Economy: we need medication to correct account acidity On February 19, 2023 there was an article on Bloomberg titled China’s Debt Noose Could Strangle Pakistan by Mihir... Published 09 Mar, 2023 06:23am
Editorials Soaring debt EDITORIAL: The government’s total debt stock rose to 55 trillion rupees by end January 2023 as per data released ... Published 09 Mar, 2023 06:23am
World China offers Sri Lanka debt moratorium, promises deal on debt treatment: letter COLOMBO: The Export-Import Bank of China has told Sri Lanka it will not seek immediate repayment of debt for 2022... Published 08 Mar, 2023 12:25pm
Print PKR depreciation, borrowing: Debt stocks soar to Rs55trn by Jan-end Most of the increase was recorded in external debt due to Pak rupee depreciation Updated 08 Mar, 2023 12:43pm
Opinion Monetary-fiscal history of Latin America: lessons for Pakistan Pakistan today suffers from significant macroeconomic instability, high inflation, a currency crisis and a risk of a... Published 06 Mar, 2023 06:43am
Opinion Moody’s: there’s method in its madness Moody’s Investors Service early this week downgraded Pakistan’s local and foreign currency issuer and senior... Published 04 Mar, 2023 06:10am
Print Jul-Jan: $6.134bn borrowed from multiple sources ISLAMABAD: The government has borrowed $6.134 billion from multiple financing sources including $1.166 billion from... Updated 03 Mar, 2023 08:52am
Opinion Developing countries’ lost decade? Global average temperatures have reached 1.2 degrees centigrade above the pre-industrial era, and most scientific... Updated 03 Mar, 2023 06:58am
Print Nation is paying ‘heavy price of regime change’: IK LAHORE: On Thursday, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan castigated the PML-N-led coalition ... Updated 03 Mar, 2023 09:04am
Business & Finance Forex reserves increase $556m to $3,814.1m KARACHI: Foreign exchange reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) rose by $556 million during the last ... Published 03 Mar, 2023 06:12am
Opinion There’s no tomorrow with begging bowls At school, while reading Charles Dickens’ (a personal favourite writer) novels, me and my classmates had developed... Updated 02 Mar, 2023 06:55am
Opinion Traders relaxed as ECB starts running down massive bond holdings Strong investor inflows into bond markets this year mean traders and bankers are confident the European Central Bank... Updated 02 Mar, 2023 07:01am
Opinion Past the point of no return! For weeks noted economists and economic researchers have cited numerous indicators, like low foreign exchange... Updated 02 Mar, 2023 06:51am
Print MoF says inflation likely to remain high in coming months ISLAMABAD: Inflation is expected to remain high in the coming months around 28 to 30 percent consequent to uncertain... Updated 01 Mar, 2023 09:06am
Opinion The exchange rate: a steady hum of discontent No economic variable captures the popular imagination in Pakistan more than the exchange rate. After Pakistan moved... Published 28 Feb, 2023 06:15am
Editorials The floundering economy EDITORIAL: Current account deficit has declined 67 percent to 3.8 billion dollars (July-January 2022-23) against... Published 27 Feb, 2023 06:17am
Print China debt: FO seeks to ease US concerns ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office on Thursday responded to US concerns over Chinese debt and emphasised that being a... Updated 24 Feb, 2023 11:49am
Print Debt and debt instruments: Profit on debt and capital gains given tax exemption ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has exempted income tax on profit on debt and capital gains from debt... Updated 24 Feb, 2023 08:44am
Opinion Markets bracing for ‘no landing’ world economy scenario curb risk appetite Markets, bracing for a “no landing” scenario where global economic growth is resilient and inflation stays ... Updated 23 Feb, 2023 06:21am
Print Forex reserves to get much-needed boost: China lends a hand amid IMF procrastination Board of China Development Bank approves facility of $700 million Updated 23 Feb, 2023 09:24am
Opinion Surging govt debt The statistics on total debt of Pakistan as of end-December 2022 has been released recently by the SBP (State Bank ... Published 21 Feb, 2023 05:58am
Opinion Khawaja Asif puts the cat among the pigeons Country’s defence minister and veteran politician Khawaja Asif deserves praise for telling the tough truth.... Published 20 Feb, 2023 06:26am
Opinion Debt relief for developing countries When the Covid pandemic was declared by the World Health Organization (WHO) back in early 2020, a number of... Published 17 Feb, 2023 06:00am
Print Debt, liabilities rise to historical-level of Rs63.9trn KARACHI: The country’s total debt and liabilities rose to a historical level of Rs 63.9 trillion at the end of the... Updated 17 Feb, 2023 08:48am
Print US says concerned about debt owed to China by Pakistan ISLAMABAD: The United States is concerned about debt owed to China by Pakistan and other countries, US State... Updated 17 Feb, 2023 08:45am
Opinion The challenge of SOEs — II The SOEs (State-Owned Enterprises) are generally being run at the whim of a chosen few, who are beholden to no ... Published 16 Feb, 2023 06:08am
Print EAD allowed to sign debt rescheduling deal with Russia ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) has allowed Economic Affairs Division (EAD) to sign debt... Updated 16 Feb, 2023 08:55am
Editorials A further decline in remittances EDITORIAL: Remittances declined to under 1.89 billion dollars in January 2023, thereby registering a continuous... Published 16 Feb, 2023 06:08am
Opinion The challenge of SOEs – I The state of Pakistan’s economy has been a constant subject of discussion over the past month or so in the print... Published 15 Feb, 2023 06:27am
Print Fitch further downgrades long-term foreign currency IDR to ‘CCC-’ ISLAMABAD: Fitch Ratings has downgraded Pakistan’s Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to “CCC-”,... Updated 15 Feb, 2023 09:04am