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Central bank takes cautious approach against likely uptick in inflation readings amid ongoing talks with IMF
Strategy aims to maintain policy rate amidst IMF concerns
Issues including runaway energy tariffs, skyrocketing prices of industrial plots, high policy rate of central bank
Decision comes ahead of IMF board meeting; SBP expects deceleration in inflation
Experts believe policy rate hiking cycle has come to an end
Bank says decision takes into account latest inflation outturn, reflecting continuous decline in trend
Says unprecedented increase will lead to rapid de-industrialisation
SBP’s monetary policy committee meeting today to decide on rate revision
Govt raised Rs1.14tr through sale of T-bills to meet its expenditures
SBP expected to increase policy rate by 100-200 basis points