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SBP injects Rs600 bln in money market

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Friday injected a whopping Rs600.05 billion into the money market through a 7-day reverse repo to help...

SBP to announce monetary policy today

Pakistan’s central bank will announce its monetary policy for the next two months on February 8 (today). Analysts are expecting that the State Bank...

SBP yearly report a worthless document: PEW

Holding the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) partly responsible for the gloomy economic situation, the Pakistan Economy Watch (PEW) on Sunday said the Central...

SBP yearly report shows twisted picture of economy: PEW

Holding the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) partly responsible for the gloomy economic situation, the Pakistan Economy Watch (PEW) on Sunday said the has...

SBP further cuts refinance rate

The central bank has decided to cut the rate of refinance under the Export Finance Scheme (EFS) by 0.1 percentage point from February 1...

GDP grew by 3.7% in FY12: SBP

The economy witnessed a modest improvement in FY12 with a real GDP growth of 3.7 percent during the year, compared to 3.0 percent in...

Foreign investments yield 153.9%

A record 153.9% profit has been recorded in returns of foreign investment companies investing in financial sector of Pakistan during first term of current...

SBP says 25 guarantees worth over Rs7b issued under MCGF

The central bank on Thursday said so far 25 guarantees of over Rs 7 billion had been issued under the Microfinance Credit Guarantee Facility...

SBP moves to streamline disclosures of Islamic banks, IBBs

The central bank Tuesday asked the banks offering Islamic banking and those conventional banks having Shariah-complaint branches to use specific nomenclatures while formulating their...

SBP to attempt another 16 world records next month

The Sports Board Punjab on Monday presented new racing cycles to the winners of the Cross Country Cycle Race of the Punjab Sports Festival...

SBP likely to miss Rs315b farm loans target, thanks to bad-performing...

The banks are unlikely to achieve the Rs 315 billion agriculture disbursement target set by the central bank for the current fiscal year. While the...

SBP injects Rs642.65 bln in money market

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Friday injected a whopping Rs642.65 billion into the money market through a 7-day reverse repo to help...

SBP asks banks to facilitate public in exchanging demonetized Rs 5...

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has asked all banks operating in the country to issue necessary instructions to their branches to facilitate the...

SBP and Bank of Korea sign accord to boost cooperation

Governor State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), Yaseen Anwar, and the Governor Bank of Korea (BOK), Choong Soo Kim signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)...

SBP extends date of refinance scheme

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has extended the expiry date of the Refinance Scheme for Revival of SMEs & Agricultural Activities in Flood...

SBP accepts Rs 87,300m bids in OMO

State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Monday accepted bids of Rs 87,300 million during its reverse repo open market operation (Injection) in Government of...

SBP-arranged big screens at Punjab Stadium attract over 100,000 people

The Sports Board Punjab to facilitate fans watch the Pakistan and India World T20 Super Eight match made special arrangements at the Punjab Stadium...