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Pakistan's trade deficit soars 44 pc in July, raising economic concerns
Updated : 9 months, 1 week ago IST
Pakistan's trade deficit surged by a staggering 44 per cent in July, driven by a sharp increase in imports, raising fresh concerns about the country's economic situation, which is already in a crisis, The Express Tribune reported.
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Hard to implement IMF deal as political pressure surges in Pakistan: Exper
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
The current fiscal year's tax-laden budget and the Supreme Court's ruling on reserved seats have shifted the focus of politics to the economy, further posing doubts over Pakistan's ability to meet the new International Monetary Fund (IMF) conditions for a USD 7 billion loan, reported Dawn.
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Pakistan: Curbing illicit tobacco trade a key condition for funding by IMF
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Experts said Pakistan has a strategic window to meet International Monetary Fund (IMF) conditions, boost tax collection, and notably increase the tax-to-GDP ratio by curbing illicit trade in the tobacco sector, The Express Tribune reported.
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IMF packages, foreign bailouts will not suffice to keep Pak economy afloat
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Pakistan's economic blindspot continues to be the fact that no amount of IMF bailouts or foreign bailouts will be enough to keep the economy afloat without the nation undertaking a comprehensive structural makeover.
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World Bank reduces Pakistan's growth forecast to 0.4 per cent
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Increasing interest rates and uncertainty in financial markets have further enhanced pressure on Pakistan's economy, with future economic prospects heavily reliant on structural reform.
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Pakistan's inflation soars to 35.4 per cent in March, highest since 1965
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Pakistan's year-on-year inflation hit 35.37 per cent in March -- the highest in nearly five decades -- as the government scrambled to meet International Monetary Fund (IMF) conditions to unlock a desperately needed bailout.
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Pakistan accepts one more IMF condition, agrees to increase interest rate
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Pakistan has accepted another pre-condition of the IMF for the release of USD 1.1 billion in critical funding.
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IMF giving tough time to Pakistan, says PM Shehbaz Sharif
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
"As we speak, an IMF delegation is in Islamabad and giving a very tough time to the finance minister and his team. I will not go into detail about this further but our economic challenges are unimaginable. The IMF conditions which we have to fulfill are beyond imagination but we have to do i
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Pakistan to impose new taxes worth Rs 200 bn to comply with IMF conditions
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The two draft ordinances prepared for Rs 100 billion each in taxes and flood levies. Pakistan is also considering discontinuing power subsidies, imposing sales tax on raw materials for exports, as well as, hikes in power, and gas tariffs are also on the agenda.
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Pakistan need to fix responsibility for its depleting forex reserves: Repo
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
This quick depletion of the forex reserves was blamed on the PDM government's indecisiveness vis-a-vis revival of the IMF program which had been stalled since the last days of PTI's government.
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Pakistan's love-hate relationship with IMF continues amid economic woes
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 1 (ANI): Governments may come and go, but Pakistan's economic woes - and its love and hate relationship with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) - remain constant.
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Pakistan urges IMF to ease harsh terms on power tariffs, fuel taxes
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 30 (ANI): Amid a worsening economic crisis due to floods, high inflation and depreciating currency, Pakistan on Friday urged the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to ease harsh terms which require Islamabad to increase power tariffs and fuel taxes over next si
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