KARACHI: State Bank of Pakistan generates Rs 388 billion surpassingsignificantly the target.
The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has raised Rs388 billion through T-bills,exceeding the target set of Rs300 billion.
The SBP conducted the auction for the sale of 3-month, 6-month and 12-monthGovernment of Pakistan Market Treasury Bills (MTBs) and received bidsamounting to over Rs1,380 billion.
Bids worth Rs250.6 billion were received for 3-month T-bills, Rs4 billionfor 6-month T-bills while 12-month government papers fetched bids amountingto Rs1,126.4 billion.
Out of the received bids, the federal government raised Rs131 billion from3-month bids, Rs2 billion from 6-month T-bills and Rs255 billion from12-month T-bills.