Japan seeks Sri Lanka recovery for regional stability COLOMBO: Strategically placed Sri Lanka’s economic recovery was essential for stability in the Indo-Pacific region,... Published 04 May, 2024 05:28pm
Pakistan Pakistan’s central govt debt decreases marginally in February: SBP Major decrease witnessed in central government external debt and short-term domestic debt Updated 04 Apr, 2024 06:31pm
Editorials Increase in debt burden EDITORIAL: Total domestic and external debt stocks rose by 6 percent during the first seven months of the current... Published 09 Mar, 2024 04:59am
Print EAD explains how borrowing can be productive Pakistan signs new agreements worth $642 million as commitments Updated 07 Mar, 2024 09:53am
Print ‘Extensive’ borrowing in foreign currency: Two govts blamed for worsening external debt Acting finance minister says Pakistan's external debt significantly increased as a result of PTI and PDM borrowing forex during the past five years Updated 14 Jan, 2024 07:40pm
Print Debt management: FD advocates balanced approach ISLAMABAD: Fiscal discipline is essential to maintain primary surplus as total public debt/revenue and debt... Updated 02 Sep, 2023 03:08pm
Business & Finance Public debt stands at Rs59,247bn in March ISLAMABAD: Finance Ministry has stated that the total public debt stood at Rs59,247 billion in March 2023 with... Published 01 Sep, 2023 05:41am
Business & Finance Forex reserves fall $131m KARACHI: The country’s total liquid foreign exchange reserves fell by $131 million during the last week due to... Published 25 Aug, 2023 06:34am
Print Jul-Mar FY23: New loan pacts worth $7.228bn signed with development partners: EAD ISLAMABAD: A prudent external debt management strategy coupled with strong institutional arrangements is necessary... Updated 22 Aug, 2023 09:27am
Business & Finance IMF projects increase in external debt ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected an increase in Pakistan’s external debt to reach... Published 19 Jul, 2023 03:21am
Business & Finance Challenges of inflation, external payments: SBP governor explains IMF SBA’s efficacy KARACHI: State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Governor Jameel Ahmad Tuesday said the country is facing two key challenges of... Published 05 Jul, 2023 06:00am
Business & Finance External debt: business community leader explains enormity of challenge KARACHI: Chairman of National Business Group Pakistan and President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum ... Published 04 Jul, 2023 05:07am
Editorials Living up to our own track record EDITORIAL: We have yet again failed to complete an IMF programme, which perhaps was the toughest one for the... Published 03 Jul, 2023 06:04am
Print Dar concedes preponderance of external debt Finance Minister says govt would negotiate with bilateral countries for rescheduling of debt with the request to backload the principal amount and payment of servicing Updated 11 Jun, 2023 12:22pm
Perspectives Pakistan ‘borrows’ growth from its future Pakistan’s external debt repayment problem is attracting more attention than the base problem of rapidly increasing... Published 30 May, 2023 04:43pm
Print Dar explains country’s debt burden ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly was informed on Wednesday that total debt – both domestic and external debt – from... Updated 25 May, 2023 02:33pm
Business & Finance ‘Pakistan facing difficult situation due to external debt’ KARACHI: Pakistan from the point of view of external debt is facing real difficult situation as it is among the 15... Published 28 Apr, 2023 06:08am
Pakistan Rising external debt driving Pakistan's economic woes, says UN The United Nations has said Pakistan is in the eye of a polycrisis as the country’s external debt almost doubled... Updated 13 Apr, 2023 06:21pm
Pakistan IMF agreement to be inked soon, reiterates Dar in National Assembly Finance minister tables bill in parliament seeking approval for election funds Says national and provincial elections should be held at the same time, under a caretaker setup Updated 10 Apr, 2023 07:16pm
Opinion Galloping inflation Pakistan is seeing today an unprecedented hike in the rate of inflation. The CPI has risen on a year-to-year basis ... Published 07 Mar, 2023 03:16am
Print Country needs to repay $3bn debt in five months: SBP KARACHI: Governor State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Jameel Ahmad has said that Pakistan is out of default as major... Updated 24 Jan, 2023 08:52am
Opinion Stinking political quagmire The topmost immediate requirements to take the economy out of the tailspin are political clarity and certainty,... Published 16 Jan, 2023 06:51am
Print Pakistan repays over $1bn external debt KARACHI: The country has successfully repaid over one-billion-dollar external debt to international financial... Updated 08 Jan, 2023 11:26am
Print $15.722bn newpacts signed: Country received $16.974bn foreign assistance: EAD ISLAMABAD: The country received foreign assistance of $16.974 billion while it signed new agreements worth $15.722... Updated 29 Dec, 2022 08:48am
Pakistan PBC urges govt to seek 'professional help' to renegotiate sovereign debts The Pakistan Business Council (PBC), a business policy advocacy platform, has urged the government to seek... Updated 19 Dec, 2022 04:15pm
Business & Finance World Bank puts country’s external debt stock by end-2021 at $130.433bn ISLAMABAD: The World Bank has estimated Pakistan’s total external debt stocks at $130.433 billion by end-2021... Published 07 Dec, 2022 07:01am
Print Poor countries’ debt servicing costliest: World Bank NEW YORK: The poorest countries in the world now spend over a tenth of their export income to service external debt,... Updated 07 Dec, 2022 09:47am
World Developing economies’ debt more than doubled over decade: World Bank WASHINGTON: The external debt of developing economies has more than doubled from a decade ago to $9 trillion in... Published 06 Dec, 2022 07:37pm
Business & Finance Former finance minister suggests rescheduling of external debt KARACHI: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) economic team has suggested immediate rescheduling of entire external debt... Updated 04 Dec, 2022 12:45pm
Print Forex reserves fall $267m KARACHI: The country’s total liquid foreign exchange reserves fell $ 267 million during the last week because of... Published 02 Dec, 2022 06:31am
