Pakistan: a pause to the tightening cycle

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) left interest rates on hold today at 9.75% and indicated that further modest tightening is likely later in the year. We think the central bank will take a breather over the next few months, but we doubt today’s meeting marks the end of the central bank’s tightening cycle.

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