SLR limits not to apply on floating rate PIBs: SBP

SLR limits not to apply on floating rate PIBs: SBP

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has notified regulations to Statutory Liquidity Requirement (SLR) eligibility limit on floating rate Pakistan Investment Bonds (PIBs).

In a circular issued on Friday, the SBP said it is decided that SLR eligibility limit of 15 percent for banks and 5 percent for Development Finance Institutions (DFIs) on Pakistan Investment Bonds (PIBs) shall not be applicable on floating rate PIBs.

The SBP said that it had issued circulars on March 08, 2018 and May 22, 2004 for banks and Development Finance Institutions (DFIs) respectively.

All other instructions on the subject will remain same. The above instructions will be effective immediately, the SBP said.