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Business & Finance

Former SBP governor Dr Reza Baqir appointed Senior Fellow at Harvard Kennedy School

Will focus on improving global frameworks for resolving sovereign debt crises

Published 13 Sep, 2022 11:38am

Markets

SBP-held foreign exchange reserves increase to $8.8bn after inflow from IMF

Central bank says it received $ 1.166bn under EFF programme

Updated 08 Sep, 2022 08:12pm

Markets

SBP, Zameen.com sign MoU as central bank moves to utilise real estate data

Data from real estate portal will be used to analyse house prices, develop related indices and use information in its publications, working papers and reports

Updated 06 Sep, 2022 06:59pm

Business & Finance

Diamond jubilee celebrations: SBP introduces Rs75 commemorative banknote

Will be available for public issuance on September 30, 2022

Updated 14 Aug, 2022 08:28pm

Business & Finance

SBP penalises 3 banks Rs131mn over CDD/KYC, operational violations

JS Bank Limited slapped with biggest penalty of Rs85.148 million

Updated 03 Aug, 2022 12:01pm

Pakistan

Pakistan is absolutely going to make each and every payment: Miftah Ismail

Finance minister says everything is 'settled now', a statement that comes in backdrop of massive rupee depreciation and concerns over Pakistan's falling foreign exchange reserves

Updated 01 Aug, 2022 07:32pm

Markets

SBP discouraging inter-bank trade as Pakistan battles dollar shortage: report

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is discouraging trading in the inter-bank market, asking commercial lenders to...

Updated 25 Jul, 2022 07:28pm

Business & Finance

Pakistan's financing needs fully met for this year, says SBP chief

Dr Murtaza Syed reiterates that 'unwarranted' market concerns about country's financial position will dissipate in weeks

Updated 23 Jul, 2022 09:01pm

Business & Finance

‘Investment opportunities in Pakistan’: BoP to hold roadshows in US

LAHORE: As part of its commitment to increase home remittance flows to Pakistan, and to increase the use of Roshan...

Published 18 Jul, 2022 06:22am

Business & Finance

Mera Pakistan Mera Ghar: Applicants in doubt as SBP looks for ‘line of action’ with govt

Thousands fear losing deposits after suspension of MPMG Scheme that put further disbursements on hold

Published 15 Jul, 2022 03:21pm

Markets

SBP-held foreign exchange reserves plunge again, now stand at $9.8bn

Decrease comes on account of external debt repayments, says central bank

Published 07 Jul, 2022 07:01pm

Business & Finance

Here is a look at SBP's previous monetary policy announcements

Central bank has raised interest rates by 675 basis points since September 2021, taking the key rate to its highest since 2011

Updated 07 Jul, 2022 04:38pm

Business & Finance

With inflation running high, majority expects SBP to hike key interest rate by at least 100bps

ISLAMABAD: The State Bank of Pakistan's (SBP) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) will meet on Thursday (July 7) with...

Updated 05 Jul, 2022 05:25pm

Markets

Alarm bells: SBP-held foreign currency reserves fall to $9.72bn

Fall $366mn on a weekly basis due to external debt repayment
Total reserves held by country stand at $15.77 billion as of May 27

Published 02 Jun, 2022 08:47pm

BR Research

Just do it!

SBP has increased the policy rate by 150 bps to 13.75 percent. The gap between market rates and SBP policy rate is...

Published 24 May, 2022 08:31am

Markets

OctaFx, Easy Forex: SBP issues advisory against 'illegal offshore foreign exchange trading platforms'

Any person in Pakistan buying products or services of such offshore platforms and remitting foreign exchange directly or indirectly to them through any payment channel is making himself/herself liable to be proceeded against, warns SBP

Published 18 May, 2022 07:54pm

BR Research

An interview with Adnan Afridi, Managing Director, National Investment Trust

‘Central banks should be less vocal and less visible’ Adnan Afridi, graduate with highest distinction from...

Published 09 May, 2022 08:24am

Pakistan

Dr Murtaza Syed: a short profile of the new acting SBP governor

Dr Reza Baqir's tenure as central bank chief ended today

Updated 04 May, 2022 07:17pm

BR Research

Rise of mobile banking

Statistics from late last year show that banking customers in Pakistan were transacting more (in value terms) via ...

Published 18 Apr, 2022 08:39am

Business & Finance

PAJCCI urges MoC to nominate barter trade mechanism committee on priority basis

KARACHI: Chairman Pakistan Afghanistan Joint Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PAJCCI), Zubair Motiwala has...

Published 17 Apr, 2022 06:37am

Pakistan

Bank employees protest PM’s 6-day working week order

KARACHI: Bank employees on Friday staged a protest demonstration in front of the State Bank of Pakistan head office,...

Published 16 Apr, 2022 04:10am

Markets

PSX announces revised timings

KARACHI: Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) has announced revised Designated Time Schedule (DTS) of the exchange due to...

Published 16 Apr, 2022 04:10am

Business & Finance

SBP’s reserves slip below $11bn

KARACHI: The country’s total liquid foreign exchange reserves further fell by $449 million during last week due to...

Published 15 Apr, 2022 05:29am

Print

Industrial package: Investment opportunity is conditional concession, not amnesty scheme: FBR

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Friday tried to give an impression that the investment opportunity...

Updated 09 Apr, 2022 10:31am

Technology

Careem Pay gets SBP’s In-Principle Approval for EMI licence

Careem says fintech affiliate plans to invest $50mn to leapfrog the fintech ecosystem in Pakistan

Published 30 Mar, 2022 03:55pm

BR Research

Handset imports: cooling down?

The hitherto-surging cellphone imports are catching their breath this fiscal. As per the latest data from the State...

Published 30 Mar, 2022 08:37am

BR Research

FDI in ICTs

To power the country’s digital economy, significant and sustained amounts of investment are required. When the...

Published 21 Mar, 2022 06:07am

Markets

Rupee stays at record low against US dollar as pressure remains

Hits 179.2 intra-day before settling unchanged in inter-bank market on Thursday

Updated 10 Mar, 2022 07:51pm

Business & Finance

SBP-held foreign exchange reserves fall $344 mn, stand at $16.46bn

Central bank does not give reason for week-on-week decrease

Updated 03 Mar, 2022 09:57pm

Business & Finance

Market divided over upcoming monetary policy decision

Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the State Bank of Pakistan is scheduled to meet on March 8

Updated 03 Mar, 2022 05:47pm