ISLAMABAD: Riyadh and Islamabad have reached an agreement to surge the Saudi deposits in the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) by $2 billion – increasing them from $3 billion to $5 billion. Saudi Arabia Holding Company CEO Mohammad AlQahtani in a social media post shared that following the visit of …
All the banks and financial institutions will remain closed from April 10 to 12 in connection with the Eid ul Fitr. In a statement, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) announced that the central bank will “remain closed from 10th to 12th April, 2024 (Wednesday to Friday) being public holidays …
KARACHI: Pakistan’s real interest rate – the current interest rate minus the inflation reading – has entered positive territory on a spot basis after a gap of 37 months on Monday, increasing the probability that the central bank will make the first cut in its policy rate in the next …
KARACHI: In a much-awaited rally, the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) demonstrated exceptional performance and surged to a new record high above 67,000 points during the outgoing week, where records were eclipsed a couple of times. Investors resorted to value hunting as they took encouragement from relative economic stability, a fast-track …
KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) left its key policy rate unchanged on Monday at a record high of 22% for the fifth consecutive time in the past nine months, taking a cautious approach against a likely uptick in inflation readings amid the ongoing talks with the International Monetary …
KARACHI: Pakistan’s central bank is scheduled to meet on Monday to determine the benchmark interest rate for the next six weeks. It will be a highly tricky meeting with almost half of the financial experts and key investors betting on the bank cutting the rate, while the remaining half believe …
ISLAMABAD: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) denied reports, circulating on social media and news channels, that it was issuing a new series of polymer currency notes. In a statement on Saturday, the central bank refuted the reports as ‘unfounded and lacking merit’. According to the SBP, there are currently no …