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At least part of the support would be from the Fund’s new Resilience and Sustainability Trust (RST). Several media reports have described Dhaka’s move as a request for a bailout…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB271902
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Shortly before Azhar replaced Abdul Hafeez Shaikh in the post, the IMF announced resumption of Pakistan’s stalled Extended Fund Facility (EFF) programme. The loan was agreed in…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB261046
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Islamabad wants to ease some of the loan’s conditions. Separately, the United States, the IMF’s largest shareholder, recently said it would reassess its relations with Pakistan…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB264212
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Pakistan's central bank last month allowed the currency to weaken by more than 4% in a week, and is hoping that devaluation will stimulate exports. The ruling Pakistan Muslim…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB227921
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Pakistan's ruling party seeking economic stability.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB224154
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At a plenary meeting in October, the FATF urged Islamabad to complete a remedial action plan by February 2021. Previous threats to relegate Pakistan to a ‘blacklist’, which would…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB258000
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Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban want production to expand to 19,000 b/d shortly. They are counting on the extractives sector to help boost revenue and shore up the flailing economy.