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flag Pakistan’s sovereign default risk dropped 22% from June 2024 to September 2025, driven by reforms, IMF compliance, and strong credit ratings.

flag Pakistan has seen one of the world’s largest drops in sovereign default risk, with a 22% decline in CDS-implied probability from June 2024 to September 2025, second only to Turkiye, according to Finance Adviser Khurram Schehzad citing Bloomberg data. flag The improvement, driven by macroeconomic stability, structural reforms, timely debt payments, adherence to a $7 billion IMF program, and positive credit ratings from S&P, Fitch, and Moody’s, marks the only emerging market with consistent quarterly gains. flag The country’s financial markets have responded, with the KSE-100 index hitting a record high, while the government reports fiscal stability and growth in early FY2026.

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