SBP announces monetary policy

The Government has decided to continue with the existing interest rate that is set on 14 per cent.


Express March 26, 2011

LAHORE: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has announced the monetary policy for the next two months on Saturday.

The government has decided to continue with the existing interest rate that is set on 14 per cent.

Addressing a press conference in Lahore, Director Monetary Policy Hamza Ali Malik revealed the key features of the monetary policy.

He said that the rate of inflation has slightly decreased in the last two months while the budget deficit is increasing as the government did not increase the petroleum prices for the period.

Malik said that he is hopeful that inflation will decrease in the coming two years.

Correction: March 26th, 2011

An earlier version of this article incorrectly stated Hamza Malik as the Governor of SBP.

 

COMMENTS (4)

Faisal | 13 years ago | Reply Hamza is the defacto Governor as the dejure is unable to do anything for the economy?
syed baqar raza | 13 years ago | Reply pls Pakistanis we must pay taxes it has to be progresive taxation for every Pakistani in order to inrease our wealth
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