Rates & Banking
SBP policy rate, KIBOR, car and personal financing.
SBP raises policy rate to 12%: what it does to your loan installments
The SBP raised the policy rate to 12%. One-year KIBOR jumped after the hike and has since eased to about 12.89%, but variable-rate financing still costs more than before, even as October inflation eased to 9.6%. Here's how that reaches your monthly installment.
Car financing in Pakistan: the SBP rules that decide what you can borrow
Two things decide your car financing: an SBP cap on how much anyone can borrow in total, and the spread your bank adds over KIBOR. Here's how both work.