SBP keeps policy rate unchanged at 11.5%
The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), in its second meeting in the fiscal year 2026-27, decided to keep the policy rate unchanged at 11.5%. The MPC met for the sixth time this calendar year. The decision was in line with market expectations. The SBP has held the rate steady since raising it by 100 basis points in April, its first increase in nearly three years, after a surprise 50 bps cut in December 2025, and holds in January and March.