The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Governor Dr Shamshad Akhter on Monday announced she had not sought extension of her office, paving way for banker S Salim Raza to take over the challenging job with the beginning ...

The State Bank of Pakistan has launched three key microfinance sector development initiatives comprising 'Microfinance Credit Guarantee Facility', 'Institutional Strengthening Fund', and 'Improving Access to Finance Services Fund', for growth and development of microfinance sector. These initiatives are ...

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has asked all banks to extend agricultural loan to groups, instead of individual farmers, which would help the economy promote the culture of collective or co-operative farming. SBP in its annual ...

In order to further facilitate exports, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Wednesday announced willingness to provide 100 percent financing to banks, under Export Refinance Facility Part-II (ERF) and Long-Term Financing Facility, which will inject an ...

Governor State Bank of Pakistan, Dr. Shamshad Akhtar on Wednesday announced that the Central Bank will henceforth provide 100 percent refinancing to banks against export finance provided by them to exporters under Part?I of the Export Finance ...

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) intervention helped the rupee recover to trade at 81.00 to the dollar by noon trade on Monday, compared with Saturday's closing at 82.80/83.00, dealers said. The rupee sank to a record low ...

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) said on Tuesday it would raise the amount of Pakistan Investment Bonds and Term Finance Certificates that banks can use to meet their statutory limit requirement to 10 percent from 5 ...

Prime Minister, Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani has said that the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) was autonomous as well as accountable to the parliament. Addressing a conference on SBP 60th Anniversary here, Prime Minister, Syed Yusuf Raza ...