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00:00Pakistan's borrowing spree just hit ARS 1.

00:0384 trillion, but what does that mean for your wallet?

00:07Let's make sense of these big numbers.

00:09Imagine running a household and borrowing money every month to pay for bills and groceries.

00:14That's basically what Pakistan's government is doing on a much, much bigger scale.

00:19In just one week, the government borrowed ARS 116 billion,

00:23most of it for simply keeping the country running think salaries, schools and roads.

00:27For the whole year so far, that's ARS 1, 84 trillion in fresh debt.

00:33Most of this cash comes from commercial banks, not the state bank.

00:38It's like switching from borrowing from your parents to borrowing from the bank rules are stricter,

00:43but it keeps inflation in check.

00:45Why should you care?

00:46More borrowing can mean higher interest rates and prices, affecting everyday expenses.

00:51With the federal budget just around the corner,

00:54keep an eye out for how the government plans to manage this debt

00:57and what it means for your monthly budget.

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