No road leads to 21 percent Since the beginning of current financial year, the State Bank of Pakistan has maintained the benchmark interest rate... Published 05 Dec, 2023 07:51am
World British cos most confident since February 2022: Lloyds LONDON: British businesses were their most optimistic in almost two years in November, boosted by growing hopes ... Published 01 Dec, 2023 04:43am
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 MPS tomorrow KARACHI: The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) will meet on Monday to decide about... Published 29 Oct, 2023 03:25am
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
Business & Finance PALSP urges SBP to lower interest rates ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Association of Large Steel Producers (PALSP) is urgently calling upon the State Bank of Pakistan... Published 26 Oct, 2023 06:08am
Editorials No respite from ever-rising inflation EDITORIAL: Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose by 4 percentage points in September – 31.4 percent year on year against... Updated 05 Oct, 2023 06:43am
Print Policy rate kept unchanged on economic indicators: SBP official KARACHI: The latest episode of the SBP Podcast series offers insights into the factors leading to the decision,... Updated 24 Sep, 2023 09:14am
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
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 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
Markets India’s central bank holds key rate steady as expected MUMBAI: The Reserve Bank of India held its key lending rate steady on Thursday as widely expected, as inflation... Published 10 Aug, 2023 10:17am
Opinion Path of maximum uncertainty The market’s given a roaring farewell to the coalition government (up about 20pc since the SBA) but – write this... Published 10 Aug, 2023 06:35am
BR Research Bad vibes only Sounding rather pleased with itself, in its latest statement of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), the SBP... Published 03 Aug, 2023 08:51am
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
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
Editorials The IMF speaks! EDITORIAL: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) uploaded documents on its website relating to the agreement reached... Published 20 Jul, 2023 03:12am
Pakistan IMF urges Pakistan to continue monetary policy tightening cycle Tightening cycle should continue if needed to reduce inflation and facilitate external rebalancing, says staff report Published 18 Jul, 2023 10:56pm
Editorials The battle for TERF EDITORIAL: Temporary Economic Refinance Facility (TERF) was a concessionary finance scheme that was offered to... Updated 07 Jul, 2023 11:01am
Editorials Policy rate hike EDITORIAL: Monetary Policy Statement (MPS), has not been much successful in justifying the 100 basis point increase... Published 02 Jul, 2023 03:13am
Print Policy rate hiked by100 bps to 22pc KARACHI: The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) in its emergency meeting held on... Updated 27 Jun, 2023 09:02am
Editorials Interest rates: the policy debate EDITORIAL: The Monetary Policy Committee’s (MPC) decision to keep the policy rate unchanged at 21 percent came as... Published 14 Jun, 2023 06:21am
Business & Finance SBP leaves policy rate unchanged KARACHI: The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has decided to keep the policy rate... Updated 13 Jun, 2023 12:26pm
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
Markets Bank of England cannot rule out more rate rises, MPC’s Haskel says LONDON: The Bank of England may need to raise interest rates more than once from their current level of 4.5% to... Published 12 Jun, 2023 12:11pm