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JunIMF outlines guidelines to revive loan programme
By Shahbaz Rana Published in The Express Tribune on June 01, 2022 ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said that “Pakistan needs to take wide-ranging steps to repair macroeconomic stability”, indicating that the revival of the programme would not be a cakewalk despite the government’s decision to increase fuel […]
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JunAvoiding economic meltdown
By DR MANZOOR AHMAD Published in The Express Tribune on May 30, 2022 ISLAMABAD: One of the steps taken by the government to forestall the gathering economic meltdown is to ban the import of about three dozen “luxury” goods (spread over 800 tariff lines), including vehicles, mobile phones, home appliances,[…]
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MayCountry needs $36b in foreign loans
By Salman Siddiqui Published in The Express Tribune on May 29, 2022 KARACHI: Finance Minister Miftah Ismail has announced that Pakistan is expected to reach an agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in June, as the country is projected to need $36-37 billion in foreign financing in the next[…]
ICT exports up 29pc in 10 months
Published in DAWN on May 21, 2022 ISLAMABAD: Information and Communication Technology (ICT) exports rose by 29.29 per cent to $2.198 billion during the first 10 months of this year from $1.7bn over the corresponding period last year. According to a statement issued the Ministry of Information Technology, the ICT[…]
