MPC meeting today Published 26 Jan, 2026 06:04am KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan’s (SBP) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) is scheduled to meet today (Monday) to...
T-Bills yields return to single-digit territory Published 22 Jan, 2026 04:57am KARACHI: After a four-year gap, cut-off yields on Pakistan’s short-term government papers have returned to...
Govt raises Rs491bn via: T-bill, beats target by Rs91bn Updated 04 Sep, 2025 09:11am KARACHI: The federal government on Wednesday raised Rs 491 billion through the auction of short-term government...
90bps drop in Market Treasury Bills yield Updated 15 May, 2025 08:46am KARACHI: The margin on short-term government securities declined by up to 90 basis points (bps) in the Treasury...
T-Bills yield decline 100bps Published 12 Dec, 2024 06:01am KARACHI: Cut-off Yield of short-term government securities continued to decline and reached 2022 levels on ...
Domestic borrowing: govt to borrow on its own terms, says Aurangzeb Updated 20 Sep, 2024 10:46pm Finance minister urges banking system to focus on lending to private sector
Auction for MTBs: SBP rejects all bids Updated 19 Sep, 2024 08:51am KARACHI: Following the federal government’s directives, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has rejected all bids of...
Auction for MTBs: Govt raises only Rs64bn against Rs480bn target Published 07 Feb, 2024 05:30am KARACHI: The federal government on Tuesday raised Rs 64 billion only as against the target of Rs 480 billion through...
MTBs and Ijara Sukuk Rules: Cabinet approves summary regarding amendment: MoF Updated 31 Oct, 2023 09:33am ISLAMABAD: The Finance Ministry has said the caretaker federal cabinet has granted its approval to the summary...
Exploring broader implications of Pakistan’s local currency debt restructuring Published 11 Sep, 2023 08:19pm Recently, a lot of discussion has been on why local currency debt restructuring is viable and possible. However, in...
Move to promote Islamic mode of financing: MoF proposes draft amendments to MTBs, Ijara Sukuk rules Updated 09 Sep, 2023 09:28am ISLAMABAD: The Finance Ministry has proposed draft amendments to Pakistan Market Treasury Bills and Ijara Sukuk...
Rs346.745bn bids received at auction for MTBs: Interest rate on short-term govt papers soars to 19.95pc Updated 23 Feb, 2023 01:10pm Market seems to be expecting a significant increase in interest rates, as is evident from the participation
Govt raises Rs1.6trn through MTBs’ sale Published 15 Dec, 2022 06:00am KARACHI: The federal government on Wednesday raised Rs1.66 trillion against sale of short-term security papers. ...
Rs 466.5bn raised via auction for MTBs Published 11 Aug, 2022 04:35am KARACHI: The federal government on Wednesday raised Rs 466.5 billion from the domestic banking system through the...
Returns on Market Treasury Bills soar to 70bps Updated 21 Apr, 2022 03:23pm KARACHI: The returns on short-term government papers further increased up to 70 basis points in the auction held...