Spending

Biden, 81, raised more than $5 million in the three days following his June 27 debate against Trump

Finance Minister responds to market demands with spending cuts with economic concerns

Zoya Nasir says she has never seen such an indecent way of displaying wealth before

Insists poor should not be targeted for fiscal adjustments

Says it will not compromise on primary budget surplus of 0.4% of GDP or Rs401b

Allowances amounting to billions of rupees are given annually on top of base salaries

Supply constraints, increased demand for services helped lift prices

Indicating a late-summer recovery in Chinese household, propelling the next stage of the economic recovery

Govt commits to fully utilise remaining funds before June to propel growth

First quarter funds utilisation shows dismal picture in tribal districts

Sindh ministers speak at the annual Urs celebrations of Hazrat Syed Abdullah Shah Ghazi

This may limit government’s options for achieving primary fiscal balance

Trump has repeatedly railed against European alliance members for not spending enough on their own defence

It should create the potential for tens of thousands of new jobs

The growth in part reflects a desire to take functions in-house

His notion of "paternal libertarianism" also became a point of reference for politicians

The priority is to complete the nine on-going schemes

The development budget allocates 65 per cent to elementary and secondary education, which is an appropriate balance

Over 60% fall in the pre-primary age of three to five years

Sectors like education, healthcare, nutrition, sanitation being neglected

World military spending was $1.69 trillion in 2016

Russia's military spending was $69.2 billion in 2016, a 5.9 per cent rise over 2015

Assembly raises questions regarding distribution of Rs1.6bn relief package