2026-08-04 | BPRD Circular Letter No. 16 of 2026

Added

Risk Weight for Unrated Large Corporate Borrowers

The aggregate exposure limit for unrated large private sector borrowers from all banks and DFIs is increased from PKR 3 billion to PKR 10 billion. This change becomes effective on September 30, 2026, and will be incorporated into the Revised Instructions for Credit Risk (Standardized Approach) under the Basel-III framework. Banks and DFIs are implementing these instructions in parallel run.

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