Pakistan slashes rates, further loosening to come

In response to the rapidly worsening outlook for the economy, Pakistan’s central bank (SBP) today slashed its key policy rate by 75bp to 12.5%. With growth likely to slow sharply this year and inflation set to fall back further, more rate cuts are likely.

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