Applications of Rs236 bn received for PM Housing Scheme: Governor SBP
- 25-Nov-2021
ISLAMABAD: Governor State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Reza Baqir Thursday said that they had received applications worth around Rs236 billion under the Prime Minister Housing Scheme initiative, ARY NEWS reported. “We have already approved the applications worth around Rs90 billion under the PM Housing Scheme,” he said while addressing the launching of the Sohni Dharti […]
Bank staffers allegedly encouraged dollar hoarding, shares SBP governor
- 18-Nov-2021
KARACHI: Governor State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Reza Baqir Thursday met the heads of multiple banks and conveyed that their staffers are allegedly involved in rupee devaluation by encouraging importers to buy dollars in large numbers, ARY NEWS reported. According to sources in the banking sector privy to the details of the meeting between the […]
Roshan digital accounts attract US$2.3 bn, SBP governor tells PM Imran Khan
- 22-Sep-2021
ISLAMABAD: Governor State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Reza Baqir Wednesday met Prime Minister Imran Khan and briefed him over the progress being made in terms of Roshan Digital Account and current account, ARY NEWS reported. Reza Baqir during a briefing on Roshan Digital Account (RDA) program said that as many as 204,000 accounts have so […]
Pakistan, IMF share same goals: SBP governor
- 09-Jul-2021
WASHINGTON: State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Governor Reza Baqir says talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on the sixth review of the $6 billion loan programme are going smoothly. Speaking to the Pakistani media in Washington on Thursday, he said Pakistan and the Fund shared the same goals, which include bringing non-taxpayers to the […]
Over 90,000 Roshan Digital Accounts opened in five months: SBP Governor
- 24-Feb-2021
The country has recently crossed the mark of US$500 million received through digital accounts, said Reza Baqir.