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SBP maintains interest rate at 22%

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On Monday, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) maintained its benchmark rate at 22% for the fifth consecutive policy meeting. SBP Governor Jameel Ahmad stated during news conference in  Karachi that the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the central  bank has projected the average annual inflation to be between 23  and 25 percent. He also mentioned how the International Monetary Fund (IMF)  tranche release had improved the foreign accounts. According to figures from the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS), inflation reached new high of 29.7 percent in December, indicating  modest uptick from November. The SBP policy rate has not moved over the last four review meetings, having been increased to an all-time high of 22 percent in June.

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