Punjab's budgetary borrowing more than doubles in seven weeks
Most outlets led with the significant increase in Punjab's budgetary borrowing, highlighting the 145% rise to Rs753 billion over seven weeks. Dawn emphasized the context of liquidity pressures and the doubling of borrowing from banks, while Profit included additional regional comparisons, noting the amounts held or borrowed by Sindh, Balochistan, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
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Punjab’s budgetary borrowing more than doubles to Rs753 billion in seven weeks
Borrowing jumps over 145% from Rs306 billion a year earlier and exceeds Centre’s Rs571 billion; Sindh holds Rs69.6 billion and Balochistan Rs43.4 billion in deposits; KP borrows Rs1.8 billion
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Punjab’s budgetary borrowing jumps 145pc
KARACHI: Punjab more than doubled its borrowing from banks for budgetary support during the first seven weeks of the current fiscal year, reflecting growing liquidity pressures on the country’s largest province. The latest State Bank data shows that Punjab borrowed Rs753.4 billion between July 1 and Aug 21 compared to Rs306.8bn during the same period of the previous fiscal year, suggesting an i...
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