On Monday, SBP has announced a raise in basic points by 25 in the benchmark policy rate leading to 7.5% for the following two months. The plan will be effective from October 1, 2021. SBP reported that Monetary Policy Committee had observed increase in rate of economic recovery due to more domestic demand with higher stock prices.

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