debt

Stresses need for immediately restricting expenditures, enforcing revenue mobilisation plan

Poor HR practices, unions, inept leadership main factors behind losses

Increases 13.7% in Jul-Apr as govt does not utilise its deposits kept with banks

Figures presented by Abbasi are lower by 4% of GDP or $12.5b when compared with stats available on SBP website

Govt will ask NEPRA to add 55 paisa per unit to consumer tariff to cover the cost of debt

Data suggests figure may soon hit $100b as country faces external financing challenges

Finance minister Ismail seeks National Assembly’s approval for record amount

ADB and IMF share views on debt risk for countries along BRI

Pressure to mount on foreign currency reserves due to growing debt pile

The only way we can repay the debt is through our export earnings which continue to stagnate

Ratio of 70.1% is 20 percentage points higher than sustainable levels

Why would someone want to bring in hidden, undeclared assets to Pakistan

Amount is 63% higher than current year’s original estimates

We are stuck with massive bills which our government must pay in order to survive

Economic policymakers will need to make some hard choices in the coming months

Some countries already deeply in debt, will turn over crucial assets to Beijing as way to restructure loans

Higher revenues and expenditure control will allow the Spanish government to reduce fiscal deficit

Net addition of Rs2.14 trillion made in eight months of current fiscal year, 10.3% higher than that in June 2017

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Contracts loan from Industrial and Commercial Bank of China to support forex reserves

Proposal eliminates Obama's health insurance program, cut billions in food assistance, medical programs for poor, old

The finance ministry’s debt policy statement for 2017-18 reads like a fact sheet on chronic government failure

Chinese economy is in the process of rebalancing away from investment-heavy and export-dependent model

Credit ratings agency says currency is still likely to come under pressure as current account deficit widens

Countries include EU members, US, UK, Japan and Saudi Arabia

Amnesty scheme under study for offshore assets; govt may present its 6th budget.

Country raised $2.5b through bond issuances at a rate in line with expectations

Government seeks to stop decline of foreign currency reserves with commercial loan from ICBC

Loans must only be spent on development to defeat corruption culture

Between 2009 and 2015, the country received $27.483 billion in foreign assistance but paid back $22.111 billion

Low wages and poor implementation of laws have hampered efforts to curb rising cases of illegal organ trade

Officials estimate that there could be at least 1,000 victims of the illegal kidney trade every year

Committee chairman informed that secretary finance is not available even in the next week

Debt in the energy chain has swelled to around Rs402b

Survey says Pakistan’s revenue from major export markets has remained stagnant

Does not include Rs50 billion exemption given to IPPs

Says despite low global petroleum prices Pakistan’s growing debt unfathomable

Wants immediate release of Rs105b to clear its current bills

The decrease in reserves is attributed to external debt servicing

Finance committee unanimously adopts investigation report into alleged undue payments made in June 2013

Borrowing continues after country fails to generate non-debt creating inflows

Will negotiate with ADB and AFD in bid to shore up foreign exchange reserves

Resurgence of load-shedding portrays govt’s myopic aims

In Pakistan, money is primarily borrowed to bridge budget gap.

Ministry of Finance to release just Rs6b against Rs393b debt

Says the govt’s failure to pay the arrears may affect its ‘sustainability as an organisation of international...

Amount was obtained over the past seven months

Repayments to be made from Feb to June 2018 excluding interest paid on principal amount

The real problem for our economy is not just the size of our debt but the repayments to creditors

At a historic high of Rs23.14tr, country’s path to prosperity seems hindered by stock of debt and liabilities.