An International Monetary Fund (IMF) delegation will meet Pakistan Finance Minister Ishaq Dar on the sidelines of the upcoming Geneva conference on Climate Resilient Pakistan on January 9. The IMF delegation will discuss outstanding issues with Dar, an IMF spokesperson said on Sunday, Pakist
In Kota, the Union minister on Sunday said the government gave out more credit sanction to more than 2,363 farmers under PM SVANidhi scheme, which amounts more than Rs 3 crore, in one day.
The Union minister said, "Altogether, we will give credit sanctions to 9,000 farmers whether it would b
On Sunday, former finance minister Miftah Ismail said "if Pakistan does default, God forbid - which, I believe can be avoided - it would take six months at the minimum to recover."
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is likely to present the Union Budget in Parliament on February 1 and the first part of the session is expected to continue till February 10.
Despite acknowledging that there were problems with the economy, Pakistan's Finance Minister Ishaq Dar assured investors that "there is no way Pakistan is going to default."
Bihar Finance Minister Vijay Kumar Choudhary on Thursday said that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sushil Kumar Modi's remark on the purchase of a jet by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar shows the mentality of the BJP.
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, who was admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi with a minor stomach infection, was discharged from the institute on Wednesday, sources said.
Ishaq Dar stressed that Pakistan was on the verge of default in 2013. However, their government was able to move the country out of the crisis by using "good economic steps."
According to the sources, the 63-year-old has been admitted to a private ward of the hospital for a routine check-up around noon on Monday and is likely to be discharged soon.
The 63-year-old minister was admitted to a private ward of the hospital around 12 pm, official sources said. Sources also added she was admitted to AIIMS Delhi for a routine check-up.