Global Market: Emerging markets face mounting economic pressure amid Iran war disruptionsThe Iran war's economic ripple effect is hitting emerging markets hard, two months on. Rising inflation, trade disruptions, and fiscal stra...
28 Apr, 2026, 10.28 AM IST
India needs to reduce the strategic importance of fertilisers through a bold agricultural policyGlobal events like the West Asia conflict and El Nino threaten governments. Rising fertilizer prices create a fiscal and political crisis f...
27 Apr, 2026, 11.46 PM IST
India bonds fall after US scraps Iran talks, raising escalation jittersIndian government bonds experienced a dip early Monday as hopes for a US-Iran diplomatic breakthrough faded. This geopolitical uncertainty,...
27 Apr, 2026, 10.43 AM IST
Pakistan govt highlights critical risks to budget 2024-25 in fiscal statement to ParliamentPakistan's cash-strapped government faces critical risks in the budget and outlook, including lower growth, natural disasters, and poor sta...
17 Jun, 2024, 11.23 AM IST
Pak: Fiscal challenges mount as interest payments surge, development sector suffersPakistan's Ministry of Finance (MoF) has issued a cautionary statement regarding mounting fiscal pressures attributed to a significant 54% ...
06 May, 2024, 03.22 PM IST
Watched by IMF, Pakistan to present budget amid economic, political crisesThe risk of default on sovereign debt is rising, with the economy creaking under twin deficits and record high inflation, which has further...
09 Jun, 2023, 10.09 AM IST
Pakistan's current account deficit increases to a four-year high of $17.4 billion in FY22According to Dawn newspaper, the massive CAD speaks a lot about the severe problem of the balance of payments. The deficit of over USD 17.4...
28 Jul, 2022, 05.54 PM IST
34 per cent of Pakistan's population lives on just Rs 588 a day income: World BankThe Pakistan Development Update - the biannual report issued by the Washington-based lender - said that soaring inflation disproportionatel...
20 Apr, 2022, 03.31 PM IST
Debt payment to exports ratio highest in Pakistan, Sri LankaHans Timmer, World Bank's Chief Economist for South Asia, in an online briefing told reporters that Pakistan would have to curtail its yawn...
14 Apr, 2022, 01.56 PM IST
Pakistan's debt rose to Rs 149 trillion during Imran Khan-led govtAnalysts predict the budget deficit to be in the range of 7.0-7.5 per cent in fiscal year 2022, where part of the shortfall would be covere...
03 Sep, 2021, 09.20 AM IST
Pakistan cuts 2017/18 economic growth estimate to 5.2 per centThe revision of figures reported by the previous government underlines the economic headwinds facing Pakistan which is holding discussions ...
09 Feb, 2019, 01.40 PM IST
Pakistan rupee plunges in de facto devaluation as IMF bailout talks loomThe country's fifth devaluation since December, taking rupee losses to about 26 percent, had been expected and seen as a prerequisite for a...
11 Oct, 2018, 11.25 AM IST
FATF grey-listing will have no direct impact on Pakistan's ability to borrow from IMF, here's whyAny decision to list a country as a jurisdiction with strategic AML/CFT deficiencies is the responsibility of the FATF only, said Tao Zhang...
11 Mar, 2018, 12.55 PM IST
China should ensure Pakistan avert debt default: Chinese media"China should work closely with Pakistan to make sure that the projects it has invested in can generate tangible growth," Global Times said.
21 Feb, 2017, 03.26 PM IST
IMF approves $6.6 billion for Pakistan over 3-year arrangement for economic reformsThe approval enables an initial disbursement of about $544.5 million while the remaining amount will be evenly disbursed over the duration ...
28 Mar, 2015, 01.19 PM IST
Pakistan's trade deficit with India up four times since 2008"The deficit of fiscal year 2009-10 surged up by 11 per cent with USD 1.061 billion in imports payment and USD 260 million export receipts."
04 Dec, 2013, 05.18 PM IST
- Pak's economic growth rate will go down: UN report
The decline in 2006 was caused due to surge in oil prices and the devastation caused by the October 2005 earthquake, the report said.
19 Apr, 2007, 02.00 PM IST