debt management

Islamabad, April 3 Pakistan has decided to repay a $2 billion loan to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) at the UAE's request, a media report said on Friday.The UAE had provided the funds to support the balance of payments, and the repayments were being made until recently.The UAE recently...

Hyderabad, April 3 – Alleging that the Congress party has failed to implement the election promises made in Telangana, Union Minister for Coal and Mines G. Kishan Reddy has appealed to the people of Kerala not to believe the “false promises” of the party in the upcoming Assembly elections.In a...

Mumbai, April 3 Experts say that the Reserve Bank of India's Benchmark Issuance Strategy (BIS) for select states is expected to improve transparency and liquidity in the State Development Loan (SDL) market.According to market experts, the impact on borrowing costs and yield spreads is likely...

Colombo, Apr 2 Sri Lanka has met all the targets set under the IMF's Extended Fund Facility program, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said on Thursday.He made the remarks during a meeting with an International Monetary Fund (IMF) delegation, which is visiting the island nation for a combined...

Shimla, March 30 The debt liability of the Himachal Pradesh government increased by ₹10,966 crore in 2024-25, reaching ₹1,03,331.91 crore, the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) revealed in its latest Financial Report.This figure is up from the ₹92,365 crore that the state owed as of April...

Islamabad, March 28 Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have reached a staff-level agreement (SLA) for the disbursement of approximately USD 1.2 billion under two separate arrangements.The two sides successfully concluded the third review of the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) and...

New Delhi, March 27 The Centre is planning to mobilize Rs 8 lakh crore through dated securities during the April-September period of 2026-27 to fund the revenue gap, the finance ministry said on Friday.Gross Market Borrowings in BE 2026-27 were Rs 17.20 lakh crore. Since the Budget...

Bengaluru, March 25 – Leader of the Opposition R. Ashoka launched a sharp attack on Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday, alleging that the state has been trapped in a cycle of borrowing to repay existing debt and describing the 2026–27 Budget as a "borrowing budget".Speaking in the...

Gandhinagar, March 23 – Gujarat Finance Minister Kanubhai Desai stated on Monday that the state government is maintaining strict fiscal discipline and meeting all prescribed financial targets, even as it continues to increase capital expenditure for development.Speaking during the Budget...

March 23, New Delhi: UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is scheduled to chair an emergency meeting on Monday to review the economic consequences of the ongoing war in Iran.The meeting will be attended by Finance Minister Rachel Reeves, Governor of the Bank of England Andrew Bailey, Foreign...

Shimla, March 21 – In a first in the state's history, Himachal Pradesh has reduced its budget size by ₹3,586 crore, with the outlay down to ₹54,928 crore for 2026-27 from the current fiscal of ₹58,514 crore.Justifying the decision, Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, in his budget speech...

New Delhi, March 17 A parliamentary panel on Tuesday asked the Department of Investment and Public Asset Management to finalize a clear legal strategy, incorporating a "golden share" or indirect control model, to safeguard strategic autonomy in PSUs where state shareholding may drop below 51 per...

Mohali, March 15 Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann assured industry leaders of full government support and incentives as he emphasized his government's vision of transforming the state into a major industrial and export hub.Addressing entrepreneurs on the concluding day of the three-day...

Washington, March 12 – The US is heading towards an unsustainable debt trajectory that could trigger global financial shocks, economists have warned lawmakers during a Senate hearing, raising concerns that rising American deficits may push up global interest rates and ripple through emerging...

Mumbai, March 4 The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced on Wednesday that it will conduct a switch auction of government securities worth Rs 20,000 crore on March 9.The auction will take place between 10:30 AM and 11:30 AM. The results of the auction will be announced on the same day, and...

Chandigarh, February 25 Punjab Congress president Amarinder Singh Raja Warring on Wednesday alleged that the Punjab government was pushing the state towards financial distress by announcing schemes without clear sources of funding.The Punjab Congress chief said the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)...

Mumbai, February 22 – The Mahayuti and the opposition are set to clash on several issues, including the death of Deputy CM Ajit Pawar in a plane crash, mounting debt of the government, and the impact of the Indo-US deal on farmers, during the state legislature's budget session, starting Monday...

Mumbai, February 20 Mounting debt, the Rajya Sabha elections, and the fallout of Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar's death are likely to dominate the month-long budget session of the Maharashtra Legislature, which begins on February 23, during which Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis will also...

New Delhi, February 18 – According to media reports, Pakistan's economic situation is likely to deteriorate in 2026 as geopolitical headwinds are reappearing.There is visible friction in the relationship between Pakistan and the UAE, as evidenced by the monthly rollover of UAE deposits at a...

Bhopal, February 18 Madhya Pradesh Finance Minister Jagdish Devda presented the state's "women-centric" budget for 2026-27 with an outlay of Rs 4,38,317 crore on Wednesday, and said no new taxes would be imposed.Devda presented the third consecutive budget of the Mohan Yadav government amid...