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IMF bailout discussion on Sri Lanka debt restructuring still on lower pede
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], September 13 (ANI): Sri Lanka has reached an agreement with the International Monetary Funds (IMF) regarding debt restructuring which will start only after all Sri Lankan creditors agree to restructure their existing loans to the island nation. On the other hand, while C
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IPEF to encourage Pakistan to "decouple" from Chinese market: Report
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 10 (ANI): The Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) can change the economic dynamics of the Asia-Pacific region, especially Pakistan as the group is ostensibly created to encourage regional economies to "decouple" from the Chinese market by providing them alt
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Pakistan in severe liquidity crunch amid ravaging floods
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 10 (ANI): Pakistan's macroeconomic vulnerabilities are not going anywhere as the country is reeling under a severe dollar liquidity crunch while the recent flash floods have aggravated.
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London-based activist lambasts Imran Khan over new anti-Pakistani army sta
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
London [UK], September 8 (ANI): London-based rights activist Shaukat Ali Kashmiri raised concern over Pakistan's socio-economic and political situation and lambasted former Pakistani Prime Minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan for his close association with the Pakista
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China may disagree with Western creditors on Sri Lanka's debt restructurin
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], September 5 (ANI): China, Colombo's largest bilateral lender may disagree with Western creditors on Sri Lanka's debt restructuring.
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Pak Finance Minister Ismail trades barbs with his predecessor Tarin over s
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 4 (ANI): Pakistan Finance Minister Miftah Ismail and his predecessor Shaukat Tarin exchanged barbs over leaked audios about sabotaging International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme.
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IMF warns of protests across Pakistan amid high food, fuel prices
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 3 (ANI): Pakistan's economy is teetering amid record-high inflation and soaring food prices along with high petrol prices can trigger protests across the country, warned the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Friday.
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Pak Finance Minister Miftah Ismail hints at early exit, says 'may not have
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], September 3 (ANI): Amid dissatisfaction within the new coalition government of Pakistan led by Shehbaz Sharif, Finance Minister Miftah Ismail has hinted at his early exit, saying that although the coalition government has 13 months, he may not have that much time.
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China dodges request on debt relief, says the ball is in Sri Lanka's court
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 27 (ANI): China, Colombo's largest bilateral lender dodged the request for debt relief and said that the ball is in Sri Lanka's court.
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Sri Lankan PM Wickremesinghe requests China for debt restructuring amid ec
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 25 (ANI): Amid economic turmoil, Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe urged China on Thursday to restructure its debt as Beijing is Colombo's largest bilateral lender.
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Pakistani rupee continues to decline against US dollar
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], August 25 (ANI): Ahead of the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) executive board meeting on August 29 in Washington, the Pakistani rupee continued to decline against the US dollar on Thursday.
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Pakistan 1st mini-budget of this fiscal year to render luxury imports 'out
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 20 (ANI): Pakistan's Finance Minister Miftah Ismail on Thursday unveiled fresh revenue measures of over Rs 50 billion in the first mini-budget of this fiscal year, however it will render luxury imports "out of reach" for its citizens.
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