Public debt
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Akhtar urges early IMF deal
Calls public debt unsustainable which is at heart of economic challenges
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Rs908b added to public debt in Nov
Expenditures raise overall debt to Rs63.4tr, with interest payments soaring
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The galloping public debt
Successive governments have been unable to bring these numbers down to sustainable levels
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Total public debt stands at Rs38tr
Shaukat Tarin says debt not good but necessary to fund high fiscal deficit
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$16b to be borrowed to retire debts in FY22
Pakistan expects to get $3.1b from IMF in next fiscal year
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Public debt jumps Rs3.7tr in a year
Govt under pressure to reduce dependence on short-term debt
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Galloping debt
Government will indeed think out of the box in order to get out of this debt trap
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Fattening public debt
The PTI government has now added over Rs10.2 trillion to the public debt since coming to power
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Public debt may rise to 90% of GDP
IMF says balance of payments situation may worsen due to economic shocks
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Pakistan seeks rollover of half of $28b debt
Amount includes $23b principal loans, another $4.6b on account of interest payments
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Soaring public debt
Even more appalling is theSBP’s forecast that the govt is on track to double the public debt by the end of its term
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Pakistan’s public debt rises 21% to Rs33.4 trillion
Government adds nearly Rs6tr in one year and situation is likely to worsen
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Trend of double-digit rise in public debt stops
Pakistan’s debt and liabilities increased only 2% to Rs41tr in Jul-Dec 2019
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PTI govt claims borrowing only Rs4.11tr in 15 months
Finance ministry says other factors to blame for 40% increase in debt
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Pakistan's public debt indicators worsened in FY19
Government presents new debt policy statement in parliament
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Public debt rises to Rs32.1tr by Nov end
Govt added Rs5.7tr in one year as revenues fell short of expenditures
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Pakistan unlikely to meet debt reduction targets
High debt a hurdle in achieving goals but govt hopes it will make progress
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Domestic debt: historical rise
Overall, domestic debt has increased to Rs20.7 trillion, or 26.3% more than the previous fiscal year
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Public debt skyrockets to Rs31.8tr in FY19
Debt addition in PTI’s first year equal to 66% of borrowing made by PML-N in five years
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Govt projects Rs3.98tr spending on public debt
Spends Rs2.91tr on public debt retirement in outgoing fiscal year
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Public debt swells to Rs28.6tr by March-end
Major increase of Rs1.2tr in public debt came from 44% rupee depreciation
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How to ensure country’s borrowing is good?
Unless structural reforms are undertaken, the debt cycle will perpetuate
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Debt sustainability indicators head to dangerous threshold
Watered down version of public debt management risk report released
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Govt adds Rs1 trillion to debt pile in 60 days
Addition to budget deficit is twice what was reported in first quarter
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Govt sits on critical public debt report
Fears publication may expose worsening debt indicators
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When public debt does not translate to economic growth
Economic growth has not matched debt growth, but gap has narrowed
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PTI warns of legal battle over definition change of public debt
Says the government move would understate the debt by over Rs3 trillion
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Govt borrowed Rs2tr to finance budget deficit in 2016-17
Borrowing spree indicates overall deficit to be more than revised target
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Govt coins new term for public debt
Change in definition will wipe Rs2 trillion off government’s books
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Reliance on borrowing: Cost of public debt eats up 45% of revenues
Country pays Rs1.41tr in debt servicing in Jul-Mar FY17 against annual budgeted estimate of Rs1.95tr