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Pakistan’s next economic test

Pakistan’s next economic test

Updated 17 May, 2026 07:07am
Pakistan’s economic policy discourse over the past year has been dominated by the imperative of stabilisation — and...
Lessons from the Emirates shock

Lessons from the Emirates shock

Updated 13 Apr, 2026 08:25am
Pakistan’s UAE exposure is being read too narrowly. The immediate focus has been on the $3.5 billion repayment to...
The fixed-rate trap

The fixed-rate trap

Published 08 Apr, 2026 06:34am
The government’s cash needs never end. External financing is thinner, repayment obligations are still arriving, and...
Growing risks of external financing

Growing risks of external financing

Updated 17 Mar, 2026 06:45am
The Ministry of Economic Affairs, Economic Affair Division has released recently the Monthly Disbursement Report of...
OPINION: Inflow of external financing

OPINION: Inflow of external financing

Updated 09 Dec, 2025 07:20am
Pakistan continues to face extraordinary pressure to ensure large and sustained inflows of external financing. The...
External financing in FY2025-26

External financing in FY2025-26

Updated 03 Jun, 2025 06:43am
One of the key indicators in the federal budget is the projected level of external financing to partly finance the...
IMF flags risks to Pakistan’s repayment capacity

IMF flags risks to Pakistan’s repayment capacity

Updated 11 Oct, 2024 10:31pm
  • In staff report, lender says risks, notably from high public debt and gross financing needs, low gross reserves and sociopolitical factors, could jeopardise policy implementation and erode repayment capacity and debt sustainability
Still awaiting IMF board’s approval

Still awaiting IMF board’s approval

Published 05 Sep, 2024 06:19am
EDITORIAL: Federal Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb in a televised speech on Tuesday claimed yet again that the 7...
The external financial commitments

The external financial commitments

Updated 29 Aug, 2024 10:37am
EDITORIAL: Governor State Bank of Pakistan Jameel Ahmad, in an interview with a foreign news agency, stated that...
Imbalanced balance of payments

Imbalanced balance of payments

Published 29 Nov, 2022 06:36am
There has been appreciation of the success achieved in bringing down the current account deficit in the external...
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