Pakistan’s headline inflation reading clocks in at 29.2% in November Inflation reading higher than October's when it stood at 26.9% Updated 01 Dec, 2023 10:38pm
Markets KSE-100 gains 1.23%, closes near 60,000 level as buying spree continues Benchmark index increases 725 points as cement and banks lead rally Updated 27 Nov, 2023 10:58pm
Markets Inflation expected to go over 28% in Nov following gas price hike: report Consumer Price Index (CPI)-based inflation in November is expected to hit 28.26%, higher than 26.9%recorded in... Updated 23 Nov, 2023 11:39pm
BR Research IMF: finally, a timely review! As expected, the IMF review has been successful. Pakistanis witnessed smooth sailing through a Fund review after a... Published 17 Nov, 2023 09:08am
Editorials Policy rate paradigm EDITORIAL: The Monetary Policy Statement (MPS) dated 30 October left the policy rate unchanged premised on the... Updated 01 Nov, 2023 06:29am
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
Business & Finance Monetary policy announcement due on Monday, market places faith in status quo The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) will meet on Monday, October 30, 2023 at SBP... Published 29 Oct, 2023 02:00am
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 50bps hike in policy rate adds Rs300bn to domestic debt: MoF ISLAMABAD: The Finance Ministry has disclosed that 0.5 percent (50 basis points) increase in interest rate... Updated 05 Oct, 2023 11:06am
BR Research Bill discounting: still no trust in the Rupee? It seemed that the tough times were over. Just two months ago, foreign bill discounting transactions at commercial... Published 22 Sep, 2023 08:47am
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
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 KIBOR plummets on policy rate decision Cut-off yield on three-month T-bills dropped by 120 basis points (bps) to 22.58 percent in the secondary market Updated 16 Sep, 2023 06:15pm
Opinion Unwarranted austerity policy As another monetary policy statement is about to be released, as the writer contributes this article, it is time to... Updated 15 Sep, 2023 07:25am
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 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
Markets Sale of petroleum products dips 8% year-on-year in August Decline comes 'mainly on account of 64% YoY fall in Furnace Oil sales, says Arif Habib Limited Updated 02 Sep, 2023 07:42pm
Business & Finance MPC meeting: SBP refutes reports KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has denied the reports of calling an emergency monetary policy meeting and... Published 02 Sep, 2023 06:53am
Business & Finance SBP says emergency MPC meeting reports baseless Central bank says premature to forecast future policy rate Updated 01 Sep, 2023 02:25pm
Markets Analysts expect rate hike of up to 300bps in SBP’s monetary policy announcement High inflation and currency depreciation seen as reasons behind expected increase in key policy rate Updated 31 Aug, 2023 07:28pm
Opinion Acting on autopilot From 13.25% policy rate in 2020 to all time high of 22% in 2023, the state of Pakistan’s economy still seems to... Published 31 Aug, 2023 06:00am
Opinion Economy needs stimulus The economy is headed towards a deep recession. Only a well-targeted fiscal stimulus can avert the incoming crisis.... Published 18 Aug, 2023 06:13am
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
Business & Finance Further jump in key policy rate to deepen economic crisis: BMP LAHORE: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry’s Businessmen Panel (BMP) has warned the... Published 31 Jul, 2023 06:58am
Opinion Restoring investor confidence key challenge Taming the inflation monster is turning out to be a challenge at a time when many analysts were expecting the... Published 31 Jul, 2023 06:43am
BR Research Looking up! The news flow is positive this week. The financial commitments from Saudi Arabia ($2 bn) and UAE ($1 bn) have poured... Updated 14 Jul, 2023 10:53am