{
  "id": 747920,
  "title": "Pakistan’s fiscal deficit narrows to 22-year low of 2.6% of GDP in FY26: Schehzad",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/pakistans-fiscal-deficit-narrows-to-22-year-low-of-2-6-of-gdp-in-fy26",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-13T08:08:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40434641/pakistans-fiscal-deficit-narrows-to-22-year-low-of-26-of-gdp-in-fy26-schehzad"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Pakistan’s fiscal deficit narrowed to 2.6% of gross domestic product (GDP) in the fiscal year 2025-26, its lowest level in more than two decades, said Adviser to the Finance Minister Khurram Schehzad. The deficit, which stood at 7.9% of GDP in FY22, has declined for three consecutive years, while the government recorded a primary surplus, before interest payments, of 2.9% of GDP in FY26, Schehzad…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}