Pakistan to seek U.S. help for revival of stalled IMF loan programme

Pakistan to seek U.S. help for revival of stalled IMF loan programme

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. | Photo Credit: Reuters Pakistan has decided to seek U.S. help for the revival of the stalled IMF loan programme, following the delay in the staff-level agreement with the International Monetary Fund, ARY News reported. According to sources within the Finance Ministry, the incumbent government has decided to seek Washington’s […]

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Pakistan’s Honda Atlas shuts production to end-March on import difficulties

Pakistan’s Honda Atlas shuts production to end-March on import difficulties

Honda Atlas Cars Pakistan Ltd has announced the longest plant shutdown to date in the current economic crisis amongst the country’s automakers, which are struggling to obtain raw materials due to import difficulties. The company, a unit of Japanese car giant Honda Motor Co Ltd , said its plant would shut from March 9, 2023, […]

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Weekly inflation rises to 38.4% in cash-strapped Pakistan

Weekly inflation rises to 38.4% in cash-strapped Pakistan

People buy pulses and grains at a wholesale market in Karachi on February 1, 2023. – The Sensitive Price Index, used to measure short-term inflation, rose to 38.42% on a year-on-year basis in Pakistan. | Photo Credit: AFP The yearly inflation hit a new high of 38.42% in the outgoing week in cash-strapped Pakistan as […]

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IMF money to arrive in Pakistan by August-end: report

IMF money to arrive in Pakistan by August-end: report

The development follows the completion of the $4 billion in bilateral financing from four friendly nations, including China and Saudi Arabi The development follows the completion of the $4 billion in bilateral financing from four friendly nations, including China and Saudi Arabi The IMF’s executive board will meet on August 29 to approve a bailout […]

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