Former State Bank of Pakistan governor Dr Shamshad Akhtar passes away in Karachi due to cardiac arrest; funeral prayers on Sunday.

By Ariba Shahid KARACHI, Dec 27 - Shamshad Akhtar, the first and only woman to lead Pakistan's central bank and a two-time ...

Unanimously laud her considerable services to domestic and international institutions that leave a lasting legacy.

Pakistan posts a $100 million current account surplus in November after an October deficit, driven largely by rising ...

Pakistan's central bank cut its key interest rate by 50 basis points to 10.5% on Monday, breaking a four-meeting hold in a ...

A report citing Pakistan’s central bank chief warns the country’s growth model is unsustainable, with rising poverty, record ...

LONDON, September 22, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--LemFi, a leading international payments platform, announced today that the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), the country's state bank, has approved its ...

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Monday reduced its policy rate by 50 basis points to 10.5 per cent, effective from ...

Pakistan's central bank is expected to retain interest rates at 11% on Monday, a Reuters poll showed, as analysts push back rate-cut forecasts to late 2026 after the IMF warned inflation risks persist ...

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is reportedly seeking to ban all cryptocurrency transactions in Pakistan. Pakistan’s Sindh High Court reportedly held a hearing related to the legal status of ...

When Ashraf Wathra was formally appointed as governor of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) in April 2014, it’s a fair bet he didn’t expect one of his tasks would be to escort a glamorous royal from ...