Pakistan posts $100mn current account surplus in November 2025
- 17-Dec-2025
KARACHI: Pakistan recorded a current account surplus of $100 million in November 2025, while the cumulative current account balance for the first five months of the ongoing fiscal year 2025–26 stood at a deficit of $812 million. According to data released by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), the current account showed a surplus of […]
SBP issues clarification on trade data computation and C/A revision
- 07-Oct-2025
KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Monday clarified that SBP’s trade data is computed mainly on the basis of trade payments data received from banks; hence, there will be no significant revision in Current Account C/A balance data already published. The SBP in its clarification stated ” This is in response to recently […]
Current Account records surplus of $619m in March
- 22-Apr-2024
ISLAMABAD: The current account has witnessed a surplus of $619 million during the month of March 2024, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) reported on Monday. Cumulatively the current account balance for July to March (2023-24) has improved significantly; as deficit of $0.5 billion was recorded during the period as compared to the deficit of […]
Current account in surplus for fourth month in a row
- 18-Jul-2023
Pakistan’s current account posted a surplus for the fourth consecutive month, clocking in at $334 million in June 2023, SBP data showed Tuesday. According to the data released by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), the current account balance posted a surplus of $334 million for the month of June compared to a deficit of […]
Pakistani Current Account records deficit of $662m in Dec after 5 months in surplus
- 21-Jan-2021
The Pakistani CAB remained in surplus for five straight months but in December it bled US$1175 million to now stand in a deficit of US$662
Trade deficit soars to $5.8b for recent quarter: PBS
- 06-Oct-2020
The Federal Bureau of Statistics released on Monday the quarterly figures of Pakistani current account status noting $5.8 billion in deficit
SBP increases monetary policy rate to 7.5 percent
- 14-Jul-2018
KARACHI: State Bank of Pakistan on Saturday announced to increase the monetary policy by 100 basis points to 7.50 percent effective from July 16, to curb demand and ensure near-term stability. According to a statement by the monetary policy committee, Pakistan achieved a thirteen-year high growth rate of 5.8 percent in FY18 and the average […]
SBP announces monetary policy, keeps interest rate unchanged
- 28-Jan-2017
KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan on Saturday announced the monetary policy for the next two months and kept the rate of interest unchanged at 5.75 percent as the market experts had predicted. Governor State Bank of Pakistan Ashraf Mahmood Wathra while announcing the policy at the SBP’s headquarters said that there was immense pressure […]