KARACHI (October 18 2008): The State Bank of Pakistan on Friday night while addressing the current liquidity crunch distress in the banking system announced that it is slashing the Cash Reserve Requirement (CRR) by 200 basis points (bps) and exempted the time deposits of 1 year tenor and above from Statutory Liquidity Requirements (SLR) with immediate effect.

Pakistan unveils $3.33b rescue plan (Asia News Network)
In a bid to infuse liquidity into the banking sector to overcome the liquidity crunch, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), the country’s central bank, has further reduced the cash reserve requirement (CRR) by 200 basis points (bps) to 6 per cent for all deposits on one year maturity and also fully exempted the time deposits of one year tenor and above from Statutory Liquidity Requirements (SLR) …

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Pakistan unveils $3.33b rescue plan (Asia News Network)
n a bid to infuse liquidity into the banking sector to overcome the liquidity crunch, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), the country’s central bank, has further reduced the cash reserve requirement (CR …..