Published on, Aug. 19 -- August 19, 2025 7:18 AM

State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Governor Jameel Ahmad has cautioned that despite improvements in key macroeconomic indicators, Pakistan continues to grapple with structural challenges, foremost among them the country's persistently low domestic savings rate.

The central bank chief made these remarks while addressing the conference 'Unlocking the Capital Markets Potential for Banks' held at a hotel in Karachi on Monday.

He said that despite improvement on the economic front, including a decline in the inflation rate and pick-up of growth, "some long-standing structural challenges remain".

"One of the most serious among them is our persistently low domestic saving rate," he said. The SBP chi...