Domestic debt EDITORIAL: The federal government has retired over one trillion rupees of domestic debt borrowed for budgetary... Published 21 Oct, 2024 06:39am
Print Q1FY25: Govt pays off Rs1.2trn domestic debt KARACHI: The federal government has successfully retired over one trillion rupees in domestic debt borrowed for... Updated 17 Oct, 2024 03:33pm
Business & Finance Govt debt hits all-time high of Rs70.36trn by Aug-end KARACHI: The federal government’s total debt stocks crossed Rs 70 trillion mark at the end of August 2024 primarily... Updated 09 Oct, 2024 08:53am
Opinion Transforming maturity profile of domestic debt Inflation is falling rapidly, nearing a four-year low, with FY25 (July 2024–June 2025) average inflation expected... Updated 07 Oct, 2024 08:22am
Markets June-end: Pakistan’s central govt debt stock at Rs68.9tr The federal government’s total debt stock, encompassing both domestic and external debt, saw a marginal increase of... Updated 15 Aug, 2024 06:26pm
Print Public debt recorded at Rs67.525trn at Mar-end ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s total public debt was recorded at Rs 67,525 billion at the end-March 2024, registering an... Updated 12 Jun, 2024 09:31am
Print Jul-Apr govt debt stock up 8.6pc to Rs66.08trn YoY KARACHI: The central government’s total domestic and external debt stock rose by 8.6 percent during the first 10... Updated 08 Jun, 2024 09:23am
Editorials Phenomenal rise in domestic borrowing EDITORIAL: The government borrowed up to 77 percent domestically to finance its fiscal deficit in the first six... Updated 28 May, 2024 05:52am
Editorials No feel-good factor within general public EDITORIAL: There is a level of comfort internationally in the improvement of key macroeconomic indicators - higher... Published 15 May, 2024 05:47am
Editorials Self-assessment of performance EDITORIAL: The Caretaker cabinet expressed satisfaction at the steps taken during its tenure that was 14 weeks more... Published 05 Mar, 2024 03:09am
Print 50bps hike in policy rate adds Rs300bn to domestic debt: MoF ISLAMABAD: The Finance Ministry has disclosed that 0.5 percent (50 basis points) increase in interest rate... Updated 05 Oct, 2023 11:06am
Print Govt debt stocks hit all-time high of Rs59trn KARACHI: The federal government’s total debt stocks rose to an all-time high level of Rs 59 trillion at the end of... Updated 06 Jul, 2023 08:35am
Opinion Kicking the can An IMF (International Monetary Fund) deal is finally done. This is good news as it has averted the growing concerns... Updated 03 Jul, 2023 07:58am
Markets Pakistan bonds advance after Zambia clinches debt restructuring deal: report Pakistan’s 8.25% 2024 bond was indicated climbing half a cent to about 50 cents on the dollar, reported Bloomberg Updated 23 Jun, 2023 02:59pm
Opinion The quagmire of local-law domestic debt restructuring As is widely understood, Pakistan is facing the dual dilemma of foreign debt servicing that has placed her foreign... Updated 19 Jun, 2023 10:12am
Print Govt debt stocks rise to Rs58.6trn KARACHI: The federal government’s borrowing from domestic and external resources rose by 22.5 percent during the... Updated 06 Jun, 2023 08:47am
Business & Finance Sri Lanka expects to finalise a domestic debt rework by May LONDON/COLOMBO: Sri Lanka will kick off a debt rework of part of its domestic debt next month and aims to finalise ... Published 31 Mar, 2023 06:45am
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
Opinion Does Pakistan need domestic debt restructuring? There is growing consensus over the need for debt restructuring within the policymaking community. However, many... Published 13 Feb, 2023 06:03am
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 There’s no domestic debt liability on KP govt, says Jhagra PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Minister for Finance and Health Taimur Saleem Jhagra while retaliating against... Published 20 Jun, 2022 05:51am
Editorials Banking sector’s performance EDITORIAL: The banking sector’s financial health has improved in the three quarters of calendar year 2021, as... Published 07 Jan, 2022 06:22am
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
Print Rs2.983trn fiscal deficit financed through domestic debt ISLAMABAD: The federal government mainly relied on domestic borrowing (debt market) to finance the fiscal deficit... Updated 02 Oct, 2021 09:55am
Opinion Economy once again in crisis There is one point of agreement between government stalwarts and critics alike: it is critical for the government to... Published 20 Sep, 2021 05:23am
Editorials PM’s telethon: from anguish to hope EDITORIAL: Prime Minister Imran Khan’s recent telethon telecast live on state and private television channels... Published 07 Apr, 2021 03:48am
Print 1HFY21: Govt adds over Rs1trn to domestic debt ISLAMABAD: The incumbent government has added Rs1.057 trillion to the domestic debt during the first six months of... Published 02 Apr, 2021 04:58am
Print July-December 2020: 21.08pc increase in domestic debt servicing cost witnessed ISLAMABAD: There was an increase of 21.08 percent in domestic debt servicing cost during the first six months... Published 29 Mar, 2021 06:05am
Editorials Debt sustainability no easy task EDITORIAL: The total government debt has surged by 11 percent to 36.53 trillion rupees by end January 2021 in... Published 10 Mar, 2021 04:59am
Markets Romania finance ministry rejects all bids at tender to sell 2026 bonds Debt managers last sold the paper in February at an average accepted yield of 2.30%. They sold about 14.5 billion lei worth of leu currency bills and bonds and 1.25 billion euros of domestic debt this year. Published 08 Mar, 2021 06:50pm