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Karachi, April 25, 2026 – Expectations are building ahead of the upcoming monetary policy announcement by the State Bank of Pakistan scheduled for April 27, 2026, with market participants increasingly debating whether the central bank will raise the benchmark interest rate by up to 100 basis points amid rising global oil prices and geopolitical uncertainty.
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Karachi, January 23, 2026 – Pakistan’s financial markets are buzzing with optimism as expectations mount that the benchmark policy rate may finally fall into single-digit territory, ending a nearly four-year-long era of elevated interest rates.
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Karachi, December 16, 2025 — The Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Pakistan (ICMAP) has called on the government to focus on administrative and structural measures to control inflation, arguing that monetary policy alone is insufficient to address rising prices in key sectors of the economy.
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Karachi, June 12, 2025 – The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has confirmed that it will unveil its next monetary policy decision on Monday, June 16, 2025. The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the SBP will convene on the same day to deliberate on the interest rate stance, following which the central bank will issue […]
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Islamabad, June 9, 2025 – The Economic Survey of Pakistan 2024-25 has highlighted that the monetary policy remained adaptive and responsive throughout the fiscal year, maintaining a balance between curbing inflation and fostering economic recovery.
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Karachi, April 30, 2025 – The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has officially scheduled the announcement of its next monetary policy statement for Monday, May 5, 2025.
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Karachi, March 2, 2025 – The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is expected to lower its benchmark interest rate by 50 basis points in the upcoming Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting, according to market expectations.
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Karachi, January 20, 2025 – The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has confirmed that it will unveil the first Monetary Policy Announcement of 2025 on January 27.
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PkRevenue.com – The Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) on Monday expressed disappointment over the State Bank of Pakistan’s (SBP) recent rate cut, describing it as a meager reduction.
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Karachi, June 10, 2024 – In a move aimed at providing much-needed relief to the economy, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has announced a reduction in the benchmark policy rate by 150 basis points, bringing it down to 20.5 percent.
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