Karachi, October 12, 2021: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has issued the official exchange rates for Tuesday, October 12, 2021.
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KIBOR rates on October 11, 2021
KARACHI: State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Monday issued the following Karachi Interbank Offered Rates (KIBOR) on October 11, 2021.
Tenor BID OFFER 1 – Week 7.21 7.71 2 – Week 7.25 7.75 1 – Month 7.29 7.79 3 – Month 7.71 7.96 6 – Month 8.06 8.31 9 – Month 8.36 8.86 1 – Year 8.61 9.11 -
SBP softens conditions for renewable energy financing
KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has relaxed financing conditions to promote investment in renewable energy solutions by companies.
The SBP in a statement on Monday said that it had softened the conditions for renewable energy solution providers under its Refinance Scheme for Renewable Energy.
Now, all Renewable Energy Investment Entities (RE-IEs) interested in installing renewable energy projects/solutions are allowed to avail refinance under category III of the scheme.
An RE-IE is a business entity (including vendors and suppliers) whose business is to establish renewable energy projects for onward leasing/renting out/selling on deferred payment basis or selling of electricity generated from these projects to end users.
It may be recalled that with an aim to help address the challenges of energy shortages and climate change, SBP revised its SBP Financing Scheme for Renewable Energy in July 2019.
SBP also launched a Shariah complaint version of the scheme in August 2019. The scheme now comprises of three categories. Under Category I, financing is allowed for setting up of renewable energy power projects with capacity ranging from 1 MW to 50 MW for own use or selling of electricity to the national grid or a combination of both.
Under Category II, financing is allowedto domestic, agriculture, commercial and industrial borrowers for installation of renewable energy based projects/solutions of up-to 1 MW to generate electricity for own use or selling to the grid/distribution company under net metering.
Under Category III, financing isallowed to vendors/suppliers/energy sale companies for installation of wind and solar systems/solutions of up to 5 MW. Since the inception of the scheme,717 projects having potential of adding 1,082 MW of energy supply through renewable sources have been financed. As of June 30, 2021, total outstanding financing under the Scheme is Rs53billion. While there is substantial take up under Category I & II, solution suppliers under Category III faced problems.
Accordingly, in light of the feedback received from stakeholders including renewable energy solution suppliers, Alternate Energy Development Board, NEPRA and banks, the requirement of AEDB certification has been relaxed for RE-IEs who do not undertake installations on their own but hire services of installers/vendors for installation of RE projects/solutions.
However, vendors/ suppliers/engineering procurement & construction (EPC) contractors of these RE-IE will still be required to be certified under AEDB certification regulations. It is expected that this revision in category III will further facilitate in production of clean energy.
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SBP issues customers exchange rates for October 11
Karachi, October 11, 2021: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has released the official exchange rates for Monday, October 11, 2021.
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KSE-100 index companies post record profitability
KARACHI: KSE-100 index companies recorded record profitability in FY21, growing by 60 per cent YoY to Rs884 billion mainly led by macro recovery post COVID-19 lockdowns in FY20.
This profitability was significantly higher than last 5-Year and 10-Year CAGRs of 8 per cent and 11 per cent, respectively, analysts at Toplines Securities.
The profitability of KSE-100 index was also better than that recorded in pre COVID-19 era of FY19, when profitability of KSE-100 stood at Rs624 billion, which means that profitability in FY21 is up 41 per cent in two-years. This boost in profitability was augmented by pent up demand and expansionary policy adopted by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) and the government.
To recall, SBP had reduced the Policy Rate by 625 basis points to 7 per cent in the first half of the fiscal year 2019/2020 and had maintained the Policy Rate of 7 per cent through FY21.
SBP also introduced relief schemes for corporates like Temporary Economic Refinance Facility (TERF), loan restructuring schemes and SBP Rozgar scheme. These schemes helped corporates get concessional financing, get loan repayment extensions and concessional financing for payment of employee salaries. This coupled with government pro-growth budget also aided profitability growth.
This is also evident from the fact that Finance Cost of KSE-100 index companies was down 37 per cent YoY to Rs87 billion in FY21. Net Sales of KSE-100 companies were up by 7 per cent YoY to Rs7 trillion whereas Gross Profits improved by 23 per cent YoY to Rs1.9 trillion. Consequently, Gross Margins improved to 27 per cent vs. 23 per cent in FY20.
In fourth quarter of FY21, profitability of KSE-100 index was up 85 per cent YoY and 6 per cent QoQ to Rs246 billion. Net sales of KSE-100 companies improved by 38 per cent YoY and 11 per cent QoQ.
For our analysis, we have taken 93 companies out of the total 100 companies (that have announced their results) which represent 98 per cent of KSE-100 market capitalization. We believe that adding remaining companies would not materially impact profitability growth trend.
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Dr. Alvi opens property exhibition for UAE based NRPs
KARACHI: Pakistan President Dr. Arif Alvi has inaugurated a property exhibition for the UAE based Non-Resident Pakistanis (NRPs) arranged by Pakistani banks offering Roshan Digital Account (RDA), in partnership with builders and developers, to showcase their products being offered under RDA.
The president expressed the hope that Non-Resident Pakistanis (NRPs) living in UAE would take maximum advantage of the State Bank’s Roshan Apna Ghar scheme and use it to fulfill their and their families’ housing needs in Pakistan, according to a statement issued by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Saturday.
Abdul Razak Dawood, Advisor to Prime Minister on Commerce, Textile, Industries & Production and Investment was also present at the occasion.
The exhibition was attended by a large number of Pakistanis, various UAE based Pakistani associations, Senior State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) management, Presidents/CEOs of commercial banks, UAE and Pakistan based property developers, and Pakistan’s Embassy officials in UAE.
