MPS on Monday: Policy rate may be kept unchanged KARACHI: The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) will meet on Monday (Jan 24) to... Published 22 Jan, 2022 05:46am
Business & Finance Monetary Policy Committee to meet on January 24, says SBP Dr Baqir to address press conference after MPC meeting Published 21 Jan, 2022 07:11pm
Pakistan Majority expects status quo in State Bank's upcoming MPC meeting Meeting is scheduled to be held on January 24 SBP has raised the interest rate in its three previous MPC meetings by a cumulative 275 basis points Updated 20 Jan, 2022 06:21pm
Opinion Policy rate: ‘boldest’ hike in Asia Dr Reza Baqir, Governor State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), during his interview to Bloomberg on 17 December stated that... Published 20 Dec, 2021 06:29am
Markets Against USD: Pakistan's rupee stable in inter-bank market Registers some gain in open market Updated 16 Dec, 2021 07:37pm
Markets Against USD: Pakistan's rupee hits new record low Closes at 177.98 in inter-bank market on Wednesday Updated 15 Dec, 2021 07:22pm
Markets Interest rate hike in line with expectations, to reduce uncertainty: experts Say latest announcement will be reflected positively in equity and money markets Published 14 Dec, 2021 07:27pm
Markets Stocks stage rally, KSE-100 up 370 points Index settles over 43,200 level Published 14 Dec, 2021 07:02pm
Markets Against USD: Pakistan's rupee stable ahead of MPC announcement Pakistan's rupee remained stable against the US dollar, appreciating a marginal 0.01% in the inter-bank market on... Updated 14 Dec, 2021 06:55pm
Business & Finance Widening trade gap Pakistan's biggest economic concern: Younus Dagha Says deficit can only be curtailed through quantitative restrictions on imports Published 14 Dec, 2021 04:06pm
Markets Investors cautious before MPC, KSE-100 ends below 43,000 The benchmark KSE-100 Index extended losses from the previous session, as the bourse ended the first day of the week... Published 13 Dec, 2021 05:29pm
Markets Against USD: Pakistan's rupee hits new low, nears 178 Declines another 0.10% to close at 177.89 in inter-bank market on Monday Updated 13 Dec, 2021 07:08pm
Markets Market anticipates another major hike in policy rate State Bank of Pakistan's latest Monetary Policy Committee is scheduled to meet on December 14 Published 09 Dec, 2021 01:13pm
Business & Finance SBP chief outlines factors leading to tapering monetary stimulus 'a bit faster' In interview with CNBC, Dr Reza Baqir says higher-than-anticipated current account deficit among reasons for interest-rate hike Updated 24 Nov, 2021 08:06pm
Business & Finance ‘Monetary Policy Statement’: clarification by SBP KARACHI: With regard to the editorial in Business Recorder dated November 22, 2021 titled “Monetary Policy... Published 24 Nov, 2021 06:25am
Editorials Monetary Policy Statement EDITORIAL: The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) raised the discount rate by 150 basis points to 8.75 – widening the... Published 22 Nov, 2021 05:31am
Pakistan Unexpected level of current account deficit, inflation led to hike in policy rate: Dr Reza Baqir SBP governor says Friday's MPC announcement will help address concerns over the economy Updated 20 Nov, 2021 08:48pm
Business & Finance Monetary policy: Experts say rate hike higher than expected Market expected interest-rate increase of up to 100 basis points Updated 19 Nov, 2021 09:20pm
Markets SBP increases number of MPC meetings, releases schedule till June 2022 Central bank preponed its latest monetary policy announcement, but says efforts being made to enhance predictability of monetary policy actions Updated 19 Nov, 2021 08:00pm
Markets Monetary policy: SBP raises key interest rate by 150 basis points, takes it to 8.75% Also announces revised schedule of upcoming MPC meetings Next announcement to be made on December 14, says central bank Updated 19 Nov, 2021 07:41pm
Markets KSE-100 manages to sustain 46,000-point level PSX's benchmark index sheds 84 points on Thursday Published 18 Nov, 2021 06:47pm
Markets Appreciation run ends: Pakistan's rupee falls against US dollar Closes at 174.67 in inter-bank market on Thursday Updated 18 Nov, 2021 06:58pm
Print MPC to meet ahead of schedule: 100-200bps hike in policy rate expected KARACHI: The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has decided to convene its meeting... Updated 17 Nov, 2021 09:39am
Business & Finance SBP prepones monetary policy announcement, will now hold it on November 19 Says meeting brought forward in light of recent unforeseen developments that have affected the outlook for inflation and the balance of payment Updated 16 Nov, 2021 08:12pm
Business & Finance KSE-100 recovers after intra-day fall of over 1,200 points Benchmark index reacts to triggers emanating from regional markets as well as interest-rate hike in Pakistan Updated 22 Sep, 2021 06:18pm
Business & Finance First hike in over 2 years: SBP raises key interest rate by 25 basis points Takes it to 7.25% The SBP last increased the interest rate in July 2019, when it took it to the maximum level of 13.25% Updated 20 Sep, 2021 04:57pm
Business & Finance Upcoming MPC: Majority expect status quo but a greater divide is now visible A poll, consisting of 68 participants, shows 65% expect the SBP to maintain the discount rate at 7% Published 15 Sep, 2021 02:36pm
Business & Finance Encouraged by 'positive developments', SBP keeps interest rate unchanged at 7% Growth projected to rise from 3.9 percent in FY21 to 4-5 percent this year, says central bank in monetary policy statement Economic recovery will be accompanied by external stability, adds SBP Updated 27 Jul, 2021 08:11pm
Business & Finance Majority expect status quo in upcoming monetary policy announcement However, many expect a rate hike at some point during 2021 Published 24 Jul, 2021 12:22pm
Pakistan PTI Senator terms budget people-friendly PESHAWAR: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Senator Zeeshan Khanzada Khan said the incumbent PTI led government... Published 14 Jun, 2021 03:39am