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Apr

Modest progress on SDGs

By Khaleeq Kiani Published in DAWN on April 25, 2022 Pakistan’s first Sustainable Develop­ment Goals (SDGs) Status Report (2021) is out and the country’s overall progress on SDGs is modest. “Overall, Pakistan’s SDGs (composite) index score has increased from 53.11 in 2015 to 63.49 in 2020 i.e. 19.5 per cent up from the baseline of 2015,” according […]

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21

Apr

IMF puts five demands before Shehbaz Sharif govt

By Mehtab Haider Published in The News on April 21, 2022 ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet Wednesday expressed serious concerns on the economic situation of the country, with Minister for Finance and Revenue Miftah Ismail telling the press later on that the PTI government had laid down ‘atom bombs’ instead of landmines on their way out at the[…]

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20

Apr

New finance minister faces uphill tasks, warns WB

By Shahbaz Rana Published in The Express Tribune on April 20, 2021 ISLAMABAD: The day Pakistan appointed its new finance minister to cope with the challenges – containing rising inflation and navigating through one of the worst external sector crisis, the World Bank on Tuesday reminded the country that 34% of its population was living on just[…]

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