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Economic stability to strengthen over next 2 years: SBP

KARACHI: Governor State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Jameel Ahmad on Friday expressed confidence that Pakistan’s ...

Published 07 Feb, 2026 05:45am

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Pak-Uzbek trade ties: PM urges business community to cash in on opportunities

Uzbekistan offers Pakistani traders 10-year tax exemption

Updated 07 Feb, 2026 04:38pm

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IMF deal limits govt’s support to businesses: Jam

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Commerce, Jam Kamal Khan has said that owing to the International Monetary Fund...

Published 03 Feb, 2026 06:05am

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Pakistan’s private sector credit surges by Rs589bn so far this year

Expected to increase further following recent regulatory measures and incentive schemes

Updated 02 Feb, 2026 12:01pm

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PIBF concerned at maintaining status quo in MP

LAHORE: The Pakistan International Business Forum (PIBF) on Thursday expressed strong concerns over the decision to...

Published 30 Jan, 2026 07:37am

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PCDMA decries SBP’s decision to hold policy rate

KARACHI: Pakistan Chemicals & Dyes Merchants Association (PCDMA) Chairman Salim Valimuhammad has called on the...

Published 28 Jan, 2026 07:30am

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UBG chief criticises no cut in policy rate

KARACHI: President of the United Business Group (UBG) and former President of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of...

Published 28 Jan, 2026 05:34am

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EDITORIAL: Maintaining the policy rate

EDITORIAL: Monetary Policy Statement (MPS) released on 26 January held the discount rate unchanged at 10.5 percent...

Updated 28 Jan, 2026 09:36am

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Domestic momentum builds, inflation risks persist: S&P

ISLAMABAD: S&P Global Market Intelligence stated that the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) maintained policy rate as...

Published 28 Jan, 2026 05:34am

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Atiq suggests policy rate to be brought down

Karachi: The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has decided to keep the policy rate unchanged at 10.5 percent in its...

Published 27 Jan, 2026 07:02am

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LCCI flays decision to maintain policy rate

LAHORE: The Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry has expressed serious concern over the State Bank of ...

Published 27 Jan, 2026 06:49am

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BR RESEARCH: MPC holds the line: tweaks the plumbing

The Monetary Policy Committee’s decision to hold the policy rate while cutting the Cash Reserve Requirement is being...

Updated 27 Jan, 2026 09:34am

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SBP holds key rate at 10.5pc

KARACHI: As against the market expectations, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP)...

Published 27 Jan, 2026 05:11am

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SBP revises GDP growth upward up to 4.75%

SBP’s FX reserves expected to reach $20.2bn by end of December 2026

Updated 27 Jan, 2026 03:50pm

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Business community irked by unchanged policy rate

KARACHI: Business and industrial community has expressed disappointment over the Monetary Policy Committee’s...

Updated 27 Jan, 2026 05:44am

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Business leaders decry SBP’s decision to hold policy rate

Single-digit interest rate essential for economic revival, restoring business confidence, FPCCI official says

Updated 26 Jan, 2026 09:44pm

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SBP holds policy rate at 10.5% in first 2026 MPC meeting

Decision against market expectations of a cut in key interest rate

Updated 26 Jan, 2026 10:36pm

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MPC meeting today

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan’s (SBP) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) is scheduled to meet today (Monday) to...

Published 26 Jan, 2026 06:04am

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National Savings Scheme: CDNS reduces profit rates on majority of schemes

Reduction aligns with expectations of decline in policy rate

Updated 24 Jan, 2026 05:21pm

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Pakistan’s central bank seen cutting rates again after December surprise

As per Reuters poll, the median forecast points to a 50bps cut

Published 23 Jan, 2026 01:47pm

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BR RESEARCH: Markets price in rate cuts

With economic recovery and declining interest rates, the yield curve is becoming smoother and upward sloping — ...

Updated 13 Jan, 2026 07:33am

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Philippines cenbank sees inflation rising toward target, rate cut cycle near end

The Philippines’ central bank will keep weighing a feeble growth outlook against gradually rising inflation to set...

Published 10 Jan, 2026 08:39am

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FPCCI underscores need for further reducing policy rate

LAHORE: The President of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Atif Ikram Sheikh, has...

Published 01 Jan, 2026 06:17am

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BR RESEARCH: Auto financing responding eagerly to rate cuts

After two years of deep and prolonged contraction, auto financing is respondingrather eagerly to rate cuts. After...

Updated 19 Dec, 2025 09:32am

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EDITORIAL: What to make of the 50bps policy rate cut

EDITORIAL: The policy rate was reduced by 50 basis points, according to the statement released by the Monetary ...

Updated 17 Dec, 2025 07:15am

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Cut in policy rate: S M Tanveer hails SBP’s decision

LAHORE: S M Tanveer, FPCCI leader and Patron-in-Chief, UBG, has welcomed the decision of the State Bank of Pakistan...

Published 16 Dec, 2025 07:40am

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Unexpectedly, SBP cuts key rate by 50bps

KARACHI: The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), in a surprise move, cut the policy...

Published 16 Dec, 2025 06:04am

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Business community not happy with ‘minor’ cut in policy rate

KARACHI: The business community has expressed dissatisfaction over minor reduction in policy rate and termed it like...

Updated 16 Dec, 2025 08:39am

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Surprise move: SBP lowers policy rate to 10.5% with 50bps reduction

Decision contrary to market expectations, which expected central bank to maintain status quo

Updated 15 Dec, 2025 08:39pm

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OPINION: MPC: choose prudence over surprises

The Monetary Policy Committee meeting is scheduled for today. After slashing the policy rate by half in just eleven...

Updated 15 Dec, 2025 07:32am