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Pakistan faces public backlash over 'decades of begging' for loans, report
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 25 (ANI): Amid the release of a fresh tranche of loans from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the Pakistani government is facing backlash from civil society, over the unending series of loans, a report said on Thursday.
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Pakistan: Rights activist expresses concern over taxes on contraceptives i
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 19 (ANI): Amid fears of a new wave of inflation following Pakistan's deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for USD 6 billion assistance, rights activists expressed concern that an understanding with the global financing institution may also lead to he
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US offers Ukraine loan guarantee of up to USD 1 billion
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 15 (ANI): Reaffirming its strong commitment to the Ukrainian people, the Biden administration has offered a sovereign loan guarantee to Ukraine of up to USD 1 billion to support its economic reform agenda and continued engagement with the International Monetary Fund
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Pakistani Finance Minister says must avoid 'begging' IMF, other nations fo
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], February 13 (ANI): Pakistan's Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin on Saturday emphasised the need of reviving Pakistan's economy in order to avoid having to "beg" for loans from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and other nations.
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IMF loans can compromise Pakistan's economic sovereignty, says expert
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 10 (ANI): The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has agreed to provide a USD 6 billion bailout package for Pakistan, but it can adversely affect common livelihoods and can compromise Pakistan's economic sovereignty.
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Imran Khan govt 'mortgaging' the State Bank of Pakistan: PDM chief
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 8 (ANI): Slamming the Imran Khan government, Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Monday said the federal government is 'mortgaging' the State Bank of Pakistan to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for loan.
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Pak should take measures to generate PKR 1.1 tr extra revenue in budget to
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 6 (ANI): Amid the rising inflation in Pakistan, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said that the Imran Khan government needs to introduce revenue measures in its annual budget for the next fiscal year to generate additional revenue worth PKR 1.1 trillion
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IMF's USD 1 bn tranches to Pakistan forces Islamabad to slap Rs 160 bn tax
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 5 (ANI): The now-resumed International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme that revived Pakistan's stalled programme and cleared USD 1 billion tranches has forced the federal government to impose Pakistani Rs 160 billion tax on the country's salaried class by reducin
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IMF says Pakistan's economy unstable, proposes implementation of structura
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 4 (ANI): International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said that Pakistan's economy remains vulnerable because of delayed implementation of structural reforms and widening imbalances on external accounts.
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Emerging economies to experience more pain when developed world raises int
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], January 26 (ANI/Sputnik): Emerging economies that face inflationary pressure as they come out of the coronavirus pandemic are likely to feel more pain when interest rates are raised in the developed world, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Deputy Managing Director Gita Gopin
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IMF cuts 2022 global economic growth forecast to 4.4 pc on US, China slowd
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], January 25 (ANI): Amid faltering growth in the world's largest economies of the US and China due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday cut down the global economic growth forecast to 4.4 per cent.
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Pak opposition parties flay Imran Khan govt over passing of Finance (Suppl
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 15 (ANI): Pakistan's opposition parties rebuked the PTI government over the passing of the Finance (Supplementary) Bill 2021 also known as 'mini-budget' and the State Bank of Pakistan (Amendment) Bill 2021 to meet conditions set by the International Monetary Fun
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