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Saudi visit increases prospects multi-billion-dollar package from Saudi Arabia

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf it is going to have to plough its furrow across the stony ground of the PML-N legacy

Fund’s team meets Ministry of Planning and Development officials

Closes in the range of Rs126.10-126.80 against the greenback

Ratings agency official says CPEC may be a point of discussion in IMF negotiations

They will meet only 35% of estimated foreign debt servicing requirement of 1Q

Cast doubt over Rs814b fiscal adjustment announced by the govt

Officials say they are discussing taking drastic measures to avert seeking a bailout from the IMF

Analysis suggests benefits of IMF programme outweigh the cost country may have to pay

Govt still undecided on going to IMF; Fund’s team to arrive next month

So is it Naya Pakistan? The straight answer is that it is far too soon to say

Imran Khan singled out growing debt as one of Pakistan’s fundamental economic challenges

Imran Khan would like to focus primarily on domestic challenges with economy and political stability as his priority

Mike Pompeo has said that IMF funds should not be used to pay off Chinese lender

The recommendations propose shrinking the share of the provinces by 8.2% to 49.3%

The assessment comes at a time when Pakistan’s foreign exchange reserves have dropped to $10.23 billion

PTI government’s foreign policy must be extremely dynamic to bring economic stability

Imran urged for 'balanced relationship' instead of 'fighting America's war' in exchange for aid

It may consider tapping bilateral sources, go to IMF, float Euro and diaspora bonds

PTI is going to have to hit the ground not just running but sprinting if it has to ward off a monetary dark cloud

Financial institution has had bad experience with last two advisers

Reporting on international issues, American media is usually cooperative, reflecting the policies of their government

Report says Beijing will lend money to 'overcome crunch on foreign payments'

Lender usually follows carrot and stick formula and its conditions are almost universal in nature

Days before the new prime minister is sworn in, pit is already evident that the winds of change are picking up

Loan conditions may be tough this time; official request to the lender may be delayed

Imran Khan inherits a badly broken system because of corruption, economic inequity, terrorism and overpopulation

Net addition of Rs9.8tr has taken place in the last five years

Most important challenge is human deficit that reflects lack of competent economic managers

Pakistan is likely to turn towards IMF for a bailout as it stands on the verge of a balance-of-payments crisis

Deplores over the treatment of US and West after so much doing

The principal shareholder in the International Monetary Fund, the US, is out to dictate its terms vis-à-vis CPEC

US would discourage any IMF bailout for Pakistan that benefits its Chinese creditors, says Pompeo

Meant to help country finance LNG imports that have grown in recent years

Islamabad says it is 'totally wrong' to link IMF loan with CPEC

Both Pakistan and America are in a time of change, of redefining their bilateral and multilateral relationships

Islamabad reacts in defiance to Secretary of State Pompeo’s statement

Says US looked forward to engagement with the new government of Pakistan's expected new prime minister, Imran Khan

It says plan to increase social spending and reduce tax amid need for tighter monetary and fiscal policies will clash

IMF bailout option on the table; Pakistan faces mammoth task in arranging $11b for FY19

Experts say that population growth and urbanisation are the main reasons behind the impending water crisis

Pakistan’s economy is at a very critical stage; it has a current account deficit of $18 billion in fiscal year 2018

Failure to make accurate forecasts puts question mark over capability of both institutions

Yet again the stage is set for the comedy of errors associated with our political transitions

Says increased conflicts threaten to derail economic recovery

Finance ministry, however, says option to be exercised by next government

Despite being the 4th largest producer of cotton, Pakistan lags behind Bangladesh and Vietnam in textile exports

NSC briefed on deteriorating macroeconomic indicators

IMF ranked Pakistan among the top 36 countries in the world facing an acute water shortage

Higher petroleum product prices, rupee weakness fuel the rise in CPI