KARACHI: Monetary Policy Committee of SBP on Monday (27th Oct, 2025) has kept the policy rate unchanged at 11%. Monetary Policy Statement: Headline inflation rose significantly to 5.6 percent in September from 3.0 percent in August. This largely reflected the expected flood-induced increase in food prices; an uptick in energy prices; and sticky core inflation. […]
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KARACHI: SBP has announced on Monday (15th Sept, 2025) that it was keeping the policy rate unchanged at eleven percent. Commenting on the MPC decision apropos extending a pause in monetary easing for the third time, SBP stated: “This temporary yet significant flood-induced supply shock, particularly to the crop sector, may push up headline inflation […]
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KARACHI: SBP has slashed the policy rate by 100bps to eleven percent on Monday (5th May, 2025). SBP pointed out that the MPC has decided to decrease the interest rate as there has been a reduction in fuel/electricity charges, prices of wheat (/its derivatives), onion, potato and pulses (items that influence CPI). It may be […]
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KARACHI: The SBP’s Monetary Policy Committee during a rendezvous held here on Monday (27th Jan, 2025) has decided to cut key policy rate by 100 basis points (bps) to 12 percent. It is pertinent to mention here that since June last year SBP has slashed the policy rate by one thousand bps (22pc in June, […]
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KARACHI: The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) at a rendezvous held here on Monday (16th Dec, 2024) decided to cut the policy rate by 200 bps to 13 percent effective from 17th Dec, 2024. SPB, justifying the move said it was grace a lesser imports, decline in food inflation and phasing out the impact of hike […]
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KARACHI: SBP on Monday (18th March, 2024) cautiously decided to keep policy rate at 22 per cent on pretext of elevated inflation expectations that required continuity of the current monetary stance to bring inflation down.The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) also emphasized on timely realization of planned external inflows along with continued targeted fiscal consolidation for […]
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KARACHI: SBP has taken to the X (Twitter) Wednesday (17th Jan, 2024) to confirm that it had received $705.6 Million from IMF following successful completion of the first review by the Executive Board of IMF under Stand By Arrangement. SBP has further stated that the disbursement would be reflected in Reserves for the week ending […]
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