Elixir Securities - Pakistan Economy - SBP Raises Interest Rate by 100bps in Jul-18 MPS; Further Tightening Ahead

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Sharoon Ahmad

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Pakistan Economy - SBP Raises Interest Rate by 100bps in Jul-18 MPS; Further Tightening Ahead

In its latest monetary policy announcement, Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) raised PR/DR by 100bps to 7.50%/8.00%. The hike was higher than our expectation of 50bps which was also reflected by secondary market yields. The decision was based on 1) strong fiscal expansion, 2) rising inflation projections, 3) external account imbalances, and 4) reduced PKR-USD interest rate differential.
GDP growth is expected to slowdown to 5.5%YoY in FY19 from 5.8%YoY in FY18, owing to sector specific issues and monetary/fiscal tightening.
SBP flagged the risk of BOP challenges as it acknowledged that the high level of CAD is not sustainable beyond the short term.

16/07/2018 3 EN

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Elixir Securities

Elixir Securities Pakistan is a Corporate Member of the Pakistan Stock Exchange & Pakistan Mercantile Exchange and is one of the leading securities brokerage & investment banking firms in Pakistan, established since 1994. Our principal business activities include all aspects of Pakistan’s Capital Markets covering Securities Brokerage (Equities, Fixed Income and Commodities), Corporate Finance & Capital Markets Advisory (M&A, ECM, DCM) and Investment Research (Economics & Securities). We are one of the most active & aggressive Broker-Dealers in Pakistan executing trades for most of the Top 20 Global Brokers with unmatched corporate access credentials and have successfully advised and closed on some landmark ECM transactions in the history of Pakistan including the largest deal in frontier Asia (USD 1.02 billion). Our Clients include foreign and domestic financial institutions (Banks, Asset Managers, Insurance Companies, Pension Funds) corporates, HNWI’s and retail investors. This is supported by a very strong and independent research capability, which is quoted regularly in both local and international media.

Elixir Securities Pakistan is the proud recipient of many awards & recognitions including AsiaMoney’s Brokers Poll 2017, FinanceAsia’s Pakistan Best Investment Bank and Best Broker 2017, The Asset’s Best Brokerage House in Pakistan 2016, Asiamoney’s “Best Domestic Equity House 2015 in Pakistan”, The Asset Triple A Country Awards 2015 - Pakistan “Deal of the Year” and “Deal of the Year-Highly Commended”, CFA Society of Pakistan Awards for Year 2015 “Best Research Analyst (1^st Rank), CFA Society of Pakistan Awards for Year 2014 “Best Research Analyst (1^st Rank)”, “Best Trader” 2nd Runner-up (3rd Rank), The Asset Triple A Country Awards 2014’s “Best Deal in Pakistan” and Capital Finance International’s nomination for “Best Equity Research in Pakistan 2010”.

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Pakistan Economy - SBP Raises Interest Rate by 100bps in Jul-18 MPS; Further Tightening Ahead

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