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Monetary Policy Statement

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 foresees moderation in economic activities in FY26, FY27

Published 27 Apr, 2026 10:34pm

Central bank revises down projection for workers' remittances by $1bn to $41bn in FY26, but remains confident FX reserves to build up to $18 billion by June 2026

EDITORIAL: Maintaining the policy rate

Updated 28 Jan, 2026 09:36am

EDITORIAL: Monetary Policy Statement (MPS) released on 26 January held the discount rate unchanged at 10.5 percent...

SBP cuts cash reserve requirement for banks to boost economic activities

Published 26 Jan, 2026 09:38pm

Central bank reduces CRR to 3% from 4% for banks to be maintained on daily basis

Monetary policy and economic ground realities

Updated 19 Sep, 2025 07:35am

In its most recent monetary policy statement (MPS), released on September 16 by State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), the...

Monetary Policy Committee to meet on May 5: SBP

Published 30 Apr, 2025 12:48pm

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) will meet on Monday, May 05, 2025 to decide...

Status quo: SBP keeps interest rate unchanged at 12%

Updated 10 Mar, 2025 10:53pm

MPC says core inflation remains at an elevated level

SBP’s rate cut cycle nears end, says brokerage house ahead of MPC

Updated 28 Feb, 2025 10:39pm

Majority expect up to 100bps rate cut in key policy rate in upcoming MPC, AHL survey finds

LSM: Another quarter in the red

Published 25 Feb, 2025 07:42am

In December 2024, the State Bank of Pakistan in its monetary policy statement had taken heart from “a noticeable...

LSM: Still reeling

Published 30 Jan, 2025 09:28am

“Meanwhile, the decline in industrial sector growth in Q1-FY25 moderated relative to last year, “said the State Bank...

Monetary Policy Statement

Published 29 Jan, 2025 06:46am

EDITORIAL: The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) under the chairmanship of Governor State Bank of Pakistan, Jameel...

Analysing monetary policy statement

Published 06 Nov, 2024 06:55am

EDITORIAL: The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), under the chairmanship of Jameel Ahmed, Governor State Bank of...

FPCCI-UBG leader welcomes 2.5% cut in interest rates; hopes single digit

Published 05 Nov, 2024 03:30am

LAHORE: While welcoming the 2.5 percentage point reduction in interest rates in the Monetary Policy Statement (MPS),...

Stability to precede growth

Updated 01 Aug, 2024 07:43am

EDITORIAL: The Federal Minister for Finance, Muhammad Aurangzeb, while addressing the Karachi Chamber of Commerce ...

Reversal in stance: SBP might opt for rate cut in upcoming MPC meeting, brokerage house says

Updated 31 May, 2024 11:40pm

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), scheduled to announce the key policy rate on June 10 (Monday), might opt for...

A questionable policy stance

Published 02 May, 2024 04:58am

EDITORIAL: The Monetary Policy Statement (MPS) dated 29 April 2024 left the discount rate unchanged at 22 percent on...

To cut or not to cut: SBP might opt for caution in monetary policy

Published 19 Apr, 2024 08:15pm

Reports by two brokerage houses suggest Pakistan's central bank poised to maintain cautious policy stance

T-bill rate hike as inflation falls

Published 09 Apr, 2024 05:06am

EDITORIAL: State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) increased the cut-off yields for benchmark six-month treasury bills by a 100...

SBP keeps key policy rate unchanged at 22%

Updated 30 Oct, 2023 07:53pm

In line with the wider market consensus, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP)...

MPS: Wait and see

Published 27 Oct, 2023 08:09am

The monetary policy is going to be announced coming Monday (30th October 2023). The rational choice of analysts is...

Brokerage house expects status quo in upcoming MPC meeting

Published 20 Oct, 2023 05:06pm

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is expected to keep the key policy rate unchanged in its upcoming Monetary Policy...

Market divided over extent of interest-rate increase as SBP meets on Thursday

Updated 13 Sep, 2023 08:24pm

Experts have suggested a rate hike between 100 to 300bps is on the cards

MPS tomorrow

Published 13 Sep, 2023 06:17am

KARACHI: The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the SBP will meet on Thursday (tomorrow) at SBP Karachi to decide...

Policy rate hiked to 17pc: will it work?

Published 25 Jan, 2023 06:25am

EDITORIAL: The most critical, albeit baffling, revelation made by the Governor State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Jameel...

MPS on Monday: Increase in key policy rate likely

Published 21 Jan, 2023 06:15am

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) will announce the Monetary Policy Statement on Monday (Jan 23). The...

Monetary policy to be announced on Friday

Updated 23 Nov, 2022 09:31am

KARACHI: The meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) will be held on...

Monetary Policy Committee to meet on November 25, says SBP

Published 22 Nov, 2022 05:37pm

SBP will issue the Monetary Policy Statement through a press release on the same day

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