SBP monetary policy 2026: next MPC date and schedule
The next SBP Monetary Policy Committee decision release is on Monday 26 October 2026, for October 2026 meeting. The State Bank of Pakistan gives the date but not a time on the schedule page we read, so we don't show one.
SBP MPC meeting dates 2026–2027
| Date | Your time | IST | PKT | WAT | UK | ET | For |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 October 2026 | October 2026 meeting | ||||||
| 14 December 2026 | December 2026 meeting | ||||||
| 25 January 2027 | January 2027 meeting | ||||||
| 8 March 2027 | March 2027 meeting | ||||||
| 26 April 2027 | April 2027 meeting | ||||||
| 17 June 2027 | June 2027 meeting |
6 SBP Monetary Policy Committee decision releases are scheduled from 26 October 2026 to 17 June 2027, according to TradingLookup's News-Day Calendar (October 2026).
What the SBP MPC meeting is and why it moves markets
The State Bank of Pakistan's Monetary Policy Committee sets the policy rate, Pakistan's main policy interest rate.
The decision moves the rupee, Pakistan's bond yields and shares on the Pakistan Stock Exchange. We rate it high impact: central-bank decisions and the main inflation, jobs, GDP and retail data.
Prop firms that restrict trading around the SBP MPC meeting
- Alpha Futuresrestricted on funded accounts (2 minutes either side)
- Elite Trader Fundingrestricted on funded accounts (5 minutes either side)
- FundingPipsnot allowed; restricted on funded accounts (5 minutes either side)
- Maven Tradingrestricted around news (2 minutes either side); allowed, but news profits may not count
- MyFundedFuturesrestricted on funded accounts (2 minutes either side); restricted on funded accounts
- Take Profit Traderrestricted on funded accounts
- The Trading Pit (futures)restricted around news (2 minutes either side)
Related releases
Source
- Publisher
- State Bank of Pakistan
- Schedule page
- sbp.org.pk , archive.sbp.org.pk
- Re-read
- Every week