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Syed Raza Hassan
Jul 23, 2025

Poll shows market participants eye rate cut ahead of monetary policy meeting

State Bank of Pakistan is scheduled to hold its Monetary Policy Committee meeting on July 30

Business

Web Desk
May 05, 2025

SBP to announce monetary policy today

SBP’s previous monetary policy had kept the base interest rates at 12 per cent in March, same as January 2025.

Pakistan

Web Desk
Mar 06, 2025

Bulls make strong comeback at PSX after US hailed Pakistan

PSX witnessed a positive trend largely due to the IMF review, Trump’s statement, a sharp decline in inflation, and a 6.5% drop in oil prices.

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Web Desk
Mar 04, 2025

Analysts divided on SBP rate cut ahead of policy review

SBP has reduced the interest rates by 1,000 basis points over the last six months

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Reuters
Feb 26, 2025

Fed’s Barkin: Uncertainty warrants a cautious approach to monetary policy

Barkin says current uncertainty argues for caution as we look to wrap up the inflation fight.

Business

Web Desk Karachi
Jan 28, 2025

Pakistan cuts interest rates to lowest in almost three years: Bloomberg

The State Bank of Pakistan lowered the target rate by 100 basis points to 12%; all the 20 economists surveyed by Bloomberg predicted the move, with 17 forecasting the exact measure.

Business

Web Desk
Jan 27, 2025

Sixth straight cut: SBP lowers policy rate by 1 per cent

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is set to meet soon for its first session of the year, with most analysts predicting a 100 basis point (bps) cut in the key interest rate.

Business

Web Desk Karachi
Jan 07, 2025

Private sector borrowing soars to Rs1.9 trillion in 1HFY25

Data released by SBP revealed that banks have been willing to extend loans to the private sector despite ongoing challenges linked to sluggish economic growth and political instability.

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Web Desk
Dec 16, 2024

SBP cuts key policy rate by 200 bps to 13 pc

The latest move makes this year’s cuts the most aggressive among emerging market central banks in the current easing cycle, barring outliers such as Argentina.