▶️ Pakistan Updated 05 Nov, 2024 12:05am State Bank of Pakistan cuts policy rate more than expected Monetary Policy Committee reduces policy rate by 250 bps to 15%
Business & Economy Published 29 Jul, 2024 09:37pm Pakistan shares climb 1% on rating upgrade KSE-100 index closed at 78,827.74 levels after gaining 798.24 points
Business & Economy Updated 29 Jul, 2024 05:14pm State Bank of Pakistan cuts key interest rate by 100 bps to 19.5% The rate was cut by 150 basis points in June
Business & Economy Published 26 Jul, 2024 11:13pm State Bank of Pakistan widely seen cutting rates Only one analyst out of 14 predicted that rates would be held at 20.5%
Pakistan Updated 10 Jun, 2024 11:46am Monetary Policy Committee to meet today with rate cut on the cards The SBP's monetary policy committee will meet on Monday
Business & Economy Updated 09 Jun, 2024 12:09pm SBP could cut policy rate, global agency predict Inflation has been lower than expected
Business & Economy Published 18 Mar, 2024 03:59pm SBP keeps interest rate unchanged at 22% for sixth consecutive session MPC says inflation began to decline from the second half FY2024
Business & Economy Published 29 Jan, 2024 04:53pm SBP maintains policy rate at 22% for fifth consecutive time SBP governor says inflation to remain between 23-25% in current fiscal year
Business & Economy Published 12 Dec, 2023 05:09pm SBP maintains key policy rate at 22% Central bank expects inflation to remain on a downward path
Business & Economy Published 30 Oct, 2023 04:39pm Monetary policy: SBP maintains policy rate at 22pct MPC projects headline inflation to decline in October
Business & Economy Updated 01 Sep, 2023 10:43am SBP refutes reports of emergency meeting for policy rate hike MPC meeting will be held on Sep 14
Business & Economy Updated 31 Jul, 2023 08:01pm SBP maintains interest rate at 22% MPC expects inflation to ease from June 2023 onwards
Business & Economy Updated 26 Jun, 2023 06:30pm SBP raises key policy rate to 22% Central bank notes potential upside risks to the inflation outlook have increased from the last meeting
Business & Economy Updated 12 Jun, 2023 06:57pm SBP keeps policy rate unchanged at 21% MPC notes higher inflation outturns for April and May were broadly as anticipated
Business & Economy Published 23 Jan, 2023 05:10pm SBP raises policy rate by 100bps to 17% Governor SBP says rationale behind rate hike was that inflationary pressure persists
Business & Economy Published 10 Oct, 2022 06:03pm SBP warns of renewed inflation as interest rate remains unchanged Says based on available info, growth could fall to around 2% in FY23
Business & Economy Published 23 May, 2022 03:08pm KSE-100 sheds over 700 points in intra-day trading Market expects SBP Monetary Policy Committee to jack up interest rate by 100 bps
Business & Economy Published 09 Apr, 2022 10:45am IMF lauds SBP’s decision to hike policy rate by 250bps IMF further notes staff and the SBP agreed that the pace of policy rate adjustment should take into account the broader policy mix and the degree of fiscal adjustment
Business & Economy Published 07 Apr, 2022 05:03pm At emergency meeting, SBP raises policy rate by 250 basis points to 12.25% Central bank is in process of taking further actions to reduce pressures on inflation, current account