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After registering impressive GDP growth, slowdown may be expected

Our politicians have only casual interest in addressing serious issues such as the internal security situation

Programme to focus on protecting poor and vulnerable

Latest depreciation of the rupee shows the increasing vulnerability of the national economy

Finance minister hints at more currency weakness, rise in petroleum prices

Rallies in Amman bring thousands onto the streets

Government plans to lift taxes have brought thousands of people onto the streets in Amman, the capital

PM told forex reserves worth $10 billion are insufficient to foot two-month import bill

Data shows current account, trade deficits soar in last year of outgoing govts

CPEC-related activity has led to double-digit growth in imports, but it has also helped push economic growth

A caretaker set-up of donors-happy technocrats comes in and reaches understandings with the IMF

Pakistan is not a country the US can afford to ignore for too long

Market rumours suggest the move is part of IMF’s conditions for another bailout package

It is a budget announced with the short-term goal of enhancing the sitting government’s political chances

Adviser to PM on finance says currency has found its equilibrium

The IMF has highlighted the trade tensions as a major downside risk to the otherwise solid global recovery

We would advise the next government to work harder on the tax amnesty scheme

Are selected from PAS group; some do not have experience in handling fiscal affairs

We are stuck with massive bills which our government must pay in order to survive

The foreign edition of the latest scheme seems to have been launched as a regrettable necessity

Economic policymakers will need to make some hard choices in the coming months

Some countries already deeply in debt, will turn over crucial assets to Beijing as way to restructure loans

Mood in Washington to be assessed before Islamabad weighs bailout option

The question is in which direction Pakistan’s current internal and external policies are driving the country

Being an agricultural economy, Pakistan is heavily dependent on water resources

Discussions likely to begin during World Bank-IMF spring meetings in Washington next month

Major international development agencies are themselves actively wooing private finance

Has sent a list of 515 items to FBR requesting reduced rates

To set things right and improve the country’s external account, currency depreciation was deemed unavoidable

Planning Commission’s deputy chairman Sartaj Aziz says joint ventures with Chinese counterparts need of the hour

Country will require $27 billion in external financing next year

Govt says IMF’s baseline scenario does not reflect its recent policy measures

Tao Zhang also acknowledges that the structural financial reform agenda of Pakistan remains incomplete

IMF’s post-programme report further dampens investor sentiments

Has inked currency swap agreements with over 30 countries and regions since late 2008

Whilst the ship is listing it is not sinking. The near-term outlook for growth is generally favourable

Says country’s ‘medium-term’ debt repayment capacity has also weakened

Many jobs will be affected one way or another. Some of them will disappear, but many more will be affected

World Bank country director says next 10 years are critical for the country

Says economic stimulus from US tax cuts may affect global economy

The centrist mindset is creating hurdles in the way of smooth implementation of the 18th amendment

Believes diversification of foreign reserves will create more options for Pakistan

This may pave the way for next administration to look for long-term programme to tackle challenges

Almost all Arab countries have posted budget deficits over the past few years

Almost all Arab countries have posted budget deficits over the past few years

Local producers had long felt that they were at a clear disadvantage against their Chinese competitors

The latest cunning stunt to squeeze taxation out of the people of Pakistan is to use the national identity database

Amid depleting reserves, govt has decided to tap international debt markets again

Aizaz Chaudhry says Pakistan turned the tide of terrorism at a time when the region was grappling with the menace

Managing Director Christine Lagarde says policymakers all over the world need to focus on reforms as well