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Financing fiscal deficit and lending to private sector: ineffectiveness of monetary policy

The Monetary Policy Committee decided to keep the policy interest rate unchanged at 10.5 percent, marking an...

Published 05 Feb, 2026 02:51am

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PIBF concerned at maintaining status quo in MP

LAHORE: The Pakistan International Business Forum (PIBF) on Thursday expressed strong concerns over the decision to...

Published 30 Jan, 2026 07:37am

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Businessmen underscore need for further cut in interest rate

PESHAWAR: Members of the Business community pinned high hopes about a reduction in interest rate in the forthcoming...

Published 25 Jan, 2026 06:01am

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Will SBP rate cut ‘do little to ease pressure on businesses’?

One businessman says 'such a token adjustment falls far short of what is urgently required to revive Pakistan’s fragile economy and restore business confidence'

Updated 16 Dec, 2025 07:18am

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SBP may hold rate at 11% as IMF flags inflation risks

KARACHI: Central bank is expected to retain interest rates at 11 percent on Monday, a Reuters poll showed, as...

Updated 13 Dec, 2025 07:26am

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Fund review: will currency hold in 2026?

The IMF review has gone through. Reserves, which had flatlined around $14.5 billion for months, will finally get a...

Updated 10 Dec, 2025 09:57am

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BR RESEARCH: Cautiously unenthused: business and consumer confidence

If the past year has done one thing, it has reinforced a recurring truth about Pakistan’s economy: that sentiment...

Updated 28 Nov, 2025 07:47am

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Gulf stocks fall on uncertainty, weaker oil prices

DUBAI: Gulf stock markets tracked global equities lower in early trade on Tuesday, as caution prevailed ahead of...

Published 19 Nov, 2025 06:14am

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Decision to maintain policy rate sparked mixed reactions

KARACHI: Following strong calls from the business community for a significant reduction in the interest rate,...

Published 29 Oct, 2025 07:06am

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A monetary doom loop

The central bank continues to act with reason and prudence. Afterall, there is no space for a rate cut when ...

Updated 28 Oct, 2025 08:12am

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Auto loans: A thicker plot

Since the State Bank began loosening monetary policy, slashing rates in half from a peak of 22 percent to the ...

Updated 23 Sep, 2025 08:42am

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SBP: Caution is advised

BR research talked to five banks treasury officials, and the consensus view is that the interest rates have bottomed...

Published 05 Sep, 2025 05:53am

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SBP Governor advocates economic resilience, reforms

KARACHI: Governor State Bank (SBP) of Pakistan Jameel Ahmad said that SBP is striving to ensure monetary and...

Updated 15 Aug, 2025 08:42am

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India central bank group recommends keeping call money rate as operative target, governor says

MUMBAI: An internal working group of the Reserve Bank of India has recommended keeping the overnight weighted...

Published 06 Aug, 2025 04:30pm

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SBP’s over-cautious and lopsided monetary policy

In their August 2024 published article ‘Understanding the international rise and fall of inflation since 2020’ in...

Updated 01 Aug, 2025 05:10pm

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Monetary policy falls short of expectations: PRAC calls for bold action to revive economy

KARACHI: The Policy Research and Advisory Council (PRAC), led by Chairman Mohammad Younus Dagha, has expressed...

Published 31 Jul, 2025 06:25am

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MPC: caution against rushing rate cuts

There are varying views on monetary policy among stakeholders. One compelling argument for cutting rates further ...

Updated 28 Jul, 2025 07:18am

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SBP likely to cut policy rate in upcoming MPC meeting, say analysts

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is expected to cut the policy rate by 50...

Published 24 Jul, 2025 12:16pm

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Monetary policy poll: 50-100bps cut expected

KARACHI: As per the market expectations, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is likely to cut the key policy rate in ...

Published 24 Jul, 2025 06:19am

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Monetary Policy Committee: SBP issues advance calendar for meetings in FY26

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Tuesday released the advance calendar of Monetary Policy Committee (MPC)...

Published 22 Jul, 2025 07:49pm

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MPC should hold the line

The monetary policy is expected to be announced next week. The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has already slashed...

Updated 21 Jul, 2025 07:56am

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Economy: SBP governor speaks of policy mix

KARACHI: Governor State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Jameel Ahmad has said that unlike in the previous episodes of...

Updated 08 Jul, 2025 02:25pm

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Between optics and austerity

Pakistan’s economic policies resemble a car with two drivers, each pulling the wheel in opposite directions. One...

Published 19 Jun, 2025 06:56am

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90bps drop in Market Treasury Bills yield

KARACHI: The margin on short-term government securities declined by up to 90 basis points (bps) in the Treasury...

Updated 15 May, 2025 08:46am

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Business community express mix reaction over policy rate cut

KARACHI: Business community has expressed mix reaction over monetary policy announced by state bank of Pakistan on...

Published 07 May, 2025 07:09am

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SBP reduces key interest rate by 100bps, takes it to 11%

This is the lowest policy rate since March 2022

Updated 05 May, 2025 07:04pm

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MPC meeting: navigating between disinflation and external fragility

Monetary policy decision is due today. Three macro variables are making a compelling argument for a big rate cut....

Updated 05 May, 2025 07:55am

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Pakistan central bank likely to hold policy rate amid geopolitical tension, inflation concern: Reuters poll

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan is set to hold its key interest rate at 12% on Monday, a Reuters poll showed,...

Published 02 May, 2025 11:37am

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Growth in Pakistan may stay broadly unchanged: IMF

ISLAMABAD: Growth for Pakistan is expected to remain broadly unchanged in fiscal year 2025, reflecting a 0.6...

Updated 02 May, 2025 02:20pm

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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