Govt borrows Rs2.151trn via auction for MTBs KARACHI: The federal government on Wednesday borrowed Rs 2.151 trillion through sale of short-term security papers.... Published 14 Dec, 2023 05:24am
Business & Finance Key policy rate kept unchanged at 22pc KARACHI: The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Tuesday kept the policy rate... Published 13 Dec, 2023 05:33am
Business & Finance SBP keeps key policy rate unchanged at 22% Majority analysts had expected central bank to hold key interest rate Updated 12 Dec, 2023 10:49pm
Business & Finance MPS today KARACHI: The meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) to be held today... Published 12 Dec, 2023 05:28am
Business & Finance Policy rate kept unchanged on inflation, C/A KARACHI: While maintaining the policy rate at 22 percent, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the State Bank of... Published 31 Oct, 2023 05:26am
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
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
Print Policy rate kept unchanged on economic indicators: SBP official KARACHI: The latest episode of the SBP Podcast series offers insights into the factors leading to the decision,... Updated 24 Sep, 2023 09:14am
Business & Finance Margin on short-term investment bonds plunges KARACHI: The cut-off yield on short-term investment papers declined sharply ranging from 171 basis points to 217... Published 21 Sep, 2023 06:08am
Perspectives There is a missing policy mix when it comes to fiscal discipline The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has raised policy rates by 1,500bps since it started taking action to bring back... Published 19 Sep, 2023 10:25am
Editorials Policy rate kept unchanged EDITORIAL: The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) decided to keep the policy rate unchanged at 22 percent surprising... Published 18 Sep, 2023 06:32am
Print In a surprise move, policy rate kept unchanged KARACHI: As against the market expectations, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the State Bank of Pakistan has... Updated 15 Sep, 2023 09:51am
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
Business & Finance Another brokerage house expects 200bps hike in key policy rate Topline Securities also sees PKR/USD in inter-bank market to be in range of Rs320-340 by June 2024 Published 08 Sep, 2023 05:37pm
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
Opinion Bad news for Asian FX, esp PKR Pakistani monetary authorities can only count their sorrows as King Dollar’s unrelenting advance pushes Asian... Published 07 Sep, 2023 06:21am
Print Monetary policy decision, outlook projection: SBP provides rare insight into key factors KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), in its recent podcast, has given insights into the factors leading to the... Updated 13 Aug, 2023 01:51pm
BR Research Is the formal sector shrinking? During the post MPC briefing by the SBP earlier this week, the central bank governor noted that the full... Published 02 Aug, 2023 08:22am
Editorials MPS: Will IMF need to recalibrate its expectations? EDITORIAL: In a surprise move, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) left the policy rate unchanged at 22 percent,... Published 02 Aug, 2023 06:47am
Business & Finance Policy rate kept unchanged as economic uncertainty ebbs KARACHI: The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has decided to keep the policy rate... Published 01 Aug, 2023 06:19am
Pakistan SBP keeps key policy rate unchanged at 22% Governor Jameel Ahmad announces Monetary Policy Committee's decision in press conference Updated 31 Jul, 2023 06:43pm
Markets Status quo likely in upcoming MPC meeting, say brokerage houses AHL and Topline believe key policy rate expected to remain at 22% Updated 20 Jul, 2023 03:23pm
Print Key policy rate: Govt ready to consider further action in MPC meeting: IMF ISLAMABAD: The government has committed to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that the policy rate was raised to... Updated 19 Jul, 2023 09:18am
Business & Finance ‘Increase in policy rate to further damage investment climate’ KARACHI: Former State minister and former chairman Board of Investment Muhammad Azfar Ashan has said that increase ... Published 29 Jun, 2023 04:19am
Markets Rupee registers back-to-back gains, settles at 285.99 against US dollar Currency appreciates 0.25% in inter-bank market Updated 27 Jun, 2023 07:16pm
Print Policy rate hiked by100 bps to 22pc KARACHI: The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) in its emergency meeting held on... Updated 27 Jun, 2023 09:02am
Business & Finance SBP raises key policy rate by 100bps to 22% after ‘emergency meeting’ Cites upward revisions in taxes, duties and PDL in FY24 budget and lifting of import restrictions as factors that slightly deteriorate inflation outlook Updated 26 Jun, 2023 08:10pm
Business & Finance FPCCI disappointed over 21pc key policy rate KARACHI: President FPCCI, Irfan Iqbal Sheikh has expressed his profound disappointment over maintaining status quo ... Published 15 Jun, 2023 06:03am
Editorials Interest rates: the policy debate EDITORIAL: The Monetary Policy Committee’s (MPC) decision to keep the policy rate unchanged at 21 percent came as... Published 14 Jun, 2023 06:21am