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Monetary market receives Rs 1.6 trillion from SBP to maintain liquidity

KARACHI, Jan 09 (APP):The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), on Friday, injected Rs 1,590.1 billion through Reverse Repo Purchase and Shariah Compliant Mudarabah based Open Market Operations (OMO) to maintain liquidity in the market. The central bank conducted the Open Market Operation, Reverse Repo Purchase (Injection) for 7 and 14-day tenors on January 09, 2026, […]

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Workers’ remittances inflow increase by 10.6% to $19.7 bln during 1st half FY26

ISLAMABAD, Jan 9 (APP):The overseas workers’ remittances witnessed an increase of 10.6 per cent during the first half of the current fiscal year 2025-26, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) said on Friday. The inflow of $ 19.7 billion was recorded during July-December 2025-26 as compared to the inflow of $17.8 billion during July-December 2024-25, […]

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Rupee gains 01 paisa against US Dollar

ISLAMABAD, Jan 8 (APP):The Rupee on Thursday appreciated by 01 paisa against the US Dollar in interbank trading and closed at Rs 280.05 compared to the previous day’s closing at Rs 280.06. According to the Forex Association of Pakistan (FAP), the buying and selling rates of the Dollar in the open market were recorded at […]

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Foreign exchange rates

KARACHI, Jan 06 (APP):The Exchange Rates Committee of Financial Markets Association of Pakistan issued the following Exchange rates bulletin, here on Tuesday. CONVERSION RATES FOR JANUARY 06, 2026 FOR FOREIGN CURRENCY FOR FORWARD COVER FOR DEPOSITS (EXCLUDING FE-25 DEPOSITS) SBP SETTLEMENT VALUE DATE JANUARY 08, 2026      USD      280.0543      GBP  […]

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Foreign exchange rates

KARACHI, Jan 02 (APP): The Exchange Rates Committee of Financial Markets Association of Pakistan issued the following Exchange rates bulletin, here on Friday. CONVERSION RATES FOR JANUARY 02, 2026 FOR FOREIGN CURRENCY FOR FORWARD COVER FOR DEPOSITS (EXCLUDING FE-25 DEPOSITS) SBP SETTLEMENT VALUE DATE JANUARY 06, 2026      USD      280.0962     […]

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Pakistan’s total liquid foreign reserves stand over $21 billion

KARACHI, Jan 01 (APP): The total liquid foreign reserves of Pakistan stood US$ 21,012.2 million as of December 26, 2025 while the reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan rose to $ 15,915.1 million. “During the week ended on 26-Dec-2025, SBP’s FX reserves increased by US$ 13 million to US$ 15,915.1 million,” the central […]

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Pakistan’s economy shows robust recovery with 3.71% GDP, growth to first quarter of FY2026

ISLAMABAD, Dec 31 (APP): Pakistan’s economy is gaining momentum, driven by a broad-based industrial rebound, resilient agriculture, and prudent fiscal management that delivered a surplus in the first quarter of FY2026, according to the Federal Ministry of Finance’s Monthly Economic Update and Outlook (December 2025) on Wednesday. The GDP growth hits 3.71% led by industry […]