{"id":558743,"date":"2026-07-28T01:33:23","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T20:33:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=558743"},"modified":"2026-07-28T01:33:23","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T20:33:23","slug":"state-bank-keeps-bench-mark-interest-rate-unchanged-at-11-5-percent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/state-bank-keeps-bench-mark-interest-rate-unchanged-at-11-5-percent\/","title":{"rendered":"State Bank keeps bench mark interest rate unchanged at 11.5 percent"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> KARACHI<br \/>\nGovernor State Bank jamil Ahmad has announced new monetary policy keeping interest rate unchanged at 11.50 percent.<br \/>\nAs per media reports, Monetary policy committee met under Governor State Bank jamil Ahmad and the interest rate was kept stable at 11.5 percent.<br \/>\nIt is pertinent to mention here State Bank has kept policy rate unchanged at 11.5 percent. from April 27. On Monday the old level was kept intact while determining the interest rate for the next one and half months.<br \/>\nAfter reviewing the overall situation of price hike in the country, economic indicators and likely impact of the ongoing tension in Middle East on national economy decision was taken about policy rate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KARACHI Governor State Bank jamil Ahmad has announced new monetary policy keeping interest rate unchanged at 11.50 percent. As per media reports, Monetary policy committee met under Governor State Bank jamil Ahmad and the interest rate was kept stable at 11.5 percent. 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