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Pakistan: IMF restraints hopes of early deal, foreign banks reluctant due
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
In a statement, Nathan Porter, IMF Mission Chief to Pakistan, said that the IMF "looks forward to obtaining the necessary financing assurances as soon as possible to pave the way for the successful completion of the 9th Extended Fund Facility (EFF) review".
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UAE participates in MENAP Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Mee
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The meeting was held on the sidelines of the 2023 Spring Meetings of the World Bank Group (WBG) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Washington, DC from 10th to 16th April, and discussed key strategic issues and economic growth in the region, in addition to future prospects and fisca
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"IMF has no excuse to delay loan, country was not created to act like begg
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Shehbaz Sharif also expressed his gratitude to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. The UAE had committed a loan of USD 3 billion. He lauded the efforts of Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar and Chief of the Army Staff Asim Munir for making efforts in this r
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IMF seeks more Pak assurances before releasing bailout package
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has "welcomed" Pakistan's confirmation of having secured crucial bilateral support from key partners and said it looked forward to receiving further "financing assurances as soon as possible", which would help conclude the much-delayed ninth review of a
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UAE participates in International Monetary and Financial Committee meeting
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The meeting discussed the latest developments in the international monetary and financial system, and ways to achieve stability and global economic recovery.
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New UNESCO report reveals USD 97bn barrier to reaching education targets
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The paper "Can countries afford their national SDG4 benchmarks?" by the Global Education Monitoring (GEM) Report of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) was written as input for the spring meetings of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
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UAE participates in Second Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Me
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Mohamed Hadi Al Hussaini, Minister of State for Financial Affairs, led the UAE delegation to the Second Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (FMCBG) meeting of the Finance Track of the G20 for 2023, which was held on the sidelines of the 2023 Spring Meetings of the World Bank Grou
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Pakistan: Islamia University Bahawalpur employees protest for salaries
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The employees assembled at the old Abbasia Campus, from where they proceeded to the Bahawalpur Press Club and protested. The protesters demanded the varsity administration pay the March salaries at the earliest, along with the April month, ahead of the Eidul Fitr, in pursuance of a governmen
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Sitharaman participates in event on Sri Lankan debt issues on sidelines of
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Union Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman participated in the high-level meeting on Sri Lanka's debt issues on the sidelines of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)- World Bank (WB) Spring Meetings.
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Soaring inflation hits Pakistanis hard during Ramzan
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
During every Ramzan inflation increases by 500 per cent and this has not changed in the last 75 years. The rise of inflation during Ramzan in Pakistan is very strange because, in countries where the Muslim population is one per cent or even less, the governments supply up to 75 per cent reli
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Nirmala Sitharaman, World Bank chief discuss empowering women leaders
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Sitharaman, who is on a week-long visit to the US, outlined initiatives to bolster the economic status of women during the IMF/World Bank Spring meetings. She appeared to highlight how the Modi Govt has been working with the idea of women-led development and not just women-centric develop
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"Very important area": Nirmala Sitharaman on strengthening of global finan
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Describing the Global Financial Architecture as a "very important area", Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that through India's G20 Presidency, several sessions will be taking place to get into the details of how we want to look at the financial architecture itself.
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