Hot money returns Pakistan’s economy is getting hot for international debt portfolio investors. There are some inflows by foreigners... Published 26 Apr, 2024 07:40am
BR Research MCB: Advances shrink, profits grow MCB Bank Limited (MCB) posted another quarter of stellar p the pretax profits jumped 41 percent year-on-year,... Published 26 Apr, 2024 07:30am
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
Print Demand & supply side: More work needs to be done: IMF official ISLAMABAD: The monetary policy has been tightening over the past two or three years in Pakistan to control... Updated 18 Apr, 2024 09:24am
Editorials Monetary policy: staying the course EDITORIAL: The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) decided to keep the policy rate unchanged at 22 percent – a rate... Published 20 Mar, 2024 03:00am
Markets Monetary Policy Committee to meet on Monday: SBP The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) will meet on Monday, March 18, 2024 to... Updated 15 Mar, 2024 11:13pm
BR Research MPS: Stay put in March The monetary policy meeting is on Monday, March 18, 2024 and analysts are divided on where they will be, some... Updated 15 Mar, 2024 04:58pm
Markets Brokerage house sees ‘strong possibility’ of policy rate cut of 100bps in upcoming MPC A brokerage house sees “strong possibility” that the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) may cut the key policy rate by 100... Updated 12 Mar, 2024 10:38pm
Pakistan Restrictive monetary policy, limited fiscal space challenging Pakistan’s economy: Ministry of Finance In monthly economic report, it projects CPI-based inflation for February to hover around 24.5-25.5% Published 29 Feb, 2024 05:20pm
Business & Finance Fed divided on risk of cutting rates too soon WASHINGTON: The US Federal Reserve was divided in January over the risks of cutting interest rates too soon or too... Published 23 Feb, 2024 06:36am
Markets Most Gulf markets rise on US rate cut bets DUBAI: Most stock markets in the Gulf ended higher on Tuesday on bets that the US Federal Reserve will start to cut... Published 03 Jan, 2024 05:32am
Opinion Outlook 2024 – II Increasing bank lending should to be the next move. The ratio of advances to deposits should increase from present... Updated 03 Jan, 2024 05:59am
BR Research Playing snakes and ladders You know the biggest and only strategy that goes into playing the board game snakes and Ladders? Avoid the snakes.... Published 02 Jan, 2024 08:57am
Business & Finance Tight monetary policy reduces current account deficit KARACHI: Chairman of National Business Group Pakistan, President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals From, Mian... Published 22 Dec, 2023 05:22am
BR Research MPS: A prudent decision SBP has maintained the policy rate at 22 percent. It’s a wise decision. SBP expects inflation to taper off in the... Published 13 Dec, 2023 09:11am
Pakistan SBP seen holding key policy rate as monetary policy committee meets Tuesday Pakistan's key rate was raised to an all-time high of 22% in June and has stayed unchanged for the last three rate meetings Updated 11 Dec, 2023 09:32pm
Markets Experts see status quo in last monetary policy announcement of 2023 The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is set to meet on Tuesday, December 12,... Updated 06 Dec, 2023 10:41pm
Markets Pakistan’s KSE-100 has seen a record year, but how far can the bull run? Experts say upside still available, but dependent on several factors Updated 23 Nov, 2023 07:34pm
Business & Finance Turkiye central bank hikes rate by 500bps, to complete tightening soon ISTANBUL: Turkiye’s central bank raised its policy rate by a larger-than-expected 500 basis points to 40% on... Updated 23 Nov, 2023 05:34pm
Markets Gold price per tola decreases Rs650 in Pakistan Gold rates in Pakistan decreased on Thursday, in line with decline in the international rate. The yellow metal was... Published 23 Nov, 2023 04:40pm
Editorials SBP Vision 2028 EDITORIAL: It’s easy to lose one’s way in the complex and sometimes deliberately vague language of financial... Published 22 Nov, 2023 05:48am
Editorials Staff-level agreement reached EDITORIAL: The staff-level agreement (SLA) on the first review of the nine-month 3 billion dollar International... Published 17 Nov, 2023 06:06am
BR Research Wise decision SBP kept the policy rate unchanged at 22 percent. The markets were expecting a rate cut, and the rumor mill was... Published 31 Oct, 2023 08:36am
Opinion Unwarranted austerity policy As another monetary policy statement is about to be released, as the writer contributes this article, it is time to... Updated 15 Sep, 2023 07:25am
Markets SBP keeps key policy rate unchanged at 22% Contrary to market expectations, Monetary Policy Committee maintains status quo Stresses on maintaining prudent fiscal stance to keep aggregate demand in check Updated 14 Sep, 2023 09:00pm
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 Brokerage house sees interest-rate hike of 150bps as inflation bites Arif Habib Limited says SBP might consider increasing interest rates as a precautionary measure to address persistently high levels of inflation Updated 07 Sep, 2023 03:50pm
Business & Finance SBP says emergency MPC meeting reports baseless Central bank says premature to forecast future policy rate Updated 01 Sep, 2023 02:25pm
Markets Analysts expect rate hike of up to 300bps in SBP’s monetary policy announcement High inflation and currency depreciation seen as reasons behind expected increase in key policy rate Updated 31 Aug, 2023 07:28pm
Opinion Acting on autopilot From 13.25% policy rate in 2020 to all time high of 22% in 2023, the state of Pakistan’s economy still seems to... Published 31 Aug, 2023 06:00am