Central bank holds rate as inflation cools for a fifth month, but signals patience on cuts
Policymakers kept the benchmark unchanged and pointed to food prices and the energy tariff schedule as the two variables that will decide the next move.
Ayesha Farooq
Economy correspondent. Covers monetary policy, public finance and the external account. Based in Islamabad.
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