The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Wednesday injected Rs523.7 billion into the market through reverse repo purchase and Shariah-compliant Mudarabah-based Open Market Operations (OMO). The SBP conducted an Open Market Operation, Reverse Repo Purchase (Injection), on January 29, 2025, for a two-day tenor and, as per issued results, accepted an amount of Rs224.7 billion offered through nine bids.
The Global System for Mobile Communications Association (GSMA) has criticised Pakistan over its spectrum policy, saying that the country has the lowest spectrum in Asia-Pacific and the rising cost of spectrum is unsustainable that poses threat to the development of mobile services. GSMA has issued a paper which highlights that mobile network infrastructure is crucial for Pakistan's digital tran
Pakistan cannot afford the risk of exiting the International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme with $100 billion in external financing requirements in the short to medium term, said Minister of State for Finance Ali Pervaiz Malik. The statement underscores the country's dependency on foreign creditors, which has limited its options and hindered its desire for rapid economic growth due to weakened e
Despite an ample flow of positive economic data, including a sixth straight cut in the interest rate, the Pakistani shares witnessed a broad-based bloodbath as nervous investors continued unloading their positions following the confirmation of the suspension of US aid to Pakistan, pushing the benchmark index further lower below 112,000 intraday on Tuesday. The index hit an intraday low of 111,4
HOURS after the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) announced its monetary policy decision cutting the key policy rate by one percentage point, the business community was in an uproar. They wanted more. Taking the lead in this clamour for faster rate cuts is the apex chamber of the country, the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry. In a testy statement issued immediately after the