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KARACHI (Commerce Reporter) – In a historic move, Pakistani rupee has gained strength against the dollar. This comes after the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) introduced new measures. These measures allow foreign exchange dealers to purchase dollars from the Interbank market for credit card payments. As a result, the pressure on the dollar in the …
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KARACHI – On Wednesday, the dollar’s value witnessed mixed interbank and open market movements. According to the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), the dollar in the interbank increased by 12 paise, trading between Rs 285.35 and Rs 285.47. The day started with a decrease of 55 paise in the interbank rate, but by the end, …
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KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Thursday, released data showing that the Pakistan foreign exchange reserves held by the central bank had increased by 0.4% on a week-on-week basis, reaching $4.3 billion. On March 10, 2023, the SBP’s foreign currency reserves stood at $4,319.1 million, an increase of $18 million from $4,301 million …
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Friday was the third day in a row that the Pakistani currency kept going up, and it recovered to around Rs260 to a dollar on the inter-bank market. According to the State Bank of Pakistan, the value of the rupee against the dollar went up by 0.36%, or Rs0.94, to a one-month high of Rs259.99 …
The Pakistani rupee had been going up for five days in a row, but on Tuesday, it lost 0.24% on the interbank market. On the interbank market, the local unit ended the day at 262.51 against the US dollar. This was down Rs0.63 from Monday’s close, when it was at 261.88. Pakistan’s real effective exchange …
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State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) held a round of talks to discuss the possibility of increasing foreign exchange reserves and tightening monetary policy by the end of June 2023. The country’s foreign exchange reserves held by the State Bank currently stand at $3.1 billion, after an increase of $276 …
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The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has released data on the country’s foreign exchange reserves. According to the SBP, the country’s foreign exchange reserves decreased by 284.7$ million in the last trading week of December. SBP said that the country’s total foreign exchange reserves stood at 11.42$ billion as on December 30, 2022. According to …
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An extremely critical level of $5.82 billion was reached by the State Bank of Pakistan’s (SBP) foreign exchange reserves on Thursday, according to statistics. This represents a further $294 million decline. SBP-held reserves are at their lowest level since April 2014. The nation’s total holdings of liquid foreign exchange were $11.71 billion. There were $5.89 …
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After the news was published on the Daynews.tv about Suzuki company, Toyota, and Indus Motors made an announcement about suspending their production plant in Pakistan. State Bank of Pakistan SBP decided lifting the ban on Letter of Credits (LCs). The initiative was taken by the SBP to lift the Ban on imported will have positive …
Karachi: The Federal Government vide Gazette Notification had extended the last date for exchange ability of old banknotes of Rs 10, 50, 100 & 1000 by one year. The holders of these old design large banknotes have been given the last chance to exchange these old design large size banknotes from the field offices of …
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Within four days, two major motor car companies closed down their business. First Millat Tractor company closed down its business, and after four days, the makers of Toyota in Pakistan, Indus Motors also announced to shut down their business from 20th December to 30th December. The company stated that they are closing down because of …
On Sunday, Federal Commerce Minister, Syed Naveed Qamar met the governor of the State Bank of Pakistan to discuss financial matters. Naveed Qamar discussed the economic issues regarding the stuck-up consignments, the opening of Letters of Credit (LCs), and issues faced by business communities. Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan, Jameel Ahmad assured the …
Pakistan might lose google play store services because the SBP did not pay the due amount to international service providers Google Play Store is the platform that offers applications and services to mobile users. However, Google play store services are in danger in Pakistan and users might lose the services altogether if SBP does not …
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Islamabad: The Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan, inaugurated the Sohni Dharti Remittance Program (SDRP) offered jointly by the State Bank of Pakistan, Ministry of Finance and financial institutions today at the Prime Minister House in Islamabad. SDRP is an innovative program designed to incentivize Pakistani workers abroad to send remittances to Pakistan through banks …
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Karachi: The State Bank of Pakistan released today its Annual Report on the State of Pakistan’s Economy reviewing the fiscal year 2020-21. According to the report, Pakistan’ economy rebounded during FY21, with real GDP growth rising to 3.9 percent. Importantly, this expansion in economic activity was accompanied by a 10-year low current account balance that …
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Karachi: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has revised Prudential Regulations (PRS) for Consumer Financing. This targeted step will help to moderate demand growth in the economy, leading to slower import growth and thus supporting the balance-of-payments. The changes in the PRs effectively prohibit financing for imported vehicles, and tighten regulatory requirements for financing of …
KARACHI: The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is scheduled to announce the policy rate at 4:30 p.m. today (Monday). Due to the present economic scenario, experts predict that the interest rate will remain at 7%. SBP Governor Dr Reza Baqir stated in July’s policy statement that the policy rate …
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Islamabad: In the coming fiscal year, the government intends to borrow roughly $16 billion in gross foreign loans to cover maturing external public debt and finance the budget deficit. According to Ministry of Finance sources, the expected $15.7 billion borrowings in fiscal year 2021-22 are roughly 10% higher than this year’s revised estimates of foreign …
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KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) will be closed for public dealings on the first Roza which will be observed as a bank holiday. SBP decided to close operations on the first Ramzan due to the deduction of zakat. “All banks / DFIs / MFBs shall therefore remain closed for public dealing on 1st …
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KARACHI: On the fuel crisis 2020, Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has demanded the resignation of the entire government, including the Prime Minister. He also declared that the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) ordinance will be challenged in every forum. Bilawal Bhutto said at a press conference in Karachi that the government …
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ISLAMABAD: Even if a new Act of Parliament is approved, the federal government will have a powerful presence in state-owned enterprises (SOEs), which runs counter to the aim of maintaining productive and financially stable public sector companies by eliminating political intervention. According to the proposed State-owned Enterprises (Governance and Management) Act 2021, the government also …
KARACHI: State bank of Pakistan (SBP) in a statement has reported that the overall assets and deposits of the Islamic banking industry have shown significant growth of 30 percent and 27.8 percent, for the year 2020. According to SBP’s statement, “this is the highest increase in assets in a year and the highest deposits since …
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KARACHI: The foreign exchange reserves of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) were recorded at $13 billion in the week ending March 12, a rise of $4 million or 0.03 percent. Overall liquid foreign currency reserves held by the government, including net reserves held by banks other than the SBP, were $20 billion, according to …
