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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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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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UAE announces 10 types of new entry, residence visas

Published in The Express Tribune on April 18, 2022 In one of the biggest overhauls of the visa system, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Monday introduced a new entry and residence scheme offering “10 types of entry visas with simplified requirements and more benefits”. According to an official statement, the new visas require no host or[…]