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
Markets India’s central bank holds rates, as expected MUMBAI: India’s central bank kept its key lending rate steady for a second straight policy meeting on Thursday, as... Published 08 Jun, 2023 10:21am
Markets India bond yields tad down at start of week with few triggers MUMBAI: Indian government bond yields were marginally lower at the start of the week, which has few fresh triggers... Published 24 Apr, 2023 11:53am
Markets India holds key rate in surprise move MUMBAI: India’s central bank held its key repo rate steady on Thursday, after having raised it at each of six... Published 06 Apr, 2023 10:27am
Editorials The policy rate challenge EDITORIAL: The Monetary Policy Committee raised the policy rate by one percent - to 21 percent - thereby linking the... Published 06 Apr, 2023 06:20am
BR Research MPS: rate hike just right? SBP has increased the policy rate by 1 percent to 21 percent. The increase is slightly less than the market’s... Published 05 Apr, 2023 08:57am
Business & Finance Policy rate hiked to 21pc to bridle unbridled inflation KARACHI: The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Tuesday further tightened the... Updated 05 Apr, 2023 08:51am
Business & Finance Bank of England hikes rate despite banking turmoil LONDON: The Bank of England on Thursday hiked its interest rate for the eleventh time in a row, as policymakers seek... Published 23 Mar, 2023 06:17pm
Print Auction for MTBs: Rs1.57trn raised against Rs1.8trn target KARACHI: The returns on short-term government papers rose to 21 percent in the auction held Wednesday, mainly due to... Updated 09 Mar, 2023 08:54am
Print Policy rate hiked by 300bps to 20pc to tame inflation KARACHI: The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Thursday increased the key... Updated 03 Mar, 2023 08:53am
Print Steel industry concerned at interest rate hike ISLAMABAD: The steel industry, on Thursday, urged the government to take immediate action to ensure the availability... Updated 03 Mar, 2023 09:01am
Print MPC to meet today KARACHI: The emergent meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) will be ... Updated 02 Mar, 2023 09:13am
Pakistan Hikes in interest rate appear to be redundant: business community In letter to SBP governor, FPCCI questions policy rate efficacy in curbing inflation Updated 01 Mar, 2023 06:50pm
Print MPC to meet tomorrow: Hike in policy rate on the cards? KARACHI: The SBP’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting has preponed and now it will be held on March 02, 2023... Updated 01 Mar, 2023 09:10am
Business & Finance MPC meeting on March 2: market expects 200bps hike in key policy rate In a widely expected move, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Tuesday morning announced that its Monetary Policy... Updated 28 Feb, 2023 04:59pm
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
Business & Finance Nigeria central bank raises rates by 100 bps despite inflation dip ABUJA: Nigeria’s central bank raised its benchmark lending rate by 100 basis points (bps) to 17.5% in a decision... Published 24 Jan, 2023 04:48pm
Print Policy rate hiked to 17pc to rein in soaring inflation KARACHI: The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Monday increased the key policy ... Updated 24 Jan, 2023 09:05am
Business & Finance SBP raises EFS & LTFF rates by 2pc to 13pc KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Thursday announced increase in the Export Finance Scheme (EFS) and... Published 30 Dec, 2022 05:50am
Markets Monetary Policy Committee: SBP issues advance calendar for meetings in January-June 2023 Central bank schedules 4 meetings of Monetary Policy Committees during six-month period Published 26 Dec, 2022 05:39pm
Markets China central banker calls for strengthening property sector policies SHANGHAI: A top advisor to the People’s Bank of China on Saturday called for strengthening of real estate policy in... Published 24 Dec, 2022 01:17pm
Markets Indonesia central bank says monetary policy to remain pro-stability JAKARTA: Indonesia’s central bank governor Perry Warjiyo said on Wednesday that monetary policy will remain... Published 30 Nov, 2022 09:24am
Editorials MPS makes grim but unsurprising reading EDITORIAL: The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) raised the policy rate by 100 basis points to 16 percent, reflecting... Published 28 Nov, 2022 06:09am
Print Policy rate hiked to 16pc to quell biting inflation Including this 100bps increase, SBP has raised its key rate by 625bps cumulatively in 2022 Policy rate jumps to 23-year high Updated 26 Nov, 2022 12:48pm
Markets India’s central bank likely to go for smaller rate hikes as inflation eases MUMBAI: The Reserve Bank of India is likely to opt for a 35 basis points (bps) rate hike at its policy meeting in... Published 15 Nov, 2022 11:36am
Editorials Oct economic update EDITORIAL: The final remarks of the monthly economic update and outlook uploaded on the Ministry of Finance website... Published 11 Nov, 2022 05:54am
