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KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan on Monday released an advance calendar for Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meetings for 2026-27.

“As part of its continuing efforts to bring greater transparency and predictability into monetary policy formulation and improve its monetary policy-related communication, the SBP has released the advance calendar for MPC meetings for FY27,” the central bank said.

The SBP has also decided to increase the frequency of post-MPC press conferences from two to four times a year. Press conferences by the SBP governor will be held following MPC meetings in July, October, January and April.

At the same time, the SBP decided to publish the staff presentation prepared for the post-MPC analyst briefing. The presentation will be uploaded on the SBP’s official website one day after the MPC meeting. The move is aimed at bringing greater transparency to the MPC’s reaction function and to increase stakeholders’ confidence in the thorough, data-driven monetary policy formulation process at the SBP.