State Bank of Pakistan

Govt approves KASB merger with BankIslami

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Government has approved the scheme of amalgamation of the KASB Bank Limited… Read More

Workers’ remittances rise by 15pc

ISLAMABAD: Workers' remittances have witnessed rise of 15 per cent in the first nine months… Read More

IMF says Pakistan makes some progress on tax, but more needed

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan, long plagued by corruption and tax dodging, has made some progress in collecting… Read More

Dar pledges support for Islamic finance centre

KARACHI: Federal Finance Minister, Ishaq Dar on Wednesday expressed pleasure over the efforts being swiftly… Read More

Monetary Policy: SBP cuts key rate by 50bps to 8pc

ISLAMABAD: State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Saturday cut its key discount rate to 8… Read More

SBP hosts 21st SAARCFINANCE Coordinators' meeting

ISLAMABAD: The 21st SAARCFINANCE Coordinators’ Meeting was held on 19th March 2015 at National Institute… Read More

Agricultural credit disbursement surges to Rs 288.7bn

ISLAMABAD: The agricultural credit disbursement during first eight months of current fiscal year (Jul- Feb 2015)… Read More

Workers’ remittances rise by 14.6 pct in FY15 eight months

ISLAMABAD: The overseas workers remittances to Pakistan have registered an impressive growth of 14.6 per… Read More

Foreign exchange reserves slumps to $15.943bn

ISLAMABAD: Total liquid foreign reserves of the country has witnessed decline of $93 million during… Read More

SBP to review its interest rate corridor

ISLAMABAD: State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is reviewing its interest rate corridor to further strengthen… Read More

SBP extends FICF proposal submission deadline to March 5

ISLAMABAD: State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Wednesday extended the deadline for submission of proposals… Read More

Pakistan's economy faced several challenges during first quarter, says SBP reports

ISLAMABAD: Economy of Pakistan during first quarter of fiscal year 2014-15 (FY 15)  faced several… Read More

Overseas Pakistani remits 10.35bn during first seven months of FY15

ISLAMABAD: Overseas Pakistani workers have remitted $10,358.81 million in first seven months (July to January)… Read More

SBP amends license renewal conditions of exchange companies

ISLAMABAD: State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Wednesday amended the license renewal conditions for money… Read More

Governor SBP highlights need to improve the quality of currency notes

LAHORE: Acting governor of State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Saeed Ahmad on Tuesday urged commercial… Read More

SBP warns Islamic banks to be more equitable

ISLAMABAD: Governor of State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Ashraf Mahmood Wathra has urged the country's Islamic… Read More

SBP asks banks to fairly charge customers for services

ISLAMABAD: State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has issued a notification to banks asking to ensure… Read More

Monetary Policy: SBP slashes interest rate by 100bps

ISLAMABAD: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has announced the monetary policy for next two… Read More

SBP to issue Rs. 20 commemorative coin

ISLAMABAD: In order to mark “Pakistan-China Year of Friendly Exchange 2015”, the State Bank of… Read More

SBP delays announcement of Monetary Policy

ISLAMABAD: The announcement of Monetary Policy has been delayed till next week due to engagements… Read More