Monetary policy: majority expects status quo in key interest rate SBP is currently scheduled to hold the Monetary Policy Committee meeting on October 10 Updated 05 Oct, 2022 09:44am
Opinion Dar-dollar parity? Really? What’s all this fuss about (former finance minister) Isahq Dar and the dollar? And why did markets, both equity ... Published 29 Sep, 2022 05:54am
Pakistan August's inflation reading in Pakistan hits 27.3%, highest in over 47 years CPI inflation in rural areas clocked in at 28.8% on a year-on-year basis Updated 01 Oct, 2022 03:24pm
Pakistan Pasha lauds MPC’s decision to maintain policy rate ISLAMABAD: Former finance minister Dr Hafeez Pasha has stated that Monetary Policy Committee’s decision to ... Published 24 Aug, 2022 05:08am
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 KSE-100 rises 1.26% on interest rate clarity Investors remain optimistic about approval of next tranche of IMF on August 29 Updated 23 Aug, 2022 06:17pm
Markets Rupee closes with 0.46% fall, settles at 217.66 Early intra-day gains erased in inter-bank market on Tuesday Updated 23 Aug, 2022 06:05pm
Pakistan Monetary policy: SBP keeps key interest rate unchanged at 15% Monetary Policy Committee says with recent inflation developments in line with expectations, domestic demand beginning to moderate and the external position showing some improvement, it felt it was prudent to take a pause at this stage Updated 22 Aug, 2022 05:10pm
Markets Rupee registers 0.93% fall against US dollar amid political noise Currency loses Rs2.01 in inter-bank market, settles at 216.66 Updated 22 Aug, 2022 07:41pm
Business & Finance Monetary policy: a look at SBP's previous announcements Central bank has hiked key interest rate by 525 basis points in its three previous announcements Published 21 Aug, 2022 02:42pm
Business & Finance Monetary policy to be unveiled on Monday KARACHI: The meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) will be held on... Published 20 Aug, 2022 03:41am
Business & Finance EFS, LTFF rates linked with policy rate KARACHI: The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has linked the interest rates of... Published 08 Jul, 2022 05:36am
Print Inflation may remain on the higher side: SBP KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Thursday forecast that inflation is likely to remain on the higher side... Updated 08 Jul, 2022 09:27am
Markets Rupee registers marginal gain against US dollar Appreciates 0.04% in inter-bank market on Thursday Updated 07 Jul, 2022 06:31pm
Business & Finance SBP increases key interest rate by 125 basis points, takes it to 15% This is the highest interest-rate level since Nov 2008 Updated 07 Jul, 2022 05:51pm
Editorials There’s no out-of-the-box thinking EDITORIAL: The budget 2022-23 envisages higher revenue by about a trillion rupees compared to the year before, with... Published 07 Jul, 2022 05:35am
Markets Rupee falls again, closes near 208 against US dollar Back-to-back losses come over renewed concern on IMF programme Updated 06 Jul, 2022 06:07pm
Print MPS tomorrow: Key policy rate likely to be hiked by 100bps KARACHI: The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the State Bank Pakistan (SBP) will unveil monetary policy on July 7,... Updated 06 Jul, 2022 10:16am
Business & Finance Pound strengthens LONDON: The British pound rose against the dollar and euro on Monday, pulling away from two-week lows as risk... Published 05 Jul, 2022 05:19am
Business & Finance Monetary policy: majority expects at least 100bps hike as inflation highest since Dec 2008 Monetary Policy Committee of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is currently scheduled to meet on July 7 (Thursday) Published 01 Jul, 2022 07:15pm
Business & Finance SBP raises Rs792bn through auction for MTBs, cut-off yield soars up to 75 bps Hike in rate comes after central bank increased policy rate by 150 bps last month Published 02 Jun, 2022 03:36pm
Print POL products: Govt yet to project PL and GST rates for FY23 ISLAMABAD: The government has yet to project petroleum levy (PL) and general sales tax (GST) on petroleum products... Updated 27 May, 2022 09:55am
Opinion Circling the drain The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) couldn’t be serious that the “business,... Published 26 May, 2022 05:26am
Pakistan Business community rejects increase in EFS, LTFF rates KARACHI: Business community on Tuesday rejected the increase in Export Finance Scheme (EFS) and Long-Term Financing... Published 25 May, 2022 04:40am
Pakistan Budget, energy subsidies main topics being discussed with IMF: Dr Murtaza Syed SBP's acting governor says progress in talks has been made, but it is normal for 'these things to take time' Published 24 May, 2022 08:09pm
Markets Nigeria’s central bank surprises with rate hike, cites inflation ABUJA: Nigeria’s central bank on Tuesday raised the benchmark interest rate by 150 basis points to 13%, its first... Published 24 May, 2022 07:49pm
Business & Finance Auto financing for consumers: SBP reduces loan tenure as import bill bites As the country battles a bulging import bill, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) reduced on Tuesday the consumer... Published 24 May, 2022 02:30pm
Print Key policy rate hiked to 13.75pc KARACHI: The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Monday announced increase in the... Updated 24 May, 2022 09:51am
Print SBP increases EFS, LTFF rates by 2pc KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has raised the mark-up rates of Export Finance Scheme (EFS) and Long-Term... Updated 24 May, 2022 09:37am
Business & Finance Export Finance Scheme: SBP announces increase in markup rate Following the policy rate hike, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Monday announced an increase in the markup rate... Published 23 May, 2022 06:45pm