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Outlook characterised by grim uncertainties

EDITORIAL: As per reports, the Update and Outlook August 2022, compiled by the finance division, Pakistan’s...

Published 30 Aug, 2022 06:21am

Policy rate kept unchanged at 15pc: MPC sees headline inflation surging to its peak in Q1

KARACHI: The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has decided to maintain the policy...

Updated 23 Aug, 2022 09:21am

Pakistan

Monetary policy: SBP keeps key interest rate unchanged at 15%

Monetary Policy Committee says with recent inflation developments in line with expectations, domestic demand beginning to moderate and the external position showing some improvement, it felt it was prudent to take a pause at this stage

Updated 22 Aug, 2022 05:10pm

Business & Finance

Monetary policy: a look at SBP's previous announcements

Central bank has hiked key interest rate by 525 basis points in its three previous announcements

Published 21 Aug, 2022 02:42pm

High interest rate, delay in LCs opening hurting steel industry

KARACHI: The country’s steel industry is facing a serious crisis due to higher interest rate and delay in opening...

Updated 15 Aug, 2022 10:32am

Opinion

Economic indicators in July 2022

The first month of 2022-23 which has just come to an end presents a mixed picture. Perhaps the most positive...

Published 11 Aug, 2022 04:35am

Business & Finance

Sterling falls against dollar

LONDON: The British pound slipped against a broadly stronger dollar on Wednesday, with investor focus set to turn to...

Published 04 Aug, 2022 05:43am

Editorials

The challenge of rising inflation

EDITORIAL: Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) data on the July Consumer Price Index (CPI) of 24.9 percent...

Published 03 Aug, 2022 05:56am

Opinion

SBP shocks but doesn’t surprise

Even those shocked by the SBP’s (State Bank of Pakistan’s) uber-hawkish posturing at the last MPC (Monetary...

Published 14 Jul, 2022 05:00am

Business & Finance

SBP increases key interest rate by 125 basis points, takes it to 15%

This is the highest interest-rate level since Nov 2008

Updated 07 Jul, 2022 05:51pm

Editorials

Miftah’s insistence

EDITORIAL: Finance Minister Miftah Ismail has refuted reports that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme ...

Published 06 Jul, 2022 05:35am

Business & Finance

Monetary policy: majority expects at least 100bps hike as inflation highest since Dec 2008

Monetary Policy Committee of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is currently scheduled to meet on July 7 (Thursday)

Published 01 Jul, 2022 07:15pm

BoE nudges rates up again but says it’s ready to act forcefully

LONDON: The Bank of England stuck to its gradual increases in interest rates on Thursday, as other central banks ...

Published 17 Jun, 2022 07:09am

Editorials

An MPS amid growing economic distress

EDITORIAL: The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) met on 23 May as earlier scheduled under the chairmanship of Acting...

Published 25 May, 2022 04:40am

Markets

Nigeria’s central bank surprises with rate hike, cites inflation

ABUJA: Nigeria’s central bank on Tuesday raised the benchmark interest rate by 150 basis points to 13%, its first...

Published 24 May, 2022 07:49pm

Business & Finance

SBP raises key interest rate by 150 basis points, takes it to 13.75%

This is the highest interest-rate level in 11 years
SBP says external pressures remain elevated and inflation outlook has deteriorated due to both home-grown and international factors

Updated 23 May, 2022 09:48pm

MPS on Monday

KARACHI: The Monetary Policy Committee of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) will meet on Monday, May 23, 2022 at SBP...

Updated 21 May, 2022 10:49am

Opinion

Won’t be long before default is on the table

SBP (State Bank of Pakistan) has no choice but to raise the interest rate, most likely by another 100 basis points,...

Published 19 May, 2022 05:29am

Business & Finance

MPC meeting: Majority polled expect major spike in policy rate

Many anticipate rate hike of 100 bps ahead of MPC meeting scheduled for May 23

Updated 17 May, 2022 09:06pm

Markets

RBI to hike repo rate in June, earlier than previously thought

BENGALURU: The Reserve Bank of India will raise its repo rate in June and hike at a faster pace than predicted just...

Published 26 Apr, 2022 11:21am

Business & Finance

Returns on Market Treasury Bills soar to 70bps

KARACHI: The returns on short-term government papers further increased up to 70 basis points in the auction held...

Updated 21 Apr, 2022 03:23pm

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Fund has hailed MPC decision

“The Fund expressed its support for the Monetary Policy Committee’s decision to raise the discount rate by 250...

Published 12 Apr, 2022 05:17am

Opinion

Big hike in policy rate

It is interesting to note that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has welcomed the Monetary Policy Committee ...

Published 10 Apr, 2022 05:49am

Financing under EFS: Markup rate raised by 2.5pc

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Thursday announced increase in the markup rate for financing under Export...

Updated 08 Apr, 2022 10:24am

Opinion

Wait-and-see policy of SBP

The latest Monetary Policy Statement (MPS) was issued by the SBP on the 8th of March. Since the Russian-Ukraine war...

Published 15 Mar, 2022 05:43am

Business & Finance

SBP keeps interest rate unchanged at 9.75%

State Bank of Pakistan says outlook for inflation has 'improved following government's relief package announced last week'

Updated 08 Mar, 2022 10:58pm

Perspectives

Monetary policy: between a rock and a hard place

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is due to announce its monetary policy statement on March 8, 2022. Recent surveys...

Published 07 Mar, 2022 10:07am

Business & Finance

Market divided over upcoming monetary policy decision

Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the State Bank of Pakistan is scheduled to meet on March 8

Updated 03 Mar, 2022 05:47pm

Business & Finance

Sterling hits 6-week low vs euro on ECB hawkish surprise

LONDON: The pound slipped to a six-week low on Friday against the euro, which was buoyed by the ECB’s...

Published 05 Feb, 2022 05:46am

Markets

Miners, financials boost FTSE 100 ahead of key BoE meet

LONDON: London’s FTSE 100 rose on Wednesday, led by miners and consumer staple stocks, while the banking sub-index...

Published 03 Feb, 2022 04:02am

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Dec 3 786 Investments Limited(786)	5.85 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Dec 3 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	501.13 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Dec 3 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Dec 3 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Dec 3 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Dec 3 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	85.40 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Dec 3 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	481.25 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Dec 3 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Dec 3 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	10.53 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Attock Cement / Dec 3 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	96.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Dec 3 786 Investments Limited(786)	5.85 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Dec 3 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	501.13 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Dec 3 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Dec 3 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Dec 3 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Dec 3 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	85.40 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Dec 3 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	481.25 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Dec 3 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Dec 3 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	10.53 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Attock Cement / Dec 3 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	96.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
Maple Leaf Cement / Dec 3 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	43,072,746 ▲ 0.00
Pak Elektron / Dec 3 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	39,797,114 ▲ 0.00
Fauji Fert Bin / Dec 3 Fauji Fertilizer Bin Qasim Limited(FFBL)	27,568,000 ▲ 0.00
Fauji Cement / Dec 3 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	27,255,000 ▲ 0.00
Hum Network / Dec 3 Hum Network Limited(HUMNL)	22,004,000 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 3 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	17,256,413 ▲ 0.00
D.G.K.Cement / Dec 3 D.G. Khan Cement Company Limited(DGKC)	14,240,764 ▲ 0.00
Air Link Com. / Dec 3 Air Link Communication Limited(AIRLINK)	13,542,140 ▲ 0.00
Dewan Cement / Dec 3 Dewan Cement Limited(DCL)	12,062,500 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 3 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	10,296,343 ▲ 0.00

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