Experts for converting circular debt into cheap public debt LAHORE: To address the issue of circular debt, power sector experts have suggested converting circular debt into... Published 22 Oct, 2024 06:33am
Business & Finance IMF says global public debt to top $100trn, growth may accelerate WASHINGTON: The world’s total public debt is set to exceed $100 trillion this year for the first time, and may ... Published 16 Oct, 2024 06:58am
BR Research Debt dilemma: Fixing the fiscal flip The central government debt increased to Rs48.4 trillion in August 2024, 21 percent higher than the same period last... Published 09 Oct, 2024 08:58am
Opinion Rising public debt The SBP (State Bank of Pakistan) has released figures of total debt and public debt of Pakistan as of end-June 2024.... Published 19 Sep, 2024 06:37am
Print Public debt stands at Rs71.2trn, Aurangzeb tells NA ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Muhammad Aurangzeb, on Friday, revealed in the National Assembly... Updated 31 Aug, 2024 03:34pm
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 Reform steps yielding results: PM BEIJING: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday said the reform measures taken by his government had already... Updated 07 Jun, 2024 09:04am
Print Public debt soars to Rs39.7trn, NA told ISLAMABAD: The external debt was recorded at $86.36 billion and domestic debt was recorded at Rs39.7 trillion of the... Updated 17 May, 2024 12:39pm
Pakistan NUST seminar: Comprehensive overhaul of govt’s fiscal apparatus vital: Shamshad ISLAMABAD: Effective implementation of bold and ambitious reforms is imperative to usher in a new era of development... Published 25 Jan, 2024 04:23am
Business & Finance Debt sustainability: Elevated gross financing needs constitute high risk: IMF ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said that elevated gross financing needs continue to pose high... Published 21 Jan, 2024 03:10am
Pakistan ‘Borrowed money will never fix economic problems’ KARACHI: Chairman of National Business Group Pakistan, President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum, and... Published 06 Oct, 2023 03:03am
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
Opinion Addressing energy poverty Pakistani citizens are grappling with the alarming reality of their energy expenses. The range is noted to hover... Updated 29 Aug, 2023 07:03am
Opinion Fiscal discipline key to reforms Before Pakistan can embark on the long and tedious journey of structural reforms, fiscal discipline must be embraced... Published 23 Aug, 2023 05:50am
World IMF says public debt is growing faster than pre-COVID projections WASHINGTON: Public debt is higher and growing faster than projected before the COVID-19 pandemic, driven mainly by... Published 12 Apr, 2023 06:23pm
Opinion Public debt distress The unprecedented fiscal firepower used to protect the vulnerable from the harsh socio-economic impact of the... Updated 05 Apr, 2023 06:43am
Editorials Debt, fiscal challenges EDITORIAL: The Finance Ministry uploaded the Public Debt Bulletin and Fiscal Policy Statement on its website on... Published 05 Apr, 2023 06:16am
Opinion Rising public debt The extremely worrying indicator today is the large and rapidly growing level of public debt, including the external... Published 04 Apr, 2023 03:24am
Print Govt plans to convert Rs800bn PHL debt into public debt ISLAMABAD: The government has prepared a plan to impose multiple surcharges of over Rs 4/kWh on consumers across the... Updated 01 Feb, 2023 09:02am
Print PM rejects default speculations with much vehemence Says government has taken much needed measures to save Pakistan from default Updated 13 Dec, 2022 09:43am
Opinion Soaring public debt The latest estimate of the stock of public debt of Pakistan by the SBP (State Bank of Pakistan) as of end-March 2022... Published 16 Aug, 2022 03:59am
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
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
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
BR Research GDP rebase long overdue The talk of the town in economic circles right now is that Pakistan’s total debt and liabilities stock has crossed... Published 26 Nov, 2021 06:34am
Print Jul 2018-Jun 2021: Total public debt up by Rs14.9trn, Tarin tells NA ISLAMABAD: Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance Shaukat Tarin on Friday informed the National Assembly that ... Updated 20 Nov, 2021 12:29pm
Opinion EU budget battle looms, as economy lifts out of crisis European governments have spent hand over fist, despite ballooning public debt, to prevent the coronavirus pandemic... Published 11 Sep, 2021 03:36am
Business & Finance Anjum Nisar calls for putting economy on high growth path LAHORE: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry’s Businessmen Panel Chairman Mian Anjum Nisar... Published 20 Jun, 2021 03:39am
Opinion Let private sector run the show It’s not a myth that in Pakistan the government is poor while people are cash rich. The public debt is five times... Published 06 Jun, 2021 02:56am