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The move aims to stimulate economic growth following a significant drop in retail inflation.

Despite record returns at PSX, high interest rates drive AUM to Rs2.41tr

Experts urge govt intervention on high interest rates, inflation strain

Key rate was last raised in June to fight persistent inflationary pressures

Analysts predict central bank is unlikely to cut rates before new IMF programme

Global interest rates soar, underscoring urgency for structural economic reforms

Stands at 1.32%, prompts calls for cut in SBP’s key monetary policy rate

Experts split as decision looms on whether to cut or maintain record high rate

Boost total earnings to record high of Rs572b amid higher interest rate season

Allows utilisation of proceeds kept abroad without central bank’s prior approval

Urges govt to tackle higher interest rates, call for import restrictions

Rally came on optimism that central banks will cut interest rates

Raised by up to 6 percentage points on foreign and local currency-based bonds

MPC notes potential upside risks to inflation outlook have increased from last meeting on June 12

SBP views latest rate hike 'adequate to anchor inflation expectations'

Accepts another pre-condition of IMF to unlock $1.1b funding

100 basis point increase aims at containing high inflation

Economic growth projections for upcoming fiscal year have already been revised down to between 3.5% and 4.5%

Businessmen urge SBP to revisit decision, lower policy rate for betterment of country

The ECB is under market pressure to raise rates on bank deposits, currently at negative 0.5%

Turkish president says ‘as a Muslim, I will continue doing what our religion tells us’

Former finance minister says the latest move will further slowdown the country’s economy

Some analysts expect increase in policy rate

Central bank signals rate will remain unchanged at 7% in next monetary policy as well

SBP will announce benchmark interest rate for next two months today

Decision taken by central bank is in line with market expectations

Slashes repo rate by 40 basis points to lowest on record at 4%

The fact of the matter is that any recovery will be dependent on international support

Emphasise on keeping economic activity alive to avert crisis

Improved inflation outlook provides central bank room to cut rate

Market analysts anticipate inflation to decelerate due to sharp drop in oil prices

Experts predict SBP may slash interest rate by another 100-300bps

Move in line with expectations due to low inflation outlook, combating virus impact on economy

SBP says Islamabad prefers short-term loans, which seems contrary to facts

PM says government will facilitate construction sector; health, housing and justice systems remain priority areas

Cite low inflation reading, reduction in profit rate on debt securities

SBP Governor Reza Baqir tells PAC people do not want to come in tax net

State Bank will try to cut rate slowly to avoid capital outflow

Zubair pleads apex court to order govt to bring down policy rate to 6-7%

Availability of working capital at such high rate led to a growing disinterest of business community in bank borrowing

Benchmark index decreases 240.04 points to settle at 42,299.19

Says Pakistan to miss projected economic growth rate of 3.5% due to poor crops production in 2019-20

Controlling high inflation may remain big challenge in short run

Central bank has kept its projection for inflation unchanged at 11-12% for full fiscal year 2020

Despite SBP assurances, long-term effect of IMF deal is yet to be seen

Anticipation comes due to lower-than-expected inflation reading for Aug

The LPR is an interest rate that commercial banks charge their best clients, to better reflect market demand for funds

Bank Indonesia trims key lending rate by 25 basis points to 5.75%

In the past six sessions, the currency dropped a cumulative Rs2.54, or 1.61%

SBP has already raised interest rate by 575bps since May 2018