{"id":70624,"date":"2020-09-19T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-09-19T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/?p=70624"},"modified":"2020-09-17T16:18:39","modified_gmt":"2020-09-17T11:18:39","slug":"sbp-permits-banks-open-saturdays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/sbp-permits-banks-open-saturdays.html","title":{"rendered":"SBP permits banks to open limited branches on Saturdays"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Karachi: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has permitted banks to open a limited number of branches on Saturdays, according to a news report. It made this decision in light of the declining COVID-19 cases all over the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/covid-19-mitigation-measures-continue-till-dec-31.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">COVID-19 mitigation measures to continue till Dec 31: SBP<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to SBP\u2019s directives, bank branches in business hubs and ports will be permitted to remain open on Saturday. Previously, all bank branches remained closed on Saturdays due to the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, as cases have declined and businesses have reopened, with educational institutions opening in phases, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/shift-e-payments-help-create-4-mn-jobs-boost-gdp-sbp.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SBP<\/a> has decided to end this injunction. To make things safer, it instructed all banks to follow the set COVID-19 safety protocols properly; with complete transparency and according to all health guidelines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/protective-gear-equipment-manufacturers-allowed-avail-sbps-coronavirus-refinance-facility.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Protective gear, equipment manufacturers allowed to avail SBP\u2019s coronavirus refinance facility<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There is a mechanism in place for banks to report any COVID-19 cases in their branches, leading to those branches being sealed for a number of days and sanitized thoroughly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Karachi: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has permitted banks to open a limited number of branches on Saturdays, according to a news report. It made this decision in light of the declining COVID-19 cases all over the country. Read: COVID-19 mitigation measures to continue till Dec 31: SBP According to SBP\u2019s directives, bank branches in business hubs and ports will be permitted to remain open on Saturday. Previously, all bank branches remained closed on Saturdays due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, as cases have declined and businesses have reopened, with educational institutions opening in phases, the SBP has decided to end this injunction. To make things safer, it instructed all banks to follow the set COVID-19 safety protocols properly; with complete transparency and according to all health guidelines. Read: Protective gear, equipment manufacturers allowed to avail SBP\u2019s coronavirus refinance facility There is a mechanism in place for banks to report any COVID-19 cases in their branches, leading to those branches being sealed for a number of days and sanitized thoroughly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":58,"featured_media":64432,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[24075,6066],"persona":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-70624","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"tag-covid-19-pandemic","8":"tag-sbp"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>SBP permits banks to open limited branches on Saturdays - Zameen News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has allowed banks to open a limited number of branches on Saturdays, in light of the decreasing COVID-19 cases.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/sbp-permits-banks-open-saturdays.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"SBP permits banks to open limited branches on Saturdays - Zameen News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has allowed banks to open a limited number of branches on Saturdays, in light of the decreasing COVID-19 cases.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/sbp-permits-banks-open-saturdays.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Pakistan Real Estate News &amp; 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