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IMF and WB conditionalities, and domestic policy — V

Although the Covid-19 pandemic further exposed the already deep cracks in the structural adjustment programme policy...

Updated 13 Feb, 2026 07:12am

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Global economy and sustainability of debt financing

There is a long history of conflicting views on the role of external financing and sovereign debt in shaping...

Updated 29 Jan, 2026 06:23am

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OPINION: Findings of the household survey

The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) has released recently the findings from the Household Integrated Economic...

Updated 20 Jan, 2026 09:01am

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Modi skipped summit due to worries Trump would mention Pakistan: report

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi stayed away from a regional leaders summit in Malaysia to avoid meeting US...

Published 28 Oct, 2025 07:55pm

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Policy issues in the EFF programme — III

Covid-19 pandemic, and then the catastrophic floods in 2022, both of which had significant climate change causality...

Updated 20 Jun, 2025 12:53pm

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Revenue targets

EDITORIAL: Pakistan has been on an International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme since 2019 — a programme that was...

Published 16 May, 2025 03:06am

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PM telephones Zardari to inquire after his health

ISLAMABAD: In a heartwarming gesture of solidarity, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif telephoned President Asif Ali...

Published 05 Apr, 2025 05:23am

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President tests positive for Covid-19

KARACHI: President Asif Ali Zardari has tested positive for Covid-19 and is currently in isolation, according to his...

Published 03 Apr, 2025 05:23am

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Trump expects visit from Chinese President Xi without giving timeline

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE/ WASHINGTON: U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he expected Chinese President Xi...

Published 20 Feb, 2025 12:02pm

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China extends visa-free transit stays to 10 days

HONG KONG: China announced on Tuesday a relaxation of its visa-free transit policy, extending the permitted stay for...

Published 17 Dec, 2024 09:48am

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Immunization: a shield against infections

As the seasons change, many cities across the world face a challenge that affects both the environment and public...

Published 24 Nov, 2024 03:08am

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Maldives president Muizzu to meet India’s Modi amid economic woes

NEW DELHI: Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu will hold talks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday...

Published 07 Oct, 2024 11:44am

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Brussels explores Draghi option of extending up to $385 billion in EU debt, FT reports

European Union (EU) officials are examining ways to roll over hundreds of billions of euros of COVID-19 era bonds in...

Published 12 Sep, 2024 10:46am

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Mpox is not the new COVID, says WHO official

BERLIN: A World Health Organization official stressed on Tuesday that mpox, regardless of whether it is the new or...

Published 20 Aug, 2024 03:17pm

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KCCI urges govt to release funds to industries

KARACHI: President Karachi Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KCCI) Iftikhar Ahmed Sheikh, while referring to his...

Published 17 Aug, 2024 06:12am

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World youth unemployment rate lowest for 15 years, but picture not same across regions: UN

GENEVA: Global youth unemployment is at its lowest level for 15 years, the United Nations said Monday, though not...

Published 12 Aug, 2024 11:54am

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China lifts ban on five Australian beef exporters

SYDNEY: China has lifted bans on imports from five major Australian beef processing facilities, the Australian...

Published 30 May, 2024 10:53am

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Gasoline demand growth to slow this year on EV growth in China, US

NEW DELHI: Global petrol demand growth could halve in 2024, squeezing second-half refinery margins, analysts said,...

Published 06 May, 2024 11:51am

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Global health heavyweights team up for climate, disease funding

LONDON: Three of the biggest global health funders have joined forces for the first time in a $300 million...

Published 06 May, 2024 11:01am

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IEA trims oil demand forecast on weakness in wealthier countries

LONDON: The International Energy Agency (IEA) trimmed its forecast for 2024 oil demand growth on Friday, citing...

Published 12 Apr, 2024 02:10pm

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Novavax settles dispute with international vaccine group Gavi

NEW YORK: Novavax has agreed to pay back international vaccine group Gavi at least $475 million in cash or vaccines...

Published 23 Feb, 2024 06:36am

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Passengers coming from abroad: Govt decides to conduct Covid testing

ISLAMABAD: Following the emergence of a new variant, JN-I, of Covid-19 globally, the government of Pakistan has...

Published 05 Jan, 2024 03:12am

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Pakistan’s promising economic outlook

The finance division’s ‘monthly economic outlook report’ for the month of November reveals that Pakistan’s...

Published 14 Dec, 2023 05:24am

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PM for greater use of technology to improve healthcare

KARACHI: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar on Friday said that the government was eager to take advantage...

Published 09 Dec, 2023 05:47am

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Debt and austerity: developing world deep in economic crises

In its ‘World Economic Outlook, October 2023’ Report, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said that ‘The...

Updated 13 Oct, 2023 06:40am

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Covid-19 vaccine discoveries: Hungarian, US scientists win Nobel

STOCKHOLM: Hungarian scientist Katalin Kariko and US colleague Drew Weissman, who met in line for a photocopier...

Published 03 Oct, 2023 06:02am

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New Zealand PM tests COVID-positive two weeks before election

SYDNEY: New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins has tested positive for COVID-19 and will work remotely while...

Published 01 Oct, 2023 10:18am

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WHO to seek global certificate system, inspired by EU’s Covid pass

GENEVA: The World Health Organization will use the European Union’s digital Covid pass as a basis for a global...

Published 05 Jun, 2023 06:04pm

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Brussels warns Italy not to delay post-Covid recovery reforms

BRUSSELS: The EU expressed concern over delays in Italy’s implementation of reforms under its post-pandemic recovery...

Published 24 May, 2023 05:51pm

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WHO chief hopes for ‘historic’ pandemic accord

GENEVA: A new pandemic accord under negotiation must be a “historic agreement” marking a dramatic shift in the...

Published 22 May, 2023 12:02pm