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Oct

Largest external debt stocks: Pakistan among top 10 countries

Published in The News on October 12, 2021 ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is among the top 10 countries that possess the largest external debt stocks and became eligible for the Debt Service Suspension Initiative (DSSI) in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic. According to International Debt Statistics in 2022, released by the World Bank on Monday, there was a […]

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09

Oct

Give-and-take parleys with IMF under way

By Khaleeq Kiani Published in DAWN on October 09, 2021 ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) are still trying ‘give and take’ on raising taxes and electricity tariff at the last leg of technical-level discussions to put $6bn Extended Fund Facility (EFF) back on track. Informed sources said the virtual talks between the two sides[…]

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09

Oct

Pakistan gets record $8bn remittances in July-Sept

By Shahid Iqbal Published in DAWN on October 09, 2021 KARACHI: Overseas Pakistanis sent the highest-ever $8 billion remittances during the first quarter of the current fiscal year, registering a growth of 12.5 per cent over the same period last year. The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Friday reported that with inflows of $2.7bn in September,[…]

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