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Benchmark index slips 17.96 points to settle at 34,034.65

Squabbling among the ministries affects utilisation of funds

Farmers call for fixing minimum price, providing quality seeds to meet objective

Locusts Emergency and Food Security Project to be submitted in upcoming CDWP meeting

Database provides new level of transparency about debts and creditors

This evident leakage is just the tip of the iceberg given other forms of kickbacks and corrupt practices

Lack of data makes fight against economic, social problems highly challenging

Economic damage to different sectors across the globe has come as a major shock for all the countries

Directive comes after cancellation of soft loan by World Bank

Climate change adviser, bank’s country director will sign $188m project pact today

Global lender restores Pakistan's budgetary support after four years

Locust swarms have infested 23 countries across East Africa, the Middle East and South Asia

Fresh borrowing to be made for activities like garbage collection, pension, fiscal reforms

World Bank to finance the project

Sindh government and WB also agree to launch locust control project

World Banks says Ehsaas Programme contributes to mitigating the economic impact

WB says Ehsaas programme contributes to mitigate economic impact

Disbursed $69.8m last month to enable early response to emergency

World Bank seeks to cut procurement from farmers to take pressure off Punjab finances

Funding of $500 million aimed at overcoming health and economic shocks

As global coronavirus cases exceed 2.2 million

The int’l money lender says unemployment rate in Pakistan will jump

Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh says without it developing countries will be worst affected from COVID-19 pandemic

State Bank of Pakistan says optimism is now subject to risks arising from spread of coronavirus

This is bound to increase unemployment in the country — from 2.4% to 9%

Amount includes $23b principal loans, another $4.6b on account of interest payments

Developing countries don't have resources to spend on already overstretched health services, says the premier

World Bank report estimates the country’s GDP to contract up to 2.2%

Proposal to be discussed next week by officials of G7 and G20 economies

Country director says they are working with federal and provincial govts

Says over 170 countries will experience negative per capita income growth this year

Global lender approves $200m loan to support country’s efforts against COVID-19

Foreign minister apprises his Indonesian counterpart of the law change in Occupied Kashmir

Move mandatory for availing $500 million loan from World Bank

WHO DG says his agency, WB and IMF backed debt relief to help developing countries cope with the consequences

Additional funds will be used to complete first phase of 2,160MW capacity

Benchmark index rises 0.94% to settle at 29,505.57

The project will help lower the overall cost of energy generation in the country

Fresh lending of $200m from World Bank likely to be approved on Thursday

Foreign minister says the government is carefully monitoring coronavirus trends worldwide

IMF confirms Pakistan has approached it for $1.4 billion financial support

Payments to creditors in last quarter are likely to further stretch official foreign currency reserves

WB, IMF will also seek endorsements for the proposal at their combined meetings in April

Move aims to help countries that are home to two-thirds of the world's population living in extreme poverty

Capital value tax abolished to support Pakistan Stock Exchange as market continues to plunge

Decision comes as developing countries grapple with severe consequences of the rapidly spreading coronavirus

World Bank says Pakistan could not implement budget support aid for reforms in financial sector

Funds will enhance capacity of resources-deficient public hospitals and labs

Move will pave way for two World Bank budgetary support loans worth $750m

Shamshad Akhtar says women need to be given access to money, bank accounts and credit