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Blame-game between PTI, PML-N continues as inflation spiralled to 38 per c
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 31 (ANI): As the Shehbaz Sharif government and former Prime Minister Imran Khan are engaged in a blame game over the country's economic situation, the Pakistan Rupee dropped to a record level and the inflation spiralled up to 38 per cent making the lives of the peo
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Pak Minister meets US envoy, seeks financial investments as country faces
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 29 (ANI): In a similar move to Pakistani Army Chief Qamar Javed Bajwa's appeal to US to help Pakistan in securing an IMF loan tranche, country's Finance Minister Miftah Ismail has met the Ambassador of the United States (US) to Pakistan, Donald Blome, to get financ
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Pak to sell shares of state-owned entities, LNG power projects to friendly
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 29 (ANI): In order to tackle the country's crippling economy and contain inflation, Pakistan Finance Minister, Miftah Ismail on Wednesday announced that the government is looking forward to amend the laws for the sale of shares of listed state-owned entities wit
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Pak govt assures citizens of stable economy while it heads toward crisis
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 23 (ANI): While Pakistan's economy is heading towards disaster, its government is assuring the citizens that Islamabad's economy is stable.
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Miftah Ismail is the worst Finance Minister of Pakistan: PTI
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 22 (ANI): Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has accused Miftah Ismail of being the worst Finance Minister of Pakistan ever as the country continues to register a downward trend in the value of its rupee.
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Pakistan Finance Minister's decision 'endorsed' by cabinet: Minister
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 4 (ANI): Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on Sunday defended Finance Minister Miftah Ismail's performance and said that his decisions regarding the economy have been endorsed by the whole cabinet.
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Pak Finance Minister Miftah Ismail facing criticism within PML-N ranks
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 3 (ANI): Finance Minister Miftah Ismail has been facing criticism from within the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) amid speculations of ex-financial czar Ishaq Dar's return to Pakistan to replace him.
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Pakistan open to importing cheap oil from Russia
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 30 (ANI): Amid a financial crunch, rising inflation and deepening economic crisis, Pakistan is mulling oil imports from Russia.
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Pakistan needs to pass budget agreed with IMF to get loan assistance
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 30 (ANI): Pakistan will have to take two more "prior actions" to secure economic relief package from International Monetary Fund (IMF) - Passing the federal budget as agreed with the monetary organization, as well as, presenting a memorandum of understanding (MoU)
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USD2.3 bn Chinese loan credited to State Bank of Pakistan: Finance Ministe
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 25 (ANI): Pakistani Finance Minister Miftah Ismail said on Friday that a loan of USD 2.3 billion from a Chinese consortium of banks had been credited to the central bank's account.
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Chinese banks to provide USD 2.3 bln to Pakistan 'within days' under loan
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 23 (ANI): To cope up with country's dwindling cash reserves, loan of USD 2.3 billion from a Chinese consortium of banks to Pakistan is expected within a "couple of days".
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Pakistani currency dives to Rs 211 per US dollars, losing over Rs 2 during
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 21 (ANI): Owing to quarter-end payments and delay in the revival of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme, the Pakistani rupee on Tuesday breached 211-a-US dollar, losing Rs 2 during intra-day trading.
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