Appreciating the vast potential of UAE based NRPs, President Dr. Arif Alvi said Pakistanis living in the UAE have significantly contributed towards development and economic growth of UAE and most of them regard UAE as their second home. He said that UAE is a major destination for Pakistani workers and their contribution in remittances is significant.
He observed that SBP, with the active support of commercial banks, has provided NRPs a unique opportunity to buy a home that hitherto, had been a very difficult task for various reasons. He felt satisfied that finally an end-to-end digital process had made it possible for NRPs. He shared his thoughts divulging on various strengths as a nation that Pakistanis should be proud of.
In his welcome address, Governor SBP, Dr. Reza Baqir expressed his heartfelt gratitude to President Dr. Arif Alvi for sparing time and inaugurating the exhibition. He said that SBP has been able to introduce RDA and Roshan Apna Ghar following the vision of Prime Minister Imran Khan to integrate the NRPs with the country’s economy.
Recounting the massive success of RDA, the Governor elucidated that RDA has proved to be a huge success and become a household name connecting over 250,000 NRPs under one umbrella besides attracting over USD2.5 billion since its launch in September last year.
Adding further, he said that the overwhelming success of RDA and Naya Pakistan Certificates (NPCs) speak volumes of the immense popularity of the incumbent regime in the hearts and minds of NRPs.
He said it has been a priority of the government and SBP to resolve the issues of NRPs living across the globe, as they fully understand their potential for lifting the country’s economy. He said that international organizations were appreciating the economic growth of the country despite odds.
He noted that economy was heading in right direction and the unprecedented increase in foreign exchange reserves is an expression of confidence of overseas Pakistanis in the government’s economic policies.
Speaking on the occasion, Abdul Razaq Dawood assured the audience that economy is heading in the right direction and maintaining a healthy growth path. He especially mentioned textile and cement sector where growth trends are remarkable, while automobile, consumer goods and food and likes are following similar trend.
Dawood said that country’s exports growth has already picked up and he is confident that it will keep the momentum and grow further this year.
He also mentioned SBP’s Temporary Economic Refinance Facility (TERF) for helping industry expand and modernize, besides SBP’s various initiatives for facilitating the public at large.
Roshan Apna Ghar is an initiative of SBP for Non Resident Pakistanis (NRPs) to buy, build or renovate their homes in Pakistan through their own investment or bank financing.
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KIBOR rates on October 08, 2021
KARACHI: State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Friday issued the following Karachi Interbank Offered Rates (KIBOR) on October 08, 2021.
Tenor BID OFFER 1 – Week 7.23 7.73 2 – Week 7.26 7.76 1 – Month 7.31 7.81 3 – Month 7.71 7.96 6 – Month 8.06 8.31 9 – Month 8.36 8.86 1 – Year 8.59 9.09 -
SBP launches webpage for promoting house financing
KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Friday launched a webpage for the promotion of house financing in the country, especially for Mera Pakistan Mera Ghar (MPMG).
A statement said that the central bank had launched dedicated landing webpage on promoting housing and construction finance on its website.
The page contains extensive information on housing and construction finance and Mera Pakistan Mera Ghar (MPMG), Government’s flagship markup subsidy scheme for affordable and low cost housing finance.
The webpage provides information on various measures taken by SBP to promote housing and construction finance such as issuance of separate Prudential Regulations for housing finance, establishment of a high level Steering Committee, allocation of mandatory targets for housing and construction finance, incentives & penalties and market facilitation.
Moreover, a dedicated webpage for MPMG is also available to facilitate the potential applicants who intend to avail housing finance under MPMG.
The MPMG page covers information about the scheme comprehensively including eligibility criteria, tenor of the loan, maximum amount of loan, markup rates to be charged, maximum list of documents required and subsidy being provided by the Government. Through this page, potential applicants can also access websites of participating banks directly wherein loan application forms under various categories are available.
An installment repayment schedule of the loans and an instalment calculator are also available on this webpage.
The webpage also shares monthly data of housing and construction finance extended by the banks. Progress made under MPMG in terms of the latest statistics including data of amount applied, approved and disbursed under MPMG on monthly basis is also available on MPMG webpage.
Visitors will also be able to view the testimonials of the actual borrowers who have availed subsidized housing finance under MPMG by visiting the website. It is expected that this dedicated webpage will facilitate the visitors by providing them actionable information, guidance, and support they require for easy access to financing under MPMG.
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Overseas Pakistanis remit $8.03bn in first quarter
KARACHI: Overseas Pakistanis have remitted $8.034 billion during first quarter (July – September) of the fiscal year 2021/2022, State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) said on Friday.
The home remittances during the first quarter registered a rise of 12.5 per cent when compared with $7.143 billion in the corresponding period of the last fiscal year.
The inflows of remittances were $2.7 billion in September 2021 as compared with $2.28 billion in the same month of the last year, showing an increase of 17.1 per cent.
The SBP said that with $2.7 billion of inflows during September 2021, workers’ remittances continued their strong momentum and remaining above $2 billion since June 2020.
This is the 7th consecutive month when inflows recorded around $2.7 billion on average.
Remittance inflows during September 2021 were mainly sourced from Saudi Arabia ($691 million), United Arab Emirates ($502 million), United Kingdom ($370 million) and the United States ($245 million).
Proactive policy measures by the Government and SBP to incentivize the use of formal channels, curtailed cross‐border travel in the face of COVID‐19, altruistic transfers to Pakistan amid the pandemic, and orderly foreign exchange market conditions have positively contributed towards the sustained improvement in remittance inflows since last year.
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SBP issues customers exchange rates for October 08
Karachi, October 08, 2021: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has issued the official exchange rates for Friday, October 08, 2021.
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