Karachi, September 08, 2021 – The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has issued the exchange rates for customers on Wednesday, September 08, 2021.
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Prize Bonds (Bearer) not to be encashed after Sept 30
KARACHI: The last date to exchange or encash the unregistered of bearer prize bonds with denominations of Rs40,000, Rs25,000, and Rs15,000 is September 30, 2021.
According to a circular issued by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), the Finance Division, Government of Pakistan has allowed to exchange/replace or convert Rs40,000, Rs25,000, and Rs15,000 denomination prize bonds (bearer) up to September 30, 2021.
The SBP directed the banks that branch/region wise consolidated data of cited denomination prize bonds held by them on the last date i.e. September 30, 2021, shall be shared latest by October 01, 2021.
The government on June 24, 2019, announced to discontinue the circulation of Rs40,000 denomination national prize bonds.
Similarly, on December 10, 2020, the government announced to discontinue the circulation of Rs25,000 denomination prize bonds.
In April 2021, the finance ministry announced that national prize bonds of denominations Rs7,500 and Rs15,000 shall not be sold.
The finance divisions also issued the procedure for the redemption/conversion of bonds.
The bonds can be converted to premium prize bonds (registered) of denomination of Rs25,000 and Rs40,000 (subject to the adjustment of differential amount) through 16 field offices of State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Banking Services Corporation, and branches of six commercial banks i.e. National Bank of Pakistan, Habib Bank Limited, United Bank Limited, MCB Bank Limited, Allied Bank Limited, and Bank Alfalah Limited.
The bonds can be replaced with Special Saving Certificates/Defence Saving Certificates through the 16 field offices of SBP Banking Services Corporation, authorized commercial banks, and the National Savings Center.
The bonds will only be encashed by transferring the proceeds to the bonds holder’s bank account through the 16 field offices of SBP Banking services corporation well as the authorized commercial bank branches and to the Saving Accounts at National Savings Centers.
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KIBOR rates on September 07, 2021
KARACHI: State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Tuesday issued the following Karachi Interbank Offered Rates (KIBOR) on September 07, 2021.
Tenor BID OFFER 1 – Week 6.91 7.41 2 – Week 6.95 7.45 1 – Month 7.00 7.50 3 – Month 7.13 7.38 6 – Month 7.29 7.54 9 – Month 7.38 7.88 1 – Year 7.49 7.99 -
SBP issues customers exchange rates for September 07
Karachi, September 07, 2021 – The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has issued the exchange rates for customers on Monday, September 07, 2021.
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KIBOR rates on September 06, 2021
KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) issued the latest Karachi Interbank Offered Rates (KIBOR) on Monday, September 6, 2021, which reflect the rates at which banks are willing to lend to one another in the interbank market.
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SBP issues customers exchange rates on September 06
Karachi, September 06, 2021 – The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has released the latest exchange rates for various foreign currencies against the Pakistani Rupee (PKR) on Monday, September 06, 2021.
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KIBOR rates on September 03, 2021
KARACHI: State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Friday issued the following Karachi Interbank Offered Rates (KIBOR) on September 03, 2021.
Tenor BID OFFER 1 – Week 6.91 7.41 2 – Week 6.96 7.46 1 – Month 7.01 7.51 3 – Month 7.14 7.39 6 – Month 7.29 7.54 9 – Month 7.39 7.89 1 – Year 7.48 7.98 -
SBP issues customers exchange rates on September 03
Karachi, September 03, 2021 – The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has published the exchange rates for customers on Friday, September 03, 2021.
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FX reserves reach all-time high at $27.227 billion
KARACHI: The country’s liquid foreign exchange (FX) reserves have reached a historic high of $27.228 billion by the week ended August 27, 2021.
The foreign exchange reserves have increased by $2.609 billion during the week under review.
The total liquid exchange reserves of the county were $24.619 billion by the week ended August 20, 2021, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) said on Thursday.
The official reserves of the SBP also reached a historic high of $20.146 billion by the week ended August 27, 2021.
The SBP said that during the week ended Aug 27, 2021, the central bank received proceeds of IMF SDR allocation amounting to US$ 2.752 billion. After accounting for external debt payments, the reserves have increased by $ 2.567 billion to $20.146 billion.
The foreign exchange reserves held by commercial banks increased nominally to $7.082 billion by the week ended August 27, 2021 as against $7.040 billion a week ago.
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SBP issues house financing guidelines
KARACHI: State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Thursday issued guidelines for financing the housing units in under-construction projects.
The SBP said that builders/developers are developing and marketing a number of multistorey projects of housing units across the country.
Although these under-construction projects are exposed to project completion risk and performance risk of builders/developers, many individuals are attracted to book housing units in these projects owing to their affordability and option of payments through installments.
However, the banks/DFIs have traditionally shied away from financing the housing units in under-construction projects due to issues in the availability of legally enforceable title documents and registration of mortgages as per requirements of Prudential Regulations (PR) for Housing Finance.
It may be noted that banks/DFIs extend project financing to builders/developers for the construction of multistorey housing projects after adequately securing their project and builder risks through mortgage of project land and other securities.
Utilizing these already established security arrangements with the builders/developers, the banks/DFIs may also extend housing finance against housing units in multistorey housing projects.
This will expand options of affordable housing to individual borrowers. This will also facilitate banks/DFIs in ensuring repayment/ settlement of their project financing through conversion of the same in housing finance.
In view of the above considerations, State Bank has decided to issue guidelines to encourage banks/DFIs to extend housing finance to the housing units in under-construction projects for which they have already entered into arrangements of project financing with builders/developers.
These Guidelines for Financing of Housing Units in Under-construction Projects have been developed considering current market norms of buying/selling of housing units in under-construction projects by addressing issues of legally enforceable rights and responsibilities.
While guidelines comprehensively cover various aspects, it may be noted that all payments to the builder/developer for completion of construction/project shall be routed through an escrow account maintained by the bank/lead bank of the consortium.
The builder’s/developer’s equity and purchasers’ equity contribution and subsequent payments of the purchasers through mortgage financing shall be routed through the same account.
Accordingly, the State Bank has decided to exempt banks/DFIs extending housing finance for under-construction housing units from requirements as specified under Regulation HF 8: Creation of Mortgage for Housing Finance.
This exemption will be available till the arrangement of the completion certificate, NOCs, approvals, utility connections, and registered title deed between builder/developer and buyers of housing units. In order to avail of this exemption, the banks/DFIs will, however, be required to meticulously comply with provisions of Guidelines for Financing of Housing Units in Under-construction Projects.