After receiving IMF loan, the reserves with the State Bank of Pakistan have improved to around $9 billion.
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Govt appoints new Directors for Board of Directors of State Bank
by Umar Sohailby Umar SohailISLAMABAD: The federal Cabinet has approved the appointment of new directors on the Board of Directors of the State Bank of Pakistan. The cabinet approved the following eminent professionals as …
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Today, the SBP is anticipated to increase the policy rate by 100-150 basis points.
by Hamza Irshadby Hamza IrshadThe federal government presented the budget for fiscal year 2022–23 last month, and the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) will announce the new rates on Thursday. The SBP is anticipating …
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Roshan Digital Account gets the highest single-day inflows of $57 million
by Umar Sohailby Umar SohailThe contribution of overseas Pakistanis to the economy is much bigger than the entire exports of the country while they are protecting the country from default by remitting record remittances …
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Only 7.6 million Pakistanis using mobile banking options: SBP
by Umar Sohailby Umar SohailISLAMABAD: The State Bank of Pakistan has pointed out that only 7.6 million Pakistanis are using the method of mobile phone-banking. The State Bank of Pakistan released its third quarterly …
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Govt enhances rates of profit on saving certificates from May 10
by Umar Sohailby Umar SohailThe return on saving accounts and certificates are linked with the central bank’s policy rates and are normally kept slightly higher to attract savings small savers without drastically affecting the …
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State Bank allows banks to enhance credit limit of OMCs to import fuel oil to avoid shortage
by Umar Sohailby Umar SohailSBP had written a letter to the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA), stating that the local banks are willing to support the OMCs’ credit requirements, subject to their positive …
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State Bank reports overwhelming response with 20 applications for Digital Banking License in Pakistan
by Umar Sohailby Umar SohailThe application process registered an overwhelming response whereby SBP received twenty (20) applications from a diverse range of applicants, including domestic commercial banks, microfinance banks, electronic money institutions and FinTech …
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State Bank reports record growth of Rs1.3 trillion in assets of Islamic banks in Pakistan in 2021
by Umar Sohailby Umar SohailAssets of IBI grew by 30.6 percent in CY21, while deposits increased by 24.2 percent during the same period. As a result of this strong growth, the market share of …
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remittances inflows in first six months of FY2021-22: State bank reports 2.5% growth in remittances in dec-2021
Cumulatively, at $15.8 billion, remittances grew by 11.3% during the first half of FY22 over the same period last year.