State Bank announces new monetary policy

State Bank announces new monetary policy

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan announced its monetary policy on Saturday.

It was decided that interest rate for the next two months will be maintained at 5.75 percent.

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Inflation rates have increased, the State Bank maintained, adding that inflation rate in October this year remained at 4.2 percent. Compared to October 2015, inflation rates showed a 1.6 percent increase.