The SBP Policy Rate set by Monetary Policy Committee MPC-SBP at staggering 12.25% needs re-definition and aligning it with our…
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Mobile devices (smartphones and tablets) have clearly been the main driving force behind the country’s recent surge in internet users,…
Though Pakistan is now 72 years old, still our economy is going through a transition phase. The stabilization policies are…
During the period July-April, FY2019 the Ministry of Pakistan mentioned in a report that the money supply (M2) rose by…
Analysts seem to have the reasons to believe that new Governor of State Bank of Pakistan, Reza Baqir, has not…
The recent budget for FY 2019-20 has outlined incentives for some industries while other may feel the pinch. On a…
In developing countries, researchers see that the current account deficit is regarded as one of the significant reasons for unsteady…
Remittances have been playing a very significant role for the overall economic development of Pakistan. Therefore, it is important to…
A non-bank foreign exchange company (also known as foreign exchange broker or simply forex broker) is a company that offers…
Remittances plays a crucial role in Pakistan’s economy. According to World Bank’s report the projected Pakistan’s remittances growth to remain…
Today, Pakistan’s financial sector has transformed into a modern and sound financial sector dominated by private banks. The country’s banking…
To sustain the price stability, researchers revealed that the Reserve Bank of any country manage the money supply of that…
Islamic economy has touched only the tip of the iceberg since a lot more is yet to be achieved in…
The good news is that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has succeeded in convincing the Government of Pakistan (GoP) to…
State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is in a monetary tightening phase raising discount rates continuously for the last few months…
For centuries central bank has played an important role in formulating monetary policies and regulating the banking system of a…
After a decade of launching regulations for branchless banking that enabled the entry of telecommunication companies into the arena of…
An efficient financial system is an enabling structure critical to sustainable solutions for a more inclusive, equal and peaceful society. This is…
According to the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) the foreign exchange reserves held by the central bank grew 8.81 percent…
Economists noted that during the last three decades, Pakistan received a significant amount of workers’ remittances, which are sent by…
Providing level playing field can strengthen the sector, says UNISAME Chief According to State Bank of Pakistan lending to small…
“Financial peace isn’t the acquisition of stuff. It’s learning to live on less than you make, so you can give…
Many economic experts mention that the Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) sector is contributing 30 percent towards Pakistan’s GDP, employ…
The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) stated that the network of Islamic banking industry comprised of 21 Islamic banking institutions…
Remittances have remained a big source of foreign currency inflows, which partially help finance foreign expenditure, import payments and debt…
The Ministry of Finance statistics showed that Pakistan’s imports are mostly concentrated in a few markets. The country’s imports from…
In the latest Monetary Policy announcement, contrary to the market expectations, State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has announced hike in…
The quantum of Government of Pakistan (GoP) borrowings from State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has lately reached 12.6 percent of…
Statistics show that present strategy initiatives and developments counting monetary tightening, exchange rate depreciation and changes in import and custom duties are all expected…
Faced with an immediate balance of payment (BoP) crisis, the incumbent government headed by Imran Khan is working on a…
CPEC and its importance China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, or CPEC, is an initiative that has potential to take Pakistan’s economy to…
Pakistan’s accumulated current account deficit has reached US$19 billion and it faces payments worth US$9 billion for previously taken loans.…
To keep dominance in Islamic banking Meezan Bank bringing in more novel products with handy to younger generation Interview with…
For many developing countries, the experts believed that remittances constitute a large source of international income relative to other financial…
Commercial banks are the core providers of liquidity to the private sector and the biggest investors in government securities (Treasury…
World investment report 2018 released by UNCTAD revealed that the worldwide foreign direct investment (FDI) flows declined by 23 percent…
Banking experts of Pakistan recorded that in the statement of monetary policy which was released during July 2018, the State…
The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) recorded in the report published in June 2018 that the prices of top few…
A consumer is vital to any economic plan, strategy, policy and activity. The consumers may suffer if they have no…
There was record spending this year during the Eidul Fitr in Pakistan as consumer spending on this auspicious occasion has…
The total liquid foreign exchange reserves of Pakistan increased to US$16,798 million on 14th June 2018. The positive surprise was…
Despite strained relations, Pakistan’s exports to Afghanistan reached a two-year high during the first 10 months of the current fiscal…
In a fresh move against money laundering in the country, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has directed money-exchange companies…
Ramazan is that time of the year when expatriates send money to their loved ones back home so that they…
The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) rightly making efforts to control the circulation of money (demand & supply) in the…
The Government of Pakistan as also the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) chiefly concerned with stability and efficiency of the…
World Bank expects the inflation rate to rise to 6 percent by the end of 2017-18 Inflation refers to price…
Pakistan’s external debt to climb to $103bn by June 2019: IMF report The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has assessed Pakistan’s…
The State Bank of Pakistan reported that Pakistan’s economy is well positioned to meet the GDP (Gross Domestic Product) growth…
Economists mention in the different economic reviews that sustainable public finances are significant to attain fiscal discipline in any economy.…
Pakistani banks have been focusing more on the consumer financing since last two fiscal years. According to State Bank of…
During Q3CY17, Banking sector’s performance, both on QoQ and YoY basis, has remained quite satisfactory in Pakistan. Presently the State…
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he Joint Cooperation Committee (JCC) of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) approved the Long-Term Plan (LTP 2017-30) envisaging broad parameters…
[dropcap]S[/dropcap]tate Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has decided to keep the monetary policy rate unchanged at 5.75 percent for next two…
[dropcap]P[/dropcap]erhaps one of the stingiest problem for the banking sector is that of non-performing loans (NPL). The phenomenon is more…
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he State Bank of Pakistan in view of the low inflation rate which is expected to remain well anchored going forward…