External debt

The mistakes successive govts make and the structural corrections necessary to steer the country away from disaster

$22.37b for 124 projects borrowed from international financial institutions, NA body told

Drop comes on back of external debt repayments

SBP reports addition of $17.6b in past two years to nearly $113b by end of June 2020

SBP governor says reforms initiated earlier help country fight pandemic

SAPM on national security says the govt's focus is on completion of CPEC

Analyst terms increase insignificant; overall external debt reaches $106.9b

All financial matters act as foundation of other problems of energy and power, poverty gap, corruption and injustice

IMF sees net addition of $34.6b despite repayment of $48b during PTI’s tenure

Fall comes due to international payment pressure

CPEC-related activity has led to double-digit growth in imports, but it has also helped push economic growth

Country acquires $6.9 billion in foreign loans in 2017

Country will require $27 billion in external financing next year

Increases 6.9% in six months; figures alarming amid declining foreign exchange reserves

Another storm gathering on external and fiscal fronts, says ex-finance secretary

To reduce reliance on debt, industrial and agricultural sectors need to be strengthened

Senate panel questions government’s strategy of acquiring new loans

Economic indicators are always open to interpretation and debate

The government plans to raise another $3.5 billion by floating Eurobonds in the international debt markets

Chunk of $5.8b was repaid in 2013, $4.1b in 2014 and the remaining $3.1b last year, says Finance Minister Ishaq Dar

Government aims to pay salaries, conduct studies for water sector management with the additional amount

IMF’s projections are higher by $11.6 billion compared to earlier estimates

Experts say country desperately needs to increase exports, arrest increase in debt

Pakistan is already under a net external debt of $65 billion, which will increase

Foreign debt means short-term measures at cost of long-term economic development