CPI slowdown: don’t look too closely! At least that’s what the central bank would have you do! Monday’s monetary policy statement claimed that “the... Published 26 Jan, 2022 08:08am
Print SBP maintains rate at 9.75pc on fiscal tightening KARACHI: As per expectations, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has maintained... Updated 25 Jan, 2022 09:27am
Print MPS on Monday: Policy rate may be kept unchanged KARACHI: The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) will meet on Monday (Jan 24) to... Published 22 Jan, 2022 05:46am
Opinion The MPC projections The last meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the SBP was held on the 14th of December 2021, after the... Published 21 Dec, 2021 04:14am
Opinion Questions the MPC didn’t answer There were no surprises at all in the MPC (Monetary Policy Committee) meeting. Parts of the market tilted towards a... Published 16 Dec, 2021 04:00am
Editorials Policy rate hike EDITORIAL: The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) raised on 14 December 2021 the interest rate by 100 basis points ... Published 16 Dec, 2021 04:00am
Print Policy rate now soars to 9.75pc KARACHI: The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has announced to further increase... Updated 15 Dec, 2021 10:00am
Business & Finance 3rd successive hike: SBP increases key interest rate by 100 basis points, takes it to 9.75% Interest rate has now cumulatively increased 275 basis points in the previous three announcements Updated 14 Dec, 2021 05:11pm
Editorials Interest-rate policy EDITORIAL: Rating agency Fitch’s projection that interest rate hike will continue in frontier markets facing... Published 11 Dec, 2021 04:12am
Print Economy’s fundamentals strong: Tarin ISLAMABAD: Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance Shaukat Tarin has expressed the hope that the import bill will... Updated 04 Dec, 2021 09:44am
Print 7-9pc inflation projection with multiple upside risks KARACHI: Some 7 to 9 percent inflation projection for this fiscal year has multiple upside risks like higher global... Updated 25 Nov, 2021 09:51am
Business & Finance ‘Monetary Policy Statement’: clarification by SBP KARACHI: With regard to the editorial in Business Recorder dated November 22, 2021 titled “Monetary Policy... Published 24 Nov, 2021 06:25am
Print SBP raises profit rate on saving accounts KARACHI: After the surge in policy rate, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Monday announced increase in the minimum... Updated 23 Nov, 2021 10:45am
Print 4MFY22 YoY: Current account posts $5bn deficit on higher import bill On a month-on-months basis, deficit widened to $1.66 billion in October 2021 compared to $1.13 billion in September 2021 Updated 20 Nov, 2021 10:17am
Print SBP hikes rate by 150bps to 8.75pc on inflation, BoP Karachi: The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Friday announced increase in key... Updated 20 Nov, 2021 11:05am
Print Monetary policy to be reviewed 8 times a year KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has decided to increase the number of Monetary Policy Committee (MPC)... Published 20 Nov, 2021 03:48am
Editorials 100 bps hike in policy rate on the cards? EDITORIAL: The drip-by-drip currency depreciation compels the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) to take quick decisions ... Published 19 Nov, 2021 04:35am
Print MPC to meet ahead of schedule: 100-200bps hike in policy rate expected KARACHI: The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has decided to convene its meeting... Updated 17 Nov, 2021 09:39am
World Working from home may hurt women's careers: BoE LONDON: Women who work mostly from home risk seeing their careers suffer now that significant numbers of male ... Published 12 Nov, 2021 04:46am
Print Lending to government: SBP’s profit down 35pc on lower income SBP attributes decline in profit to maturing of PIBs, and decrease in average interest rate during FY21 Updated 30 Oct, 2021 09:40am
Markets Turkish lira at new low with little reprieve in sight ISTANBUL: Turkey's lira sank to a new all-time low against the dollar on Monday and analysts saw little reprieve... Updated 19 Oct, 2021 12:53am
Business & Finance BoE's Bailey sees growing case for interest rate rise LONDON: Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey said on Monday that he and other members of the Monetary Policy... Published 28 Sep, 2021 05:12am
Editorials 25bps hike in interest rate EDITORIAL: The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) decided to raise the discount rate by 25 basis points –- from 7 to... Published 22 Sep, 2021 03:48am
Print CAD, inflation: Interest rate hiked by 25 bps to 7.25pc KARACHI: The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has announced to raise the key... Updated 21 Sep, 2021 10:05am
Business & Finance ‘Survey’ says businessmen want cut in policy rate KARACHI: A monetary policy survey conducted recently by Policy Research Unit (PRU), Policy Advisory Board Federation... Published 14 Sep, 2021 03:55am
Print MPS on 20th KARACHI: The Monetary Policy Committee of SBP will meet on Monday, September 20, 2021 at SBP Karachi to decide about... Published 11 Sep, 2021 03:01am
Business & Finance Sterling holds gains LONDON: Sterling held onto a modest gain on Thursday after the Bank of England laid out its plans for how it would... Published 06 Aug, 2021 04:18am
Business & Finance Monetary policy statement The decision to keep the discount rate unchanged at 7 percent by the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the State... Published 30 Jul, 2021 05:10am
Print Policy rate kept on hold at 7pc to support growth KARACHI: The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has decided to maintain the policy... Updated 28 Jul, 2021 09:34am
Print MPS today: Key policy rate may stay unchanged KARACHI: The Governor State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), Dr Reza Baqir will unveil Monetary Policy Statement (MPS) on... Published 27 Jul, 2021 02:43am