Deal with IMF not far away: ex-SBP chief ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and International Monetary Fund (IMF) are not far away from reaching an agreement on State Bank... Updated 22 Nov, 2021 09:58am
Business & Finance MCCI demands low interest rate for loans MULTAN: Multan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI) on Sunday expressed concerns on significant increase in... Published 22 Nov, 2021 05:31am
Markets PKR records gains KARACHI: During five days of trading last week, PKR recorded gains for first three days and recorded losses in last... Published 22 Nov, 2021 05:31am
Editorials Monetary Policy Statement EDITORIAL: The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) raised the discount rate by 150 basis points to 8.75 – widening the... Published 22 Nov, 2021 05:31am
Business & Finance SBP urged to ease ‘tight’ monetary policy LAHORE: The Pakistan Industrial & Traders Associations Front (PIAF) has appealed the State Bank of Pakistan ... Published 21 Nov, 2021 04:19am
Pakistan Governor SBP meets DG FIA, banks’ presidents KARACHI: Governor SBP hosted Director General FIA and banks’ presidents to strengthen coordination against money... Published 21 Nov, 2021 04:19am
Opinion The MPS surprise State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has made a surprise and aggressive move by increasing the policy rate by 150bps (basis... Published 21 Nov, 2021 04:19am
Business & Finance Industrialists reject 150bps hike in policy rate KARACHI: Industrialists have rejected 1.5 per cent hike in interest rates and demanded its reversal. President of... Published 21 Nov, 2021 04:19am
Pakistan Opposition ‘politicising’ legislation on Jadhav, says law minister ISLAMABAD: Minister for Law and Justice Dr Farogh Naseem Friday said the opposition was politicising the matter of... Published 20 Nov, 2021 03:58am
Editorials Incentivising SMEs EDITORIAL: The government has no doubt put a lot of thought into the Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) Policy... Updated 22 Nov, 2021 11:21pm
Business & Finance LCCI concerned at discount rate hike LAHORE: The Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry, while expressing its surprise over the State Bank’s decision... Published 20 Nov, 2021 03:58am
Print 4MFY22 YoY: Current account posts $5bn deficit on higher import bill On a month-on-months basis, deficit widened to $1.66 billion in October 2021 compared to $1.13 billion in September 2021 Updated 20 Nov, 2021 10:17am
Print SBP hikes rate by 150bps to 8.75pc on inflation, BoP Karachi: The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Friday announced increase in key... Updated 20 Nov, 2021 11:05am
Print Monetary policy to be reviewed 8 times a year KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has decided to increase the number of Monetary Policy Committee (MPC)... Published 20 Nov, 2021 03:48am
Business & Finance Monetary policy: Experts say rate hike higher than expected Market expected interest-rate increase of up to 100 basis points Updated 19 Nov, 2021 09:20pm
Markets Pakistan's rupee falls further, closes above 175 against US dollar Depreciates another 0.33% in inter-bank market on Friday Updated 19 Nov, 2021 07:45pm
Markets SBP increases number of MPC meetings, releases schedule till June 2022 Central bank preponed its latest monetary policy announcement, but says efforts being made to enhance predictability of monetary policy actions Updated 19 Nov, 2021 08:00pm
Markets Monetary policy: SBP raises key interest rate by 150 basis points, takes it to 8.75% Also announces revised schedule of upcoming MPC meetings Next announcement to be made on December 14, says central bank Updated 19 Nov, 2021 07:41pm
Editorials 100 bps hike in policy rate on the cards? EDITORIAL: The drip-by-drip currency depreciation compels the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) to take quick decisions ... Published 19 Nov, 2021 04:35am
Pakistan Issue being ‘faced’ by Iraqi embassy: Senate body on finance irked by absence of SBP governor ISLAMABAD: A meeting of the Senate Standing Committee on Finance expressed serious concern over the absence of... Published 19 Nov, 2021 04:35am
Print Tax Laws (Third Amendment) Ordinance, 2021: Senate body rejects most provisions ISLAMABAD: Senate Standing Committee on Finance, Thursday, out rightly rejected most of the provisions of the Tax... Updated 19 Nov, 2021 09:41am
Print Banks warned against exchange rate speculations KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has taken strict notice of the volatile exchange rate and warned banks to... Updated 19 Nov, 2021 10:09am
Markets KSE-100 manages to sustain 46,000-point level PSX's benchmark index sheds 84 points on Thursday Published 18 Nov, 2021 06:47pm
Markets SBP-held foreign exchange reserves fall $381 million Central bank does not give reason for decrease, total reserves held by SBP now stand at $16.945 billion Updated 18 Nov, 2021 08:59pm
Markets Appreciation run ends: Pakistan's rupee falls against US dollar Closes at 174.67 in inter-bank market on Thursday Updated 18 Nov, 2021 06:58pm
Pakistan Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation: E-Processing Systems BV receives investment KARACHI: Systems Limited has announced that its subsidiary E-Processing Systems B.V. has received an investment from... Published 18 Nov, 2021 03:58am
Pakistan Joint opposition vows to challenge ‘controversial’ bills in SC ISLAMABAD: The joint opposition, Wednesday, vowed to challenge the controversial bills in the Supreme Court passed ... Published 18 Nov, 2021 03:58am
Opinion IMF and the challenges ahead An analysis by this writer ‘Policy Rate Hike-Weak Rupee can be deadly combination’ was carried by this newspaper... Published 18 Nov, 2021 03:58am
Print PM wants imports from China in yuan Directs Commerce Ministry and State Bank of Pakistan to look into the possibility of encouraging imports from China in yuan instead of US dollars Updated 18 Nov, 2021 09:46am
Print SBP bill sails through joint sitting ISLAMABAD: In the midst of chaos created by a united yet infuriated opposition, the government Wednesday passed... Updated 18 Nov, 2021 09:34am