Aurangzeb says debt reprofile talks with China encouraging WASHINGTON: China’s response to Pakistan’s request to lengthen maturities for debt involved in the Belt and Road... Updated 23 Oct, 2024 09:23am
Editorials Govt debt hits ‘all time high’ EDITORIAL: The economy clearly seems on the mend. The IMF programme is under way, inflation has dropped... Published 17 Oct, 2024 06:34am
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
Print Budgetary support: Jul-Aug borrowing drops 58pc to Rs660.3bn YoY KARACHI: The federal government’s borrowing from scheduled banks for budgetary support saw a sharp decline of 58... Updated 11 Sep, 2024 08:55am
Business & Finance Govt debt stocks rise to Rs69.9trn KARACHI: The federal government’s total debt stocks rose to Rs 69.6 trillion mark at the end of July 2024 primarily... Updated 06 Sep, 2024 08:56am
Business & Finance External debt-to-GDP ratio hits 6-year low KARACHI: Pakistan’s external debt to GDP ratio fell to 6 years low, ie, 26 percent at the end of the last fiscal... Updated 16 Aug, 2024 03:15pm
Print July-March: govt signs $2.166bn loan commitments ISLAMABAD: The Government of Pakistan signed new agreements worth $2.166 billion as commitments in the period... Updated 13 Aug, 2024 02:02pm
Print Govt to borrow Rs3.97trn in Q1 FY24 KARACHI: The federal government has planned to borrow Rs 3.97 trillion from the domestic banking sector during the... Updated 19 Jul, 2024 09:33am
Editorials Excessive govt expenditure EDITORIAL: If there were any doubts about whether the ruling elite realise the seriousness of the economic crisis... Published 28 Jun, 2024 06:15am
Print Budgetary support: Govt borrowing rises 116pc KARACHI: The federal government borrowing from scheduled banks for budgetary support rose significantly by 116... Updated 30 May, 2024 08:53am
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
Print Mid-year review: 77pc borrowing for financing fiscal deficit thru domestic sources: MoF ISLAMABAD: The government has borrowed around 77 percent for financing of federal fiscal deficit through domestic... Updated 23 May, 2024 09:22am
Print Borrowings, mark-up payments: Policy rate hike pushed up FY23 cost The expenditure on mark-up payments was Rs5,696 billion in fiscal year 2022-23 against Rs3,950 billion estimated in the budget Updated 17 May, 2024 09:44am
Print PM asks Aurangzeb to revise borrowing limit for provinces ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb to revise borrowing limit... Updated 03 May, 2024 09:26am
Business & Finance MTBs auction: govt borrowing well above target KARACHI: The federal government has borrowed 100 percent above the target in the Market Treasury Bills (MTBs) ... Published 21 Mar, 2024 05:22am
Print EAD explains how borrowing can be productive Pakistan signs new agreements worth $642 million as commitments Updated 07 Mar, 2024 09:53am
Business & Finance Jul-Nov borrowing down $0.829bn to $4.285bn YoY ISLAMABAD: The country borrowed $4.285 billion from multiple financing sources during the first five months... Updated 19 Dec, 2023 09:41am
Print Multiple financing sources: Jul-Oct borrowing down $0.408m to $3.847bn YoY: EAD ISLAMABAD: The country borrowed $3.847 billion from multiple financing sources during the first four months... Updated 18 Nov, 2023 10:08am
Opinion Consequences of frequent borrowing The government of Pakistan has a plan of borrowing yet another time from commercial banks over next three months. We... Updated 27 Sep, 2023 07:06am
Business & Finance Jul-Aug period: Borrowing from multiple financing sources stands at $3.206bn ISLAMABAD: The country borrowed $3.206 billion from multiple financing sources during the first two months... Updated 27 Sep, 2023 10:31am
Print Budgetary support: Govt borrows Rs500bn from banks in 2 weeks: SBP Says federal government's borrowing for budgetary support rose by 218 percent during the initial two weeks of this fiscal year Updated 26 Jul, 2023 01:00pm
Print Q1FY24: Cash-strapped govt to borrow record Rs11trn KARACHI: In the absence of sufficient foreign inflows, the federal government has planned to borrow over Rs 11... Updated 07 Jul, 2023 09:07am
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
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
Print Jul-Mar 2022-23: Govt borrowing declines 39.18pc to $7.76bn YoY Economic Affairs Division data shows that the country has not received foreign assistance from China for the sixth consecutive month in March Updated 20 Apr, 2023 01:10pm