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Pakistan keen to follow Air India privatisation model for its bleeding national carrier

The next government in Islamabad will have to take a decisive call on the fate of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA)—the…

1 year ago

Will the experienced Nawaz Sharif be able to anchor Pakistan’s shipwrecked economy?

Economic recovery will be Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s biggest test as he sets the ground for the upcoming…

1 year ago

Will IMF fund Sri Lanka after China’s opaque debt-restructuring deal with Colombo?

After much ado, China and Sri Lanka have finally reached an agreement towards debt restructuring of about $4.2 billion. While…

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Can Nawaz Sharif’s return turn around Pakistan’s free-fall economy?

Pakistan, with an inflation rate of 31.4 per cent year-on-year in September, is among the worst affected countries battling surging…

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Pakistan staring at a grim future with more and more people falling below poverty line

About 40 per cent of Pakistan’s population now live below the poverty line, a recent World Bank report has revealed,…

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Will World Bank’s Ajay Banga set the tone for a go-green global financial architecture?

With the World Bank now kicking off the much needed reform agenda, other multilateral agencies could start the process as…

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Pakistan stares at the abyss as IMF conditionalities bite, social unrest also begins to simmer

Pakistan’s political turmoil with a likely delay in general elections has once again led to deepening economic crisis with the…

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Amid uncertainty and multiple challenges, Pakistan to celebrate its Independence Day tomorrow

As Pakistan gets set to celebrate its Independence Day tomorrow, there is little cheer for its common citizens, especially the…

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Morgan Stanley upgrades India rating, cuts China’s

Global brokerage firm Morgan Stanley has upgraded India to ‘Overweight’ rating saying the country’s reform and macro-stability agenda supports a…

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No quick fix to Pakistan’s economic problems: US State Dept official

US Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia, Elizabeth Horst, has said that there is no…

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Pakistan’s high power tariffs may shut down businesses as IMF conditions bite

Pakistan’s businesses, especially the small and medium enterprises, have been hit hard once again as the Shehbaz Sharif government raised…

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Pakistan may avert a default with IMF loan, but what’s next for Islamabad?

As Pakistan’s initial euphoria following the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) approval of the much needed loan programme settles, worries are…

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For bearish Pakistani exporters, IMF deal is no silver bullet

Pakistan, which is in the midst of an economic crisis, has recorded a 12.7 per cent decline in exports for…

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Pakistan gets IMF breather, but economic crisis is here to stay

Finally, Pakistan has something to cheer about as it managed to clinch the much-needed bailout package of $3 billion supported…

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Pakistan set to lose its youth dividend amid economic meltdown

The economic and political uncertainty in Pakistan has affected its youth the most. Though about 60 per cent of the…

1 year ago

What’s in store for Pakistan as IMF talks go to the wire?

Will the International Monetary Fund (IMF) revive the much needed $6.5 billion financial assistance package for cash starved Pakistan? After…

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Will Shehbaz Sharif achieve an IMF breakthrough in Paris to rescue Pakistan’s sinking economy?

Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif left for Paris, France, on Wednesday afternoon with a request to meet International Monetary Fund…

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Pakistani business house calls for reviving trade with India to bail out ailing economy

Pakistan, to fix its economy, must reset it ties with India at the earliest: this is what one of the…

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Pakistan turns to China, other countries for help as it loses hope of getting IMF loan

Pakistan’s hopes of reviving the $6.5 billion financial assistance package from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) are rapidly diminishing. Islamabad…

1 year ago

Is Finance Minister Ishaq Dar the mascot of Pakistan’s crippled economy?

Pakistan’s Finance Minister Ishaq Dar will have to take much of the blame for the country’s deepening economic crisis. The…

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Trust deficit between Pakistan govt and industry captains widens ahead of budget

Trust deficit between the Shehbaz Sharif government and Pakistan’s business community is widening. For cash starved Pakistan, which is expecting…

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