A new record set: MTBs: investors place bids worth over Rs2trn KARACHI: The auction for short-term bonds received record over Rs 2 trillion bids on higher liquidity. Investors... Updated 31 Oct, 2024 09:17am
Business & Finance Bids amounting to Rs351bn accepted: Govt conducts buyback auction of MTBs KARACHI: In a historical move, the federal government conducted the buyback auction of Market Treasury Bills (MTBs)... Updated 01 Oct, 2024 09:27am
Opinion SBP to repurchase MTBs: a wise move SBP (State Bank of Pakistan) has announced its plan to repurchase Market Treasury Bills (MTBs). It has already... Updated 30 Sep, 2024 08:15am
Business & Finance SBP to conduct auctions for MTBs buyback KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Thursday announced that it will conduct the auctions for the buyback of... Published 27 Sep, 2024 06:26am
Business & Finance 12-month govt bonds: Cut-off yield down 7.7pc to 17.73pc in a year KARACHI: The cut-off yield of 12-month government bonds declined by 7.7 percent to 17.73 percent during the last one... Updated 08 Aug, 2024 07:08am
Business & Finance T-bills attract net inflow of $82mn in March to hit 4-year high US dollar inflows in Pakistan through Treasury bills (T-bills) hit a 4-year high in March 2024 as the country... Published 02 Apr, 2024 11:45pm
Business & Finance MTBs auction: govt borrowing well above target KARACHI: The federal government has borrowed 100 percent above the target in the Market Treasury Bills (MTBs) ... Published 21 Mar, 2024 05:22am
Print Budgetary requirements: Ijara Sukuk funding to help govt save Rs32bn per year KARACHI: The federal government will save approximately Rs 32 billion annually by raising funds through the Ijara... Updated 01 Feb, 2024 09:22am
Business & Finance Govt borrows Rs283bn thru MTB auction KARACHI: The federal government borrowed Rs 283 billion in the Market Treasury Bills auction held on Wednesday.... Published 11 Jan, 2024 06:15am
Business & Finance Govt borrows Rs2.151trn via auction for MTBs KARACHI: The federal government on Wednesday borrowed Rs 2.151 trillion through sale of short-term security papers.... Published 14 Dec, 2023 05:24am
Print T-bills cut-off yield down up to 50bps KARACHI: The cut-off yield on short-term government papers declined up to 50 basis points (bps) in the auction held... Updated 16 Nov, 2023 09:25am
Print Govt borrows over Rs2trn Karachi: The federal government on Wednesday borrowed over Rs 2 trillion through sale of short-term security papers.... Updated 24 Aug, 2023 09:50am
Print Probe into T-bill bids: Senate panel urged to direct SBP to assist CCP ISLAMABAD: The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) Chairperson Rahat Kaunain Hassan has approached the Senate... Updated 31 Mar, 2023 08:54am
Print Auction for MTBs: Rs1.57trn raised against Rs1.8trn target KARACHI: The returns on short-term government papers rose to 21 percent in the auction held Wednesday, mainly due to... Updated 09 Mar, 2023 08:54am
Print SBP decides to convene emergent MPC meeting this week KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has decided to convene an emergency meeting of the Monetary Policy... Updated 28 Feb, 2023 09:39am
Print SBP injects Rs1.8trn into market KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Friday injected Rs1.8 trillion into the market to provide liquidity to... Updated 25 Feb, 2023 01:27pm
Business & Finance Govt raises Rs1.6trn through MTBs’ sale KARACHI: The federal government on Wednesday raised Rs1.66 trillion against sale of short-term security papers. ... Published 15 Dec, 2022 06:00am
Print Govt will borrow over Rs7trn during Q2FY23 KARACHI: In the absence of sufficient foreign inflows, the federal government has enhanced its reliance on borrowing... Updated 13 Oct, 2022 09:44am
Print Govt raises Rs506bn from sale of MTBs Margin on all MTBs also rose by 52 bps to 100 bps Updated 14 Jul, 2022 10:34am
Business & Finance Liquidity management: DFIs can participate in OMOs: SBP KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has allowed the Development Finance Institutions (DFIs) to participate in... Published 08 Jun, 2022 06:19am
KSE-100 closes above 97,000 for the first time as investors dismiss political noise, index gains 1,782 points