Pakistan: Foreign Debt Will Be Economic Touchstone In 2024 – Analysis

By Pierre van der Eng

After Pakistan’s turbulent election period, the government elected after 8 February 2024 will have to deal with the vexed problem of Pakistan’s foreign debt.

Pakistan’s foreign debt obligations appear modest. By mid-2023, the State Bank of Pakistanestimated it to be US$124.5 billion, or 42 per...