ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s government has hiked fuel prices by up to 29%, removing fuel subsidies in an attempt to trim the fiscal deficit and secure critical support from the IMF for the cash-strapped economy. This is the third cut in fuel subsidies by the government headed by PM Shehbaz Sharif in …
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ISLAMABAD: Additional measures will be needed to bring Pakistan’s budget for FY202223 in line with the key objectives of its IMF programme, the lender’s resident representative in Islamabad said on Monday. Pakistan unveiled a 9. 5 trillion Pakistani rupee ($47 billion) budget for 2022-23 on Friday aimed at tight fiscal …
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NEW DELHI: With Chief Economic Advisor V Anantha Nageswaran citing the IMF forecast that the Indian economy would cross $5 trillion by 2026-27, senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Sunday said the goal of a $5 trillion GDP appears to be a case of “shifting goalposts” as the original target …
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