Pakistan inflation hits 11.1% in June 2026 Updated 01 Jul, 2026 11:22pm Inflation stood at 7.05% in FY26
SBP announces FY27 MPC meetings schedule Published 24 Jun, 2026 07:14am KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has announced the advance schedule of Monetary Policy Committee (MPC)...
SBP releases MPC calendar for FY27, doubles press briefings Published 23 Jun, 2026 03:50pm SBP has decided to publish the presentation prepared by the staff for the post-MPC analyst briefing
Maintaining the policy rate Published 17 Jun, 2026 05:36am EDITORIAL: The Monetary Policy Committee met on the previously scheduled date – 15 June – and decided to keep the...
SBP holding rates, watching risks Updated 16 Jun, 2026 06:05am As expected, the SBP kept the policy rate unchanged at 11.5 percent. Overall, the stance is hawkish, and barring any...
Inflation may remain in double digits for next few months: SBP Updated 16 Jun, 2026 09:19am KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) expects that inflation may remain in double digits for the next few...
SBP holds key policy rate at 11.5pc Updated 16 Jun, 2026 05:02am KARACHI: The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has decided to maintain the policy...
Business community terms rate hold ‘a difficult decision’ Published 16 Jun, 2026 04:12am KARACHI: The business community has termed the State Bank of Pakistan’s decision to maintain the policy rate at 11.5...
Business leaders remind SBP of the pitfalls of keeping interest rates in double digits Published 16 Jun, 2026 04:12am KARACHI: The leadership of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FPCCI) has reiterated its...
Growth, expectations, and the inflation target Published 15 Jun, 2026 02:32am The federal budget has shifted the policy conversation from stabilization toward growth. That was inevitable. After...
PHMA urges SBP not to hike rates Published 14 Jun, 2026 05:20am KARACHI: The Pakistan Hosiery Manufacturers & Exporters Association (PHMA) has urged the State Bank of Pakistan...
Budget delayed, budget denied? Published 10 Jun, 2026 05:53am EDITORIAL: While technically there is no delay in the presentation of the budget to parliament, with 16 June the...
The plight of PSDP Published 03 Jun, 2026 02:34am EDITORIAL: The allocation for next year’s Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP), a prime mover of the country’s...
FTSE 100 snaps four-week losing streak Published 25 May, 2026 06:06am LONDON: UK’s blue-chip FTSE 100 index ended a four-week losing streak after data released this week weakened...
ME conflict: Apr HBL manufacturing PMI slips to 49.9 Published 05 May, 2026 06:01am KARACHI: The HBL Manufacturing PMI came in at 49.9 during April 2026, down from 52.9 in the previous month, marking...
Incentives to industry must be very selective Updated 04 May, 2026 05:49am Pakistan’s major export industries are clamouring for policy revision that they claim would enable them to compete...
MPS: 100bps policy rate hike Published 29 Apr, 2026 05:57am EDITORIAL: The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), as widely anticipated, raised the policy rate by 100 basis points to...
Issuance of Panda bond 'in final stages', says Aurangzeb Published 28 Apr, 2026 02:54pm Pakistan is preparing to tap international capital markets with a diversified fundraising strategy, as Finance...
Business and industrial community rejects hike in policy rate Published 28 Apr, 2026 08:24am KARACHI: Business and industrial community has reacted sharply over increase of one percent interest rate, saying...
Policy rate hiked 1pc on ME conflict Updated 28 Apr, 2026 09:03am KARACHI: In line with market expectations, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP)...
SBP reserves to reach USD18bn by June: governor Updated 28 Apr, 2026 08:57am KARACHI: Despite massive external debt servicing, Jameel Ahmed Governor State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is confident...
SBP sets interest rate corridor: ceiling at 12.50%, floor at 10.50% around 11.50% policy rate Updated 28 Apr, 2026 09:01am KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has increased its policy rate (target rate) by 100 basis points to 11.50...
SBP hikes policy rate by 100 bps to 11.5% Updated 27 Apr, 2026 08:54pm Prolonging of the Middle East conflict has intensified risks to the macroeconomic outlook, says the MPC
The Rupee: Marginal gains Published 27 Apr, 2026 04:21am KARACHI: The Pakistani rupee continued to post marginal gains against the US dollar, appreciating 0.03 percent or...
50bps increase—doctor’s orders! Updated 27 Apr, 2026 08:07am The Monetary Policy Committee meeting is due today. The market is split. Surveys and polls show that roughly half of...
FPCCI opposes likely hike in interest rate Published 27 Apr, 2026 04:21am KARACHI: FPCCI President Atif Ikram Sheikh has urged the State Bank to avoid increasing interest rate. He said that...
Market experts expect status quo in upcoming MPC amid global uncertainty Updated 24 Apr, 2026 04:00pm Market analysts expect the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) to keep the policy rate unchanged at 10.5% in its upcoming...
SBP to convene MPC meeting on April 27 Updated 24 Apr, 2026 09:24am KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is scheduled to hold the third Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting of...
UK inflation rises to 3.3% as Iran war impact begins to hit Published 22 Apr, 2026 11:46am The British central bank is expected to keep borrowing costs on hold on April 30 at the end of its next scheduled Monetary Policy Committee meeting
The spring World Bank/IMF meetings Updated 15 Apr, 2026 08:33am EDITORIAL: As the spring 2026 meetings of the World Bank/International Monetary fund gets under way in Washington DC...
