Pakistan central bank likely to hold rate at 11% as IMF flags inflation risks - Reuters poll

KARACHI: Pakistan’s central bank is expected to retain interest rates at 11 percent on Monday, a Reuters poll showed, as analysts push back rate-cut forecasts to late 2026 after the IMF warned inflation risks persist and policy must stay “appropriately tight.” All 12 analysts surveyed expect no cut in the policy meeting on Monday. A majority of them see inflation hovering at 6 percent–8 percent in the coming months before rising again toward the end of fiscal 2026 as base effects fade and food and transport prices stay volatile after flood-related supply disruptions.

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