Policy rate hiked to 17pc: will it work? EDITORIAL: The most critical, albeit baffling, revelation made by the Governor State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Jameel... Published 25 Jan, 2023 06:25am
Print Policy rate hiked to 17pc to rein in soaring inflation KARACHI: The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Monday increased the key policy ... Updated 24 Jan, 2023 09:05am
Business & Finance Dollar manipulation: SBP says probe complete, decision to be made on fiscal or regulatory action Action would be taken by either the SBP or government, but dual action cannot be taken, says central bank governor Jameel Ahmad Updated 23 Jan, 2023 07:42pm
Markets SBP raises key interest rate by 100bps, takes it to 17% — a 25-year high Governor SBP Jameel Ahmad announces decision at press briefing following the meeting Updated 23 Jan, 2023 10:04pm
Editorials Analysing the inflationary spiral EDITORIAL: December 2022 headline inflation (Consumer Price Index) rose by 24.5 percent as per the Pakistan Bureau ... Published 04 Jan, 2023 06:02am
Print APTMA resents hike in EFS & LTFF ISLAMABAD: The country’s export sector has termed the increase in Export Finance Scheme (EFS) and Long-Term... Updated 31 Dec, 2022 01:37pm
Business & Finance SBP raises EFS & LTFF rates by 2pc to 13pc KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Thursday announced increase in the Export Finance Scheme (EFS) and... Published 30 Dec, 2022 05:50am
Pakistan End of FY23: JPMorgan has penciled in another 400bps rate-hike, but experts disagree Market experts disagreed with JPMorgan, a leading global financial institution that penciled in an interest rate... Published 10 Dec, 2022 04:45pm
Opinion Contradictions in economic policy stance and a way forward In its policy prescription, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has been pushing Pakistan for adopting procyclical... Updated 09 Dec, 2022 06:32am
Opinion SBP’s newfound realism The recent meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the SBP (State Bank of Pakistan) has led to the ... Published 06 Dec, 2022 05:58am
Markets Pakistan's CPI-based inflation in November clocks in at 23.8% CPI inflation in rural areas stood at 27.2% on a year-on-year basis Updated 01 Dec, 2022 05:49pm
Business & Finance 6-month KIBOR hits all-time high after SBP's rate-hike The six-month Karachi Inter-bank Offered Rate (KIBOR), an equilibrium interest rate for a given tenor at which banks... Published 28 Nov, 2022 11:21pm
Markets KSE-100 plummets 2% as market reacts to 'surprise' rate hike Selling pressure was witnessed across-the-board as participants looked to reduce equity exposure after SBP raised the key interest rate by 100bps Updated 28 Nov, 2022 06:11pm
Opinion There’s a need for belt-tightening measures To market participants’ surprise, SBP (State Bank of Pakistan) has increased the policy rate by one percent (100... Published 28 Nov, 2022 06:18am
Print ICCI concerned at 100bps hike in key policy rate ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) has shown great concerns over the 100bps hike in ... Updated 28 Nov, 2022 09:33am
Business & Finance BMP chief assails hike in policy rate LAHORE: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry’s Businessmen Panel (BMP) on Saturday ... Published 27 Nov, 2022 05:58am
Markets Analysts perplexed as SBP hikes key interest rate to 16% — highest since 1998-99 Some say SBP's comments on demand compression and raising policy rate are in contradiction Updated 25 Nov, 2022 08:52pm
Markets SBP raises key interest rate by 100bps, takes it to 16% MPC says decision reflects view that inflationary pressures have proven to be stronger and more persistent than expected Majority of market participants had anticipated central bank to maintain key policy rate Updated 25 Nov, 2022 08:52pm
Business & Finance Monetary Policy Committee to meet on November 25, says SBP SBP will issue the Monetary Policy Statement through a press release on the same day Published 22 Nov, 2022 05:37pm
Business & Finance Monetary policy: market expects no change in key interest rate SBP is currently scheduled to announce monetary policy on Nov 25 (Friday) Updated 17 Nov, 2022 09:25pm
World Fed’s Daly: top policy rate of 4.75%-5.25% ‘reasonable’ San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank President Mary Daly on Wednesday said the U.S. central bank’s policy rate could... Published 16 Nov, 2022 09:12pm
Business & Finance Russian Central Bank maintains key rate at 7.5 percent MOSCOW: The Russian central bank kept its key rate at 7.5 percent on Friday, an expected measure aimed at supporting... Published 28 Oct, 2022 05:56pm
Business & Finance Bank of Canada surprises with 50 bps hike, says slight recession possible OTTAWA: The Bank of Canada announced a smaller-than-expected interest rate hike on Wednesday and said it was getting... Published 26 Oct, 2022 08:25pm
BR Research Confidence in economy: Bruised to wounded ePolicy-induced import squashing, and keeping policy rate at 15 percent to taper inflation which is now expected to... Published 17 Oct, 2022 09:18am
BR Research Negative real rates: SBP risking macroprudence? As expected, policy rate has been maintained at 15 percent. SBP expects average inflation to be higher than its... Published 11 Oct, 2022 09:16am
Print SBP forecasts high inflation, weak growth Maintains key policy rate at 15pc Updated 11 Oct, 2022 10:03am
Print Govt getting $4bn as bonds take battering after floods: SBP KARACHI: Additional financial international commitments to Pakistan in the wake of devastating floods will offset ... Updated 11 Oct, 2022 09:59am
Business & Finance Monetary policy: SBP maintains status quo, keeps key interest rate unchanged at 15% The central bank has kept policy rate unchanged since July 7, 2022 Updated 10 Oct, 2022 09:13pm
Business & Finance 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
Editorials Curbing currency volatility EDITORIAL: ‘The worst is behind us’, stated the State Bank of Pakistan’s (SBP’s) Chief Economist in a recent... Published 02 Sep, 2022 06:00am