Tag: Sbp
Mystery shrouds SBP governor’s resignation
Governor State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Dr Shahid H. Kardar is reported to have resigned under mysterious circumstances on Wednesday.
“Governor State Bank Shahid Kardar...
SBP raises concern over Rs5.594t govt debt
The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), expressing his views over soaring government budgetary borrowing from domestic sources that has piled up to Rs5.594 trillion,...
Bank Alfalah becomes SBP primary dealer
The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has appointed 11 primary dealers for the next financial year, said a circular issued by the regulator.
The dealers...
SBP extends export refinance limits
The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has extended the limits sanctioned by banks to individual exporters under Part-II of the Export Finance Scheme (EFS)...
SBP focuses on low-income segments
The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has amended the existing Branchless Banking Regulations for Financial Institutions (FIs), including commercial, Islamic and microfinance banks, for...
Kardar advises new generation to take risk
State Bank of Pakistan Governor Shahid H Kardar has advised the new generation of Pakistan to take risk, be an outlier and ‘make your...
SBP, SCI-Pak move to cater financial needs of SMEs
The central bank, commercial banks and SCI-Pak may jointly develop an Energy and Resource Efficient (E&RE) network to address the financial needs of Small...
SBP mopping up excess liquidity from market
The funds-starved government because of its ever-burgeoning bank borrowings, is impounding the local money market with excess liquidity keeping the central bank busy. The...
SBP, IFC to help increase lending to SMEs
The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) and International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, will conduct a series of workshops...
SBP mops up Rs7.5b liquidity
The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Monday mopped up some Rs7.5 billion from the money market, where analysts believe enough excess liquidity had piled...
SBP analysing politically motivated loan write offs
The State Bank of Pakistan on Friday expressed concern over the serious questions arising over written off loans worth billion of rupees and directed...
SBP directs Banks/DFIs to submit entire record of written-off loans
The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Friday directed all the banks and the development finance institutions (DFIs) to immediately submit the entire record...
SBP declares gold risk-free collateral for MFB loans
The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Thursday, allowed microfinance banks (MFBs) to treat gold as eligible collateral while calculating their Capital Adequacy Ratio...
SBP ordered to issue new circular on loans
The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Sate Bank of Pakistan (SBP) governor to consult all stakeholders and issue a new circular for the...
Reliable statistics essential: SBP
State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Deputy Governor Muhammad Kamran Shehzad has stated that reliable and efficient statistics are basic ingredients for determining effective monetary...
Success of banks lies in effective use of IT: SBP
State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Deputy Governor Yaseen Anwar said on Saturday that future success of the banking industry was dependent upon the effective...
SBP aims to bolster agriculture in flood-affected areas
The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has extended validity of the refinance scheme for revival of SMEs and agricultural activities in areas severely affected...
