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External Debt Sustainability Analysis for Pakistan: Outlook for the Medium Term

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  • Sabina Khurram Jafri

    (State Bank of Pakistan)

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This paper estimates Pakistan’s external debt by using Debt Sustainability Assessment (DSA) technique. The main findings of the paper are that as a result of small individual shocks to main components of external debt evolution i.e., real GDP growth, non-interest current account balance to GDP ratio and the ratio of net non-debt creating capital inflows to GDP, the country’s external debt to GDP ratio will increase though, but would remain within safe limits. Secondly a significant 30-40 percent depreciation of the exchange rate has the potential to cause the debt to GDP ratio breach the debt threshold level indentified for Pakistan. Finally, a large combined shock to real GDP growth, non-interest current account balance to GDP ratio, and the ratio of net non-debt creating capital inflows to GDP together will also result in a need for another debt rescheduling. Length: 20 pages

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  • Sabina Khurram Jafri, 2008. "External Debt Sustainability Analysis for Pakistan: Outlook for the Medium Term," SBP Working Paper Series 27, State Bank of Pakistan, Research Department.
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    Keywords

    External debt; sustainability; Pakistan;
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    JEL classification:

    • F34 - International Economics - - International Finance - - - International Lending and Debt Problems
    • H63 - Public Economics - - National Budget, Deficit, and Debt - - - Debt; Debt Management; Sovereign Debt
    • C02 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - General - - - Mathematical Economics

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