The State Bank of Pakistan’s (SBP) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) maintained its key policy rate at 10.5 per cent on Monday. During the last MPC meeting, the central bank revised its benchmark rate to 10.5 per cent, a 50-basis-point reduction, noting that inflation remained within the 5-7 per cent target range on average during July-November of the 2026 fiscal year, though it said core inflation proved relatively sticky. [...]