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With high inflation, unemployment, Pakistan plans to take $16 billion fore
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 9 (ANI): Having high unemployment, poverty and inflation, the Pakistan economy is under stress and the government plans to take nearly $16 billion gross foreign loans in the next fiscal year to meet the requirements of maturing external public debt and cover up the
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Pak opposition rejects Imran Khan govt's estimate of economic growth
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 24 (ANI): Pakistan's opposition parties have slammed the federal government's announcement of the country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth, estimating that it would hit 3.94 per cent for the fiscal year 2020-21.
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Imran Khan govt failed to lure foreign investors in Pak: Report
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 27 (ANI): Despite its claims over providing ease of doing business, the ruling Imran Khan-led PTI government has failed to lure foreign investors to the country, according to a recent media report.
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Pak economy in bad shape no more a revelation due to poor performance in p
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 21 (ANI): Pakistan's economy is in bad shape is no more a revelation, as its project performance dropped to just 58 per cent in the duration of 2018-20, from 70 per cent in 2017-19 due to poor performance in the Public Sector Management (PSM) and water sectors.
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Impulsive decision-making, regional trade issues have shaped Pakistan's fr
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 5 (ANI): As Pakistan's inflation soared from 5.7 per cent in January to over 9 per cent in March, impulsive decision-making and regional trade issues have come to the fore which marked the fragile economy of the country.
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Amid ailing economy, Imran Khan to mortgage Islamabad's biggest park to ge
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 24 (ANI): To overcome Pakistan's ailing economy, Prime Minister Imran Khan is considering mortgaging Islamabad's biggest park to get a loan of around Rs 500 billion.
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Foreign investors withdraw USD 471.7 million from Pakistan's debt market
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], November 29 (ANI): Foreign investors have pulled out USD 471.7 million from Pakistan's debt market in the past five months due to lower interest rate and a fresh wave of coronavirus in the country, according to data from the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP).
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Pakistan's economy controlled by a ruthless conglomerate - the army
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
London [UK], November 12 (ANI): Pakistan's economy is controlled by a ruthless business conglomerate - the army, that owns everything in the country, from factories and bakeries to farmland and golf courses.
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Pakistan's economy has been completely destroyed in last two years: Nawaz
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 20 (ANI): Hitting out at the present Imran Khan-led government, Pakistan's former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Sunday termed his government as "nalayaq" (worthless) and said that the country's economy has been completely destroyed in the last two years.
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Imran Khan govt has added nearly USD 22 bn to Pak's international debt: Ex
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 9 (ANI): Amid the surge in coronavirus cases in Pakistan, the nation's financial woes are also escalating.
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PoK activist blames army as Pakistan registers first ever negative economi
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Glasgow, UK (ANI) June 13 (ANI): Dr Amjad Ayub Mirza, a rights activist from Pakistan occupied Kashmir living in exile has blamed Pakistan's deep state of the army for the negative growth the country has registered for the first time ever in its history.
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Markets reopen in Pakistan despite surging Covid cases
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Punjab [Pakistan], June 2 (ANI): Buckling under the business community's pressure and to "keep the economy running," the Punjab government has allowed opening of all markets, bazaars, shopping malls and other businesses five days a week with longer working hours despite a consistent increase
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