Pakistan's current growth model cannot sustain 250 million population, says State Bank GovernorSpeaking at the Pakistan Business Council's "Dialogue on the Economy" on Wednesday, Ahmad said Pakistan's growth trajectory had been steadi...
27 Nov, 2025, 07.22 PM IST
Pakistan central bank cuts policy rate by 1 pc amid easing inflationPakistan's central bank has reduced the policy rate by 1% to 11% due to easing inflation, as announced on Monday. The State Bank of Pakista...
05 May, 2025, 05.47 PM IST
Pakistan's central bank keeps policy rate unchanged at 12%, indicates rise in inflationPakistan's central bank decided to maintain the policy rate at 12% due to potential short-term inflationary pressures from rising food and ...
10 Mar, 2025, 09.06 PM IST
Pakistan central bank cuts policy rates by 200 bps to 17.5%Pakistan's Central bank on Thursday cut its key policy rate by 200 basis points to 17.5 per cent from 19.5 per cent bowing to demands for a...
12 Sep, 2024, 08.51 PM IST
Pakistan central bank leaves key rate unchanged, signals tightening pausePakistan's central bank has kept the key interest rate at a record-high of 21%, signalling a pause in its tightening cycle as inflation may...
12 Jun, 2023, 06.23 PM IST
Pakistan central bank raises key rate 100bps to record 21%The key rate of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) now stands at 21%, its highest level ever, with consumer price inflation at its highest le...
04 Apr, 2023, 05.23 PM IST
Pakistan govt predicts increased inflation, economic slowdown: ReportHolding back its inflation forecast figure for the outgoing month, the Finance Ministry painted a gloomy outlook of the economy, saying tha...
03 Apr, 2023, 12.12 PM IST
Desperate for bailout, Pakistan to seek US help for staff-level agreement with IMFSources within the Finance Ministry familiar with the development said that the incumbent government has decided to seek Washington's help ...
13 Mar, 2023, 09.02 PM IST
Pakistan government's debt jumped by PKR 4 trillion in January 2023The figure was PKR 42.39 trillion in January 2022, which means it has increased by 30 per cent over the past year. Meanwhile, domestic debt...
08 Mar, 2023, 09.35 PM IST
Pakistan could have made economic recovery if it had an investment-friendly regime: ReportForeign investors avoid bringing money into Pakistan due to various factors such as political instability, discontinuity of macroeconomic p...
12 Jan, 2023, 05.32 PM IST
Pakistan's central bank slashes GDP growth forecast to below 3-4 per centThe State Bank of Pakistan's (SBP) flagship economic health report released on Wednesday said economic growth was stronger than expected in...
22 Dec, 2022, 10.57 AM IST
Cash-starved Pakistan to repay $1 bn early on December 2: SBP governorJameel Ahmad, Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), said this at a briefing, according to sources privy to the development. The bon...
26 Nov, 2022, 12.58 PM IST
Pakistan sees highest inflation in the world during 2020: SBPThe SBP raised interest rates to cool down pressure but high rates proved counterproductive.
08 Jun, 2020, 03.50 PM IST
Pak appoints ex-IMF official as new SBP governorThe government also appointed Ahmed Mujtaba Memon as the chairman of the FBR.
05 May, 2019, 01.19 PM IST
China to provide USD 2.5 billion loan to Pakistan to boost foreign cash reservesPakistan is nearly broke with the drying up of foreign cash reserves and mounting external debt.
02 Feb, 2019, 01.10 PM IST
Pakistan economy in a mess, yet FIIs are loving its stocks; here’s whyTough monetary and fiscal measures have hit several sectors of the economy real hard.
22 Nov, 2018, 01.50 PM IST
- Pakistan economy rises by 3.7% during FY12: SBP
The demand side was more insightful as the growth in FY12 was primarily driven by private consumption, the report said.
31 Jan, 2013, 12.25 PM IST