Autos: Credit only where it’s due The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has been cutting the policy rate rather aggressively since the MPC decided on June... Updated 31 Dec, 2024 09:15am
Business & Finance Bank holiday: SBP to remain closed on Wednesday, January 01 The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) will remain closed for public dealing on Wednesday, January 01, 2025, which will be... Published 27 Dec, 2024 09:49pm
Markets SBP-held foreign exchange reserves decrease $228mn, now stand at $11.85bn Foreign exchange reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) decreased by $228 million on a weekly basis,... Updated 26 Dec, 2024 10:52pm
Business & Finance SBP to remain closed on Wednesday, December 25 The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Monday said it will remain closed on Wednesday, December 25, 2024, in observance... Published 23 Dec, 2024 01:42pm
BR Research FDI in 5MFY25 According to the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), total FDI inflows reached $1.12 billion during July-November FY25, a... Published 19 Dec, 2024 08:46am
BR Research LSM: Stuck in the red “Key large-scale manufacturing sectors – such as textile, food, automobiles, POL and tobacco – were already... Published 18 Dec, 2024 09:06am
Markets Pakistan’s REER index increases further to 102.92 in November 2024 Pakistan’s Real Effective Exchange Rate (REER), a measure of the value of a currency against a weighted average of... Updated 17 Dec, 2024 10:56pm
Markets How the key interest rate has moved since July 2022 The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Monday reduced the key policy rate by 200... Updated 16 Dec, 2024 09:46pm
BR Research Monetary policy: Balancing rate cuts and inflation The monetary policy is due on Monday. The market rates (T-Bills and KIBOR) have already plummeted, making the... Published 13 Dec, 2024 08:24am
Markets SBP-held foreign exchange reserves increase $13mn, now stand at $12.05bn Foreign exchange reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) increased by $13 million on a weekly basis,... Updated 12 Dec, 2024 09:45pm
BR Research Forget FY24 In 2021, buckling under the pressure of a rising import bill, soaring inflation, and shrinking reserves, the State... Published 12 Dec, 2024 08:37am
BR Research ADR race: calm down your horses The ADR race is now close to the finish line. After reaching a bottom of 37 percent in September 2024, the banking... Updated 05 Dec, 2024 10:46am
Markets Pakistan receives $500 million from ADB for climate programme Proceeds to reflect in SBP’s foreign exchange reserves for week ending on November 29 Updated 28 Nov, 2024 10:59pm
BR Research Consumer confidence returns gradually Signs of stability on the macroeconomic front are slowly but surely starting to reflect in consumer confidence –... Published 06 Nov, 2024 09:16am
BR Research Consumer confidence still reeling The policymakers are sounding more confident today than they have been in a long time. From inflation to policy... Published 11 Oct, 2024 09:27am
BR Research A healthy transformation? Last month, the State Bank of Pakistan discontinued the reporting of ‘FE-25 Deposits and their Utilization’... Published 10 Oct, 2024 08:41am
Business & Finance Pakistan’s REER index decreases to 100.16 in August 2024 Pakistan’s Real Effective Exchange Rate (REER), a measure of the value of a currency against a weighted average of... Updated 18 Sep, 2024 10:36pm
Markets ‘Wrongly interpreted’: SBP issues clarification on art competition, new banknote series The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Thursday clarified banknote designs that have won the recent art competition are... Updated 12 Sep, 2024 08:24pm
BR Research Remittances robust again In August 2024, the country recorded a significant increase in remittances, reaching $2.94 billion, the year-on-year... Published 11 Sep, 2024 09:11am
Markets Competition for new currency notes: SBP unveils winners, selected designs The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Thursday announced the winners of its competition for the designs of the new... Updated 06 Sep, 2024 12:08am
Pakistan Borrower’s objection to eligibility of evaluator rejected LAHORE: A borrower backed out after giving consent on the appointment of evaluator to sell out pledged stock lying ... Published 01 Sep, 2024 02:46am
Pakistan Pakistan eyes access to Chinese capital markets: Aurangzeb Finance Minister sees policy rate cut this year Updated 05 Jun, 2024 10:56pm
Pakistan SBP expected to cut rates by 100bps, Reuters poll shows ISLAMABAD: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is widely expected to cut its key interest rate next week by 100 basis... Updated 05 Jun, 2024 10:51pm
Markets SBP-held foreign exchange reserves decrease $63mn, now stand at $9.09bn Total liquid foreign reserves held by the country stand at $14.31 billion Updated 30 May, 2024 10:28pm
Business & Finance Bank holiday: SBP to remain closed on Tuesday, May 28 The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Monday said it will remain closed on Tuesday, May 28, following a government... Published 27 May, 2024 08:57pm
BR Research IT exports 10MFY24 IT exports have been witnessing a recovery over the past 5 months of FY24. Total IT exports for 9MFY24 stood at... Published 24 May, 2024 08:58am
Markets SBA final tranche: SBP says it has received $1.1bn from IMF Amount will reflect in central bank's foreign exchange reserves for week ending on May 3 Updated 30 Apr, 2024 09:09pm
Markets SBP-held foreign exchange reserves fall just below $8bn Central bank attributes decrease in reserves to external debt repayments Updated 25 Apr, 2024 10:19pm
Markets RDA inflow registers significant growth of 29%, clocks in at $182mn in March SBP data conveys total number of RDA accounts opened reached 679,792 from 668,701 a month ago Updated 25 Apr, 2024 10:40pm
Business & Finance To cut or not to cut: SBP might opt for caution in monetary policy Reports by two brokerage houses suggest Pakistan's central bank poised to maintain cautious policy stance Published 19 Apr, 2024 08:15pm