The burden of govt debt The government debt outstanding is the debt that is to be serviced out of the Federal Consolidated Fund plus the ... Updated 13 May, 2025 07:37am
Print Pakistan govt’s debt stock soars to Rs73.6trn by March-end Rising domestic borrowings fueled by fiscal deficit financing push the debt burden up Updated 13 May, 2025 09:32am
Business & Finance Global debt hits record of over $324trn: IIF NEW YORK: Global debt rose by around $7.5 trillion in the first three months of the year to hit a record high of ... Published 07 May, 2025 06:06am
Print Growth in Pakistan may stay broadly unchanged: IMF ISLAMABAD: Growth for Pakistan is expected to remain broadly unchanged in fiscal year 2025, reflecting a 0.6... Updated 02 May, 2025 02:20pm
World Saudi Arabia, Qatar to settle Syria’s World Bank debt RIYADH: Saudi Arabia and Qatar announced on Sunday that they would settle Syria’s debt to the World Bank totalling... Published 27 Apr, 2025 09:16pm
World IMF says tariff pressures to push global public debt past pandemic levels WASHINGTON: Economic pressures from steep new U.S. tariffs will push global public debt above pandemic-era levels to... Published 23 Apr, 2025 06:46pm
Print Fitch upgrades Pakistan’s forex IDR to ‘B-’ ISLAMABAD: Fitch Ratings has upgraded Pakistan’s Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to “B-” from... Updated 16 Apr, 2025 09:23am
Print Rs1.275trn loan to tackle circular debt: CPPA-G likely to sign term sheets with 18 banks Entire plan already approved by the Task Force on Power Updated 16 Apr, 2025 02:29pm
Opinion Evolution of public debt Pakistan today is one of the Asian countries with a relatively high level of public debt in relation to the GDP. As... Published 15 Apr, 2025 05:54am
Markets Pakistan receives record $4.1bn in remittances in March, says SBP governor Central bank revises remittance forecast to $38bn for FY25 Updated 14 Apr, 2025 11:02pm
Business & Finance UN trade chief urges US to spare poorest countries UNITED NATIONS: The top UN trade official on Thursday urged the United States to spare the poorest countries “the... Published 12 Apr, 2025 05:40am
Business & Finance ‘More steps needed to ensure long-term economic stability’ KARACHI: President of Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry, President of ECO Chamber of Commerce... Published 11 Apr, 2025 06:12am
Opinion Issues in provision of adequate level of climate finance The World Bank Group (WBG) in its 2023 released ‘Pakistan – Country climate and development report’ pointed ... Updated 04 Apr, 2025 06:25am
Print Jul 1 ‘24 to Mar 14 ’25: Govt borrowing for budgetary support plunges 66pc KARACHI: The federal government’s borrowing for budgetary support from the domestic banking system has dropped... Updated 03 Apr, 2025 09:05am
Business & Finance Kuwait issues new law for return to int’l debt market DUBAI/CAIRO: Kuwait issued a long-awaited law on Wednesday to regulate public borrowing as the country prepares for ... Published 28 Mar, 2025 07:55am
Print First review of $7bn EFF, and new $1.3bn RSF arrangement: SLA reached; IMF praises performance Government can unlock the $1.3billion under a new climate resilience loan programme spanning 28 months Updated 27 Mar, 2025 03:13pm
Opinion Pakistan in dire need of reforms The economic situation in Pakistan remains complex, with fluctuating growth rates, high prices of commodities, and... Published 21 Mar, 2025 06:45am
Print Incumbent KP govt hasn’t taken any loan, says Gandapur PESHAWAR: KP Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Ali Amin Khan Gandapur has said that over last one year, the... Updated 17 Mar, 2025 09:46am
Opinion Existential threats and Neoliberalism — II During the hey days of the Covid pandemic, and especially post Covid pandemic there was lot of talk of world... Updated 15 Mar, 2025 07:38pm
Opinion Existential threats and Neoliberalism—I The climate change crisis is fast-unfolding, and unlike what was thought at the time of the ‘Paris Agreement’ on... Updated 08 Mar, 2025 12:38pm
Print Jul-Jan govt debt up 4.65pc to Rs72.12trn KARACHI: The federal government’s total debt stock surged by over Rs 3 trillion during the first seven months of the... Updated 07 Mar, 2025 02:33pm
Print IMF benchmarks on track, progressing as per plan: PD ISLAMABAD: The Power Division has claimed that all benchmarks agreed upon with the International Monetary Fund... Updated 04 Mar, 2025 02:36pm
Opinion Climate change, Resilience and Sustainability Facility, and beyond On their webpage, titled ‘Resilience, environment, and climate change’ the United Nations Development Programme... Updated 28 Feb, 2025 11:56pm
Business & Finance Zahid terms foreign debt ‘biggest’ challenge KARACHI: The Chairman of National Business Group Pakistan, the President of the Pakistan Businessmen and... Published 26 Feb, 2025 07:35am
Opinion Workers’ remittances: a pivotal role in Pakistan’s economy Over the past five decades, Pakistan’s workers’ remittances (WRs) have surged from US$0.14 billion in 1970 to... Published 21 Feb, 2025 06:49am
Opinion Beyond inflation: the hidden risks in Pakistan’s economic recovery Pakistan’s economy is addicted to debt. Lavish government spending, recklessly financed through borrowing has... Published 20 Feb, 2025 07:05am
Business & Finance Punjab witnesses 1.5pc decline in govt debt in 3 months LAHORE: Punjab’s total government debt saw a decline of Rs 24.8 billion in the second quarter of the current ... Published 19 Feb, 2025 06:21am
Business & Finance Debt stock soars to Rs71.6trn by Dec-end KARACHI: The federal government’s total debt stock soared to Rs 71.6 trillion by the end of December 2024, driven... Published 15 Feb, 2025 05:54am
Business & Finance Forex reserves fall below $16bn on debt payoffs KARACHI: The country’s total liquid foreign exchange reserves fell below the $16 billion mark, primarily due to... Published 14 Feb, 2025 06:17am
Opinion IMF’s 2024 Article IV report, and debate on inflation—I ‘Annex VI. From boom-bust to stabilization: monetary policy and business cycles in Pakistan’ published in the... Updated 14 Feb, 2025 06:41am