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SBP keeps policy rate unchanged at 13.25 pc

Karachi, September 16, 2019: The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of State Bank of Pakistan has decided to leave the policy rate unchanged at 13.25 percent, at its meeting on 16th September 2019. The meeting was chaired by Governor State Bank of PakistanDr Reza Baqir. According to monetary policy statement, the decision reflected the MPC’s view…

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Reduction of 25bps expected

Karachi, September 13, 2019: While most of the analysts are expecting status quo in upcoming monetary policy, analysts at Arif Habib Limited are seeing some 24 basis points cut in interest rate. The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is scheduled to announce its monetary policy on September 16, 2019. “We expect the central bank to…

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Interest rate hike to bring a new wave of inflation

Uncertainty gripped the country after the budget. Economic indicators deteriorating: Mian Zahid Hussain   Karachi, July 17, 2019: President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum (PBIF), President All Karachi Industrial Alliance (AKIA), Senior Vice Chairman of the Businessmen Panel of FPCCI and former provincial minister, Mian Zahid Hussain on Wednesday said the country is in grip of…

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