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Pakistan's economic crisis going from bad to worse: Report
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
On January 6 the Forex reserves in the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) touched the lowest mark of USD 4.343 billion just enough for two weeks. The recurring economic crises in Pakistan are primarily caused by a persistent fiscal deficit, which is a result of the government's tendency to overspe
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Pakistan: Food supply at risk as banks reluctant to open letters of credit
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The inability of banks to open LC's despite the State Bank of Pakistan's (SBP) directives about import facilitation, poses a threat to the supply of food, as well as, could escalate price pressures and create a shortage of medications.
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Pakistan: SBP's forex reserves dwindle to USD 4.5 billion, Islamabad left
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
According to sources, the development left Pakistan with an import cover of only under a month, as the country grapples with a deteriorating economic crisis while trying to bring down imports amid a dollar shortage.
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Pak PM Shehbaz Sharif to form committee over country's sliding exports: Re
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Amid a slump in the country's exports due to the shrinking economy, Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has formed a committee for which he has sought recommendations, ARY News reported citing sources on Thursday.
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Pak economy facing its worst crisis, grim scenario ahead in 2023
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Pakistan is facing its worst economic crisis since its birth and a grim scenario dodges Islamabad in 2023 amid rising foreign debts, inflation, and falling foreign exchange reserves.
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State Bank of Pakistan's foreign exchange reserves plunge to 8-year low at
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The plunge in forex reserve is a worrisome scenario as it will create problems in the repayment of its huge foreign debts.
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Pak central bank says govt failed to achieve financial, price stability de
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The State Bank of Pakistan has estimated that growth in FY23 would be less than the low range set for the year.
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Pakistan's economic condition likely to deteriorate: Report
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Pakistan's economic crisis is likely to continue due to political instability, inconsistent government policies, and internal security issues.
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State Bank of Pakistan's foreign exchange reserves fall to four-year low o
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The central bank data noted that the State Bank of Pakistan's reserves were recorded below this level during the week that ended on January 18, 2019,
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After significant rate hike, Pak govt has to pay heavy price for borrowing
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The State Bank of Pakistan's (SBP) decision to hike its key policy rate by 100 basis points to a 24-year high of 16 per cent has created a new problem for Islamabad as it has to pay a heavy price for borrowing after the rate hike.
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Interest rate reaches highest in 24 years after State Bank of Pakistan hik
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The interest rate in Pakistan skyrocketed to its highest in 24 years after the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) raised its key policy rate by 16 per cent on Friday to curb inflation, according to Dawn.
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State Bank of Pakistan hikes interest rate to 16 per cent to curb inflatio
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) jacked up its policy rate by 16 per cent on Friday, the Express Tribune reported on Friday citing the bank after a meeting of its monetary policy committee (MPC), according to the Express Tribune.
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