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The government kept treasury bill rates almost unchanged in an auction held on Wednesday, but the returns on all tenors of T-bills remained higher than the State Bank’s policy rate of 11.5 per cent.
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returns → keep → cent
The results showed that the government raised Rs417.6 billion through this auction and another Rs267.9bn through non-competitive bids, making a total of Rs685.5bn.
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government → show → Rs685.5bn
But investors, mostly banks, were eager to park their maximum liquidity in government papers as the option for domestic lending looks extremely limited.
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option → park → lending
According to financial experts, investors are shy of taking risks amid the Gulf war and the political uncertainty in the country.
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investors → accord → country
Domestic investors have been hoping over the last three years for initiatives by the government to stimulate the economy.
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investors → hop → economy
The IMF had forecast a growth rate of 3.5pc for FY27, but the finance minister said on Tuesday he hoped for a 4pc growth.
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he → forecast → growth
The absence of domestic investments has created a serious problem for the country while policymakers are unable to bring them back into the economy.
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policymakers → create → economy
Poverty rising
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Poverty → rise → ?
The World Bank says poverty has been rising in the country and 48pc Pakistanis are now living below the poverty line.
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Pakistanis → say → line
“We are trying to protect the money already we have invested.
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we → try → money
The government has no idea how to stimulate a dormant economy mood,” said a businessman in Karachi.
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businessman → have → Karachi
The government relies heavily on bank money and the borrowing size has been increasing each year, piling up a huge domestic debt.
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size → rely → debt
The latest auction reflects both the government’s needs and banks’ eagerness to invest in securities.
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auction → reflect → securities
In FY26 the private sector had borrowed Rs1.4tr while in FY25 it was Rs1tr.
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it → borrow → FY25
Bankers said most of the amount borrowed by the private sector was meant for working capital; it means no long-term investment.
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it → say → investment
At the previous auction the largest increase of 75bps was recorded in the benchmark six-month treasury bills, with the rate rising to 12.45pc from 11.70pc in the previous auction held on Sept 16.
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rate → record → Sept
At the current auction the six-month T-bills noted a decline of 6bps to 12.39 per cent from 12.45 per cent in the previous auction, still 89 basis points higher than policy rate.
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bills → note → rate
The State Bank kept the return on T-bills almost 99 basis points higher than the interest rate at the previous auction and the same was maintained on Wednesday.
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same → keep → Wednesday
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