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Growth in Asia-Pacific expected to slow in 2024: IMF

Economic growth in the Asia Pacific region is better than previously projected but is expected to slow from 5 per…

3 days ago

Pak PM Shehbaz Sharif discusses new bailout package with IMF chief in Riyadh

As the country continues to battle a crippling economy, Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif discussed the new bailout package with…

4 days ago

India to remain global growth driver in foreseeable future: IMF Executive Director

Krishnamurthy V Subramaniam, the Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), said on Tuesday that India will continue to…

2 weeks ago

Pakistan delegation to appeal for new multi-billion-dollar agreement with IMF during Washington visit

Pakistan has initiated discussions with the global lender, International Monetary Fund (IMF), over a new multi-billion-dollar agreement to support its…

2 weeks ago

India’s growth momentum is intact despite global challenges

The Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM) is hopeful that India’s growth rate will be closer to 6.5…

1 year ago

Pakistan’s brain drain turns alarming as educated queue up to leave

As Pakistan battles multiple crises –economic, political and security—all in one go, citizens are getting desperate to leave the country.…

1 year ago

Not just India, Nirmala becomes flag-bearer for Global South during IMF talks in Washington

With rising debt burden hitting the Global South hard, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, who is in the US to attend…

1 year ago

Is China blocking Sri Lanka’s access to an IMF bailout package?

Voices are being raised in Sri Lanka about the dubious support that fast friend China is providing in Colombo's bid…

1 year ago

Pakistani rupee hits all time low of 255 to a dollar amid economic meltdown

Amid news that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) may resume the stalled loan package, the Pakistani rupee touched an all…

1 year ago

Will IMF loans to Pakistan continue after cut in fuel prices?

As Pakistan drastically slashed fuel prices, what will the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) stand on the ongoing loan programme? Will…

1 year ago

Broke Pakistan may seek big bro China’s help on debt bail-out

As Pakistan’s foreign exchange reserves held by its central bank fell to $6.7 billion during the week that ended December…

1 year ago

Will Pakistan default on its debt repayment despite assurances?

Even as Pakistan assured that it will not fail in debt repayment due in early December, the risks of a…

1 year ago

From World Bank to WTO head, PM Modi engages multilateral agencies at G-20

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s bilateral meetings are not confined only to the heads of the states. The Prime Minister has…

1 year ago

Sri Lanka holds second round of talks on debt restructuring as China remains aloof

Sri Lankan state minister of finance Shehan Semasinghe told local media that the country is holding the second round of…

1 year ago

Pakistan’s economy still in ICU with forex level at record low

Pakistan’s exit from the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) grey list has brought little cheer to the country’s economic managers…

2 years ago

Pakistan society has become inherently intolerant: former FM

Miftah Ismail, Pakistan’s former Finance Minister who resigned recently, said that in the last 75 years, the country has “built…

2 years ago

Team Modi sees PM Gati Shakti as a game changer on economic front

The multi-trillion PM Gati Shakti infrastructure programme launched exactly a year ago by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has caught the…

2 years ago

FM Sitharaman brainstorms preparations for G-20 with peers from Japan and South Korea

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, who attended the 4th G20 meeting of finance ministers and central bank governors, highlighted that India’s…

2 years ago

“A logistical marvel” says IMF on India’s direct cash transfer scheme

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday hailed the deployment of the cash transfer scheme in India and described it…

2 years ago

Are foreign investors packing their bags for India–the fastest growing major economy?

Indian economic managers are unfazed by the revision of the country’s GDP growth projections. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on…

2 years ago

India to grow at around 7% this year despite headwinds: Sitharaman

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said that India is likely to register a growth rate of about 7 per cent…

2 years ago