In an unexpected move, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) at the weekend cut its main policy rate by 50bp to 13.5%. The cut came despite continued strong inflationary pressures, and follows growing concern that the government is putting pressure on the central bank to cut rates. With inflation likely to remain elevated, we forecast that interest rates will now remain on hold until end-2011.
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