Asad Umar, a senior leader of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, has expressed surprise and skepticism over the claims made by former Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) chief Shabbar Zaidi …
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IMF wants Pakistan to become “Sri Lanka” ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Senator Muhammad Ishaq Dar finally disclosed that the IMF wants Pakistan to become Sri Lanka. Addressing a press conference on …
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WASHINGTON: The Fitch Ratings agency downgraded Pakistan’s long-term foreign-currency issuer default rating (IDR) to ‘CCC-’ from ‘CCC+’. A CCC minus rating denotes a very high level of default risk. Fitch …
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Miftah Ismail says Pakistan still faces risks of default: IMF-Govt talks are productive, says Ruiz
by Hamza Irshadby Hamza IrshadISLAMABAD: PML-N leader and former finance minister Miftah Ismail said Pakistan is heading towards default. Miftah advised the government to take steps to avert the threat of default. Miftah Ismail …
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President Arif Alvi and Finance Minister Dar hold meeting to defuse political tension
by Umar Sohailby Umar SohailDuring the meeting at Aiwan-i-Sadr in Islamabad today, Dr Alvi and Ishaq Dar also discussed various political and economic matters.
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Pakistan’s default risk surges to 13-year high of 53%
by Umar Sohailby Umar SohