Monetary Policy Committee to meet on May 5: SBP The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) will meet on Monday, May 05, 2025 to decide... Published 30 Apr, 2025 12:48pm
Markets Status quo: SBP keeps interest rate unchanged at 12% MPC says core inflation remains at an elevated level Updated 10 Mar, 2025 10:53pm
Pakistan SBP’s rate cut cycle nears end, says brokerage house ahead of MPC Majority expect up to 100bps rate cut in key policy rate in upcoming MPC, AHL survey finds Updated 28 Feb, 2025 10:39pm
BR Research LSM: Another quarter in the red In December 2024, the State Bank of Pakistan in its monetary policy statement had taken heart from “a noticeable... Published 25 Feb, 2025 07:42am
BR Research LSM: Still reeling “Meanwhile, the decline in industrial sector growth in Q1-FY25 moderated relative to last year, “said the State Bank... Published 30 Jan, 2025 09:28am
Editorials Monetary Policy Statement EDITORIAL: The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) under the chairmanship of Governor State Bank of Pakistan, Jameel... Published 29 Jan, 2025 06:46am
Editorials Analysing monetary policy statement EDITORIAL: The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), under the chairmanship of Jameel Ahmed, Governor State Bank of... Published 06 Nov, 2024 06:55am
Business & Finance FPCCI-UBG leader welcomes 2.5% cut in interest rates; hopes single digit LAHORE: While welcoming the 2.5 percentage point reduction in interest rates in the Monetary Policy Statement (MPS),... Published 05 Nov, 2024 03:30am
Editorials Stability to precede growth EDITORIAL: The Federal Minister for Finance, Muhammad Aurangzeb, while addressing the Karachi Chamber of Commerce ... Updated 01 Aug, 2024 07:43am
Markets Reversal in stance: SBP might opt for rate cut in upcoming MPC meeting, brokerage house says The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), scheduled to announce the key policy rate on June 10 (Monday), might opt for... Updated 31 May, 2024 11:40pm
Editorials A questionable policy stance EDITORIAL: The Monetary Policy Statement (MPS) dated 29 April 2024 left the discount rate unchanged at 22 percent on... Published 02 May, 2024 04:58am
Business & Finance To cut or not to cut: SBP might opt for caution in monetary policy Reports by two brokerage houses suggest Pakistan's central bank poised to maintain cautious policy stance Published 19 Apr, 2024 08:15pm
Editorials T-bill rate hike as inflation falls EDITORIAL: State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) increased the cut-off yields for benchmark six-month treasury bills by a 100... Published 09 Apr, 2024 05:06am
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
BR Research MPS: Wait and see The monetary policy is going to be announced coming Monday (30th October 2023). The rational choice of analysts is... Published 27 Oct, 2023 08:09am
Pakistan Brokerage house expects status quo in upcoming MPC meeting The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is expected to keep the key policy rate unchanged in its upcoming Monetary Policy... Published 20 Oct, 2023 05:06pm
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 MPS tomorrow KARACHI: The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the SBP will meet on Thursday (tomorrow) at SBP Karachi to decide... Published 13 Sep, 2023 06:17am
Editorials Policy rate hiked to 17pc: will it work? EDITORIAL: The most critical, albeit baffling, revelation made by the Governor State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Jameel... Published 25 Jan, 2023 06:25am
Business & Finance MPS on Monday: Increase in key policy rate likely KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) will announce the Monetary Policy Statement on Monday (Jan 23). The... Published 21 Jan, 2023 06:15am
Print Monetary policy to be announced on Friday KARACHI: The meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) will be held on... Updated 23 Nov, 2022 09:31am
Business & Finance Monetary Policy Committee to meet on November 25, says SBP SBP will issue the Monetary Policy Statement through a press release on the same day Published 22 Nov, 2022 05:37pm
Opinion The optimism of SBP The recent statement by the Monetary Policy Committee of the SBP (State Bank of Pakistan) has certainly provided... Published 01 Nov, 2022 05:55am
Editorials MPS text influenced by the ‘Dar factor’? EDITORIAL: Monetary Policy Statement (MPS), the first under the chairmanship of the newly-appointed Governor State... Published 12 Oct, 2022 05:46am
Editorials A nimble MPS? EDITORIAL: The Monetary Policy Statement (MPS) announced on 22 August 2022, as expected, kept the policy rate... Published 24 Aug, 2022 05:08am
Markets Stocks end in deep red KARACHI: Pakistan Stock Exchange Monday remained under pressure throughout the day and closed in deep red with heavy... Published 23 Aug, 2022 05:56am
Editorials Another hike in policy rate EDITORIAL: The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) held under the chairmanship of Acting Governor Murtaza Syed raised ... Published 13 Jul, 2022 05:48am
Opinion Policy rate and oil subsidy — I In its latest Monetary Policy Statement (MPS), released a few days ago, State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) raised policy... Published 28 May, 2022 05:11am
BR Research Lazy banking or lazy customers? Interest rates have been jacked up by the central bank once again. This is fourth major installment of increase in... Published 26 May, 2022 08:37am
Editorials Big, sudden hike in policy rate EDITORIAL: An emergent meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee was called on 7 April 2022 and the Monetary Policy... Published 09 Apr, 2022 04:39am