the past two or three years in Pakistan to control... Updated 18 Apr, 2024 09:24am
Editorials Monetary policy: staying the course EDITORIAL: The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) decided to keep the policy rate unchanged at 22 percent – a rate... Published 20 Mar, 2024 03:00am
Markets Monetary Policy Committee to meet on Monday: SBP The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) will meet on Monday, March 18, 2024 to... Updated 15 Mar, 2024 11:13pm
BR Research MPS: Stay put in March The monetary policy meeting is on Monday, March 18, 2024 and analysts are divided on where they will be, some... Updated 15 Mar, 2024 04:58pm
Markets Brokerage house sees ‘strong possibility’ of policy rate cut of 100bps in upcoming MPC A brokerage house sees “strong possibility” that the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) may cut the key policy rate by 100... Updated 12 Mar, 2024 10:38pm
Pakistan Restrictive monetary policy, limited fiscal space challenging Pakistan’s economy: Ministry of Finance In monthly economic report, it projects CPI-based inflation for February to hover around 24.5-25.5% Published 29 Feb, 2024 05:20pm
Business & Finance Fed divided on risk of cutting rates too soon WASHINGTON: The US Federal Reserve was divided in January over the risks of cutting interest rates too soon or too... Published 23 Feb, 2024 06:36am
Markets Most Gulf markets rise on US rate cut bets DUBAI: Most stock markets in the Gulf ended higher on Tuesday on bets that the US Federal Reserve will start to cut... Published 03 Jan, 2024 05:32am
Opinion Outlook 2024 – II Increasing bank lending should to be the next move. The ratio of advances to deposits should increase from present... Updated 03 Jan, 2024 05:59am
BR Research Playing snakes and ladders You know the biggest and only strategy that goes into playing the board game snakes and Ladders? Avoid the snakes.... Published 02 Jan, 2024 08:57am
Business & Finance Tight monetary policy reduces current account deficit KARACHI: Chairman of National Business Group Pakistan, President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals From, Mian... Published 22 Dec, 2023 05:22am
BR Research MPS: A prudent decision SBP has maintained the policy rate at 22 percent. It’s a wise decision. SBP expects inflation to taper off in the... Published 13 Dec, 2023 09:11am
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