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Policy rate hike part of IMF agreement: Pasha

Pakistan still does not feature on the IMF Executive Board calendar, but it could be added in the event that the ninth review is declared a success

Updated 27 Jun, 2023 11:43am

Business & Finance

Increase in policy rate will affect all domestic investment: PTI

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and former minister for Economic Affairs Omar Ayub on Monday reacted to ...

Published 27 Jun, 2023 06:15am

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

BR Research

Debt disorder

SBP has kept the policy rate unchanged at 21 percent. It was as per market expectations. SBP expects, so does the...

Published 13 Jun, 2023 07:54am

Business & Finance

SBP leaves policy rate unchanged

KARACHI: The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has decided to keep the policy rate...

Updated 13 Jun, 2023 12:26pm

Markets

SBP keeps key interest rate unchanged at 21%

Monetary Policy Committee views inflation to have peaked in May and, barring any foreseen developments, expects it to start falling from June onwards

Updated 12 Jun, 2023 06:19pm

Business & Finance

FPCCI board seeks 100bps cut in key policy rate

KARACHI: The Policy Advisory Board of FPCCI says inflation is cost-pushed and policy rates have proved to be an...

Published 09 Jun, 2023 06:20am

Policy rate hike couldn’t arrest inflation rise

ISLAMABAD: The government has acknowledged that increasing the policy rate by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has...

Updated 09 Jun, 2023 09:02am

SBP to leave 21pc policy rate unchanged amid high inflation

KARACHI: Central bank is widely expected to keep its key interest rate unchanged at 21% on Monday after aggressive...

Updated 09 Jun, 2023 09:01am

BR Research

Naked exposure: is the emperor wearing any clothes?

“Concessionary financing rates are theoretically linked to the policy rate. While a four-percentage point...

Published 31 May, 2023 09:03am

Slow growth, rising inflation: SBP projects a double whammy for country

Says demand management measures and floods in 2022 have weighed heavily on the country’s growth outlook for FY23

Updated 20 May, 2023 07:23pm

Perspectives

Pakistan’s inflation conundrum: out of the frying pan into the fire

SBP's monetary policy has proven to be an ineffective tool in curbing inflationary pressures, and has massively increased cost of doing business

Published 08 May, 2023 06:14pm

Editorials

Banks, not savers, get paydays from deposits?

EDITORIAL: In a rising interest rate environment, some commercial banks have been trying to forcefully convert the...

Published 08 May, 2023 06:40am

Opinion

Interest rates: no more room for tightening

Interest rates in Pakistan are almost at historic highs and still the country is running negative real rates on both...

Published 08 May, 2023 06:40am

Opinion

Critical economic challenges

Pakistan’s recent economic crisis, brewing since last few years, intensified in the last quarter of fiscal year...

Published 05 May, 2023 06:44am

Business & Finance

Turkiye’s central bank hold rate at 8.5% ahead of elections

ISTANBUL: Turkiye’s central bank kept its policy rate at 8.5% on Thursday as expected, stressing the importance of...

Published 27 Apr, 2023 05:35pm

BR Research

Will ‘trickle-up’ finance save banks?

The central bank marked the beginning of Q4 of fiscal year 2023 by raising the policy rate to 21 percent. With a...

Updated 13 Apr, 2023 01:18pm

Business & Finance

HCSTSI flays increase in interest rate

HYDERABAD: President of Hyderabad Chamber of Small Traders and Small Industry (HCSTSI) Muhammad Farooq Shaikhani ...

Published 10 Apr, 2023 06:45am

Business & Finance

Inflation to remain high despite policy rate hike: analyst

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan’s (SBP) decision to increase key policy rate by 100 basis points to a record...

Published 10 Apr, 2023 06:45am

Business & Finance

FPCCI, LCCI agree to jointly raise voice for better business environment

LAHORE: President of the Federation of Pakistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) Irfan Iqbal Sheikh on...

Published 07 Apr, 2023 06:06am

Editorials

The policy rate challenge

EDITORIAL: The Monetary Policy Committee raised the policy rate by one percent - to 21 percent - thereby linking the...

Published 06 Apr, 2023 06:20am

Markets

Rupee hits fresh all-time low, settles at 287.85 against US dollar

Currency loses Re0.56 against the US dollar in inter-bank market

Updated 05 Apr, 2023 06:32pm

BR Research

MPS: rate hike just right?

SBP has increased the policy rate by 1 percent to 21 percent. The increase is slightly less than the market’s...

Published 05 Apr, 2023 08:57am

Business & Finance

Trade, industry reject increase in policy rate

KARACHI: President of Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) Irfan Iqbal Sheikh has...

Published 05 Apr, 2023 06:16am

Business & Finance

Policy rate hiked to 21pc to bridle unbridled inflation

KARACHI: The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Tuesday further tightened the...

Updated 05 Apr, 2023 08:51am

Markets

SBP raises key policy rate by 100 basis points, takes it to 21%

MPC statement says there are early indications of inflation expectations plateauing, albeit at an elevated level

Updated 04 Apr, 2023 07:32pm

Editorials

SBP’s dilemma: battered economy, high inflation

EDITORIAL: The SBP (State Bank of Pakistan) is scheduled to announce its monetary policy on 4th April. According to...

Updated 03 Apr, 2023 12:45pm

Business & Finance

FPCCI urges SBP to cut policy rate by 250bps

LAHORE: The Policy Advisory Board, Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce (FPCCI) has urged the State Bank of...

Published 01 Apr, 2023 06:21am

SBP seen raising key rate to record 22pc as inflation bites

KARACHI: The Monetary Policy Committee of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) will meet on Tuesday, April 04, 2023 at...

Updated 01 Apr, 2023 08:48am

Markets

MPC meeting: SBP likely to raise key policy rate by 200 basis points

MPC meeting is scheduled to be held on April 4 (Tuesday)

Updated 31 Mar, 2023 07:38pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 19	278.45
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 19	278.15
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 19	154.37
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 19	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 19	1.24
Euro to USD / Apr 19	1.06

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 18	5011.12
Nasdaq / Apr 18	15601.50
Dow Jones / Apr 18	37775.38
India Sensex / Apr 19	72222.48
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 19	37068.35
Hang Seng / Apr 19	16205.02
FTSE 100 / Apr 19	7834.89
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 19	17717.67

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 18	21735
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 18	214077
Petrol/Litre / Apr 19	293.94
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 19	84.27
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 19	2382.04
Diesel/Litre / Apr 19	290.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 19 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 19 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 19 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 19 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 19 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 19 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 19 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 19 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 19 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 19 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 19 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 19 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 19 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 19 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 19 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 19 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 19 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 19 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 19 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 19 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 19 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Apr 19 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Apr 19 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Apr 19 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 19 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 19 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Apr 19 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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