Rupee continues to depreciate, settles at 222.67 against US dollar In the last five trading sessions, rupee has lost Rs1.25 or 0.56% against the US dollar Updated 17 Nov, 2022 08:53pm
Print Q1 FY23: External debt, liabilities dip over $3bn KARACHI: Pakistan’s external debt and liabilities fell over $3 billion during the first quarter (Jul-Sep) of this... Updated 17 Nov, 2022 09:18am
Business & Finance Forex reserves down $958m in a week KARACHI: The country’s total liquid foreign exchange reserves fell sharply $958 million in a week due to external... Published 11 Nov, 2022 05:54am
Business & Finance Public debt at Rs49.2 trillion: Dar ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Muhammad Ishaq Dar has said that the outstanding public debt of... Published 25 Oct, 2022 05:51am
Business & Finance External debt ‘devouring’ economy, says expert KARACHI: The Financial and economic conditions of Pakistan are precarious, landing the country into a deep trouble,... Published 23 Oct, 2022 03:21am
Business & Finance Market-determined exchange rate pushes up cost of external debt: World Bank ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has a market-determined exchange rate, which makes the country’s servicing cost on external... Published 07 Oct, 2022 05:59am
Business & Finance Forex reserves fall by $247m KARACHI: The country’s total liquid foreign exchange reserves declined by $247 million during the last week.... Published 23 Sep, 2022 06:15am
Business & Finance External debt keeps piling up every year: analyst KARACHI: In Pakistan the quantum of loan is increasing every year as the government secures new loans for the... Published 20 Sep, 2022 07:22am
Business & Finance Punjab govt liabilities surge by Rs113bn due to rupee depreciation LAHORE: The Punjab government’s liabilities, local and external, bulged by Rs113 billion in the last quarter of ... Published 21 Aug, 2022 06:18am
Markets Forex reserves fall by $206m KARACHI: The country’s total liquid foreign exchange reserves declined by $ 206 million during last week due to... Published 05 Aug, 2022 06:27am
Business & Finance Forex reserves dip by $827m KARACHI: The country’s total foreign exchange reserves sharply declined by $ 827 million during the last one week... Published 29 Jul, 2022 06:14am
Business & Finance External debt, liabilities amount to $126bn ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly was informed on Thursday that as of May 31, 2022, the country’s total external... Published 29 Jul, 2022 06:14am
Business & Finance Forex reserves dip by $369m KARACHI: The country’s total liquid foreign reserves dropped by $369 million during the last week due to external... Published 22 Jul, 2022 07:07am
Print Russia, rejecting default, tells investors to go to western financial agents MOSCOW: Russia rejected claims on Monday that is had defaulted on its external debt for the first time in more than ... Updated 28 Jun, 2022 09:36am
Opinion Blame game, once again A successor government blaming its predecessor government for all the ills is nothing new. Therefore, Pakistan ... Published 18 Jun, 2022 06:00am
Business & Finance SBP’s forex reserves fall sharply KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan’s (SBP) foreign exchange reserves continued to decline and fell sharply by ... Published 10 Jun, 2022 06:16am
Business & Finance Russia offers to settle debt disputes with creditors MOSCOW: Russia said Thursday it was ready to directly settle any disputes with its creditors after missing payments... Published 03 Jun, 2022 08:22am
Opinion The rising public debt burden The public debt of Pakistan consists of the domestic and external debt of the government plus debt owed to the IMF... Published 24 May, 2022 05:35am
Business & Finance Govt urged to take clear stance on economy KARACHI: Chairman of National Business Group Pakistan and President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum ... Published 13 May, 2022 05:59am
Pakistan Public debt stands at Rs41.466trn, NA told ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly was informed on Monday that the total public debt stands at Rs41.466 trillion –... Published 10 May, 2022 05:10am
Opinion Managing the BoP Pakistan today faces an incipient financial crisis. Gross foreign exchange reserves of the SBP stand at $10.8 ... Published 19 Apr, 2022 05:32am
Editorials State of economy: yet another impasse EDITORIAL: Pakistan’s projected growth rate for the current year is 4.3 percent while 4 percent is projected for... Published 18 Apr, 2022 05:30am
Markets Sri Lanka declares 5-day share trading halt over crisis COLOMBO: The Colombo Stock Exchange on Saturday announced a five-day trading halt after crisis-hit Sri Lanka hiked... Published 16 Apr, 2022 03:24pm
World Sri Lanka defaults on entire $51 billion external debt Sri Lanka had sought debt relief from India and China, but both countries instead offered more credit lines to buy commodities from them Updated 12 Apr, 2022 12:31pm
Business & Finance External debt, arbitration settlement: Forex reserves decline by $1bn in a week KARACHI: The country’s total liquid foreign exchange reserves fell sharply by one billion dollars in a week due to... Published 08 Apr, 2022 05:28am
Opinion External vulnerability index of countries An External Vulnerability Index (EVI) has been constructed perhaps for the first time to highlight the variation in... Published 29 Mar, 2022 05:49am
Business & Finance Forex reserves dip KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan’s (SBP) reserves decreased by $ 250 million to $16.212 billion during the last... Published 11 Mar, 2022 05:12am
Business & Finance Minister defends govt borrowing ISLAMABAD: Minister for Finance and Revenue Shaukat Tarin said that a total of public debt as at end-September 2021... Published 31 Dec, 2021 06:50am
Pakistan PTI govt to make $55bn debt payment during its tenure: Fawad Chaudhry Information minister draws comparison with previous PML-N govt Updated 21 Dec, 2021 05:41pm
Pakistan External debt, liabilities hit $127bn mark by Sept-end KARACHI: Pakistan’s external debt and liabilities continued to rise, reaching $ 127 billion by the end of ... Published 25 Nov, 2021 03:53am