Pakistan, May 1 -- The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) will meet on Monday, May 05, 2025 to decide about the monetary policy, according to a SBP statement on Wednesday. "Later on, SBP will issue the Monetary Policy Statement through a press release on the same day," it said. The central bank is expected to cut the key policy rate by 50bps to take it to 11.5%, as per a report of brokerage house Arif Habib Limited (AHL). In the last meeting on March 10, the central bank maintained the policy rate stable at 12%. "The committee noted that inflation in February 2025 turned out lower than expectation, mainly due to a drop in food and energy prices. "Notwithstanding this decline, the committee assessed the risks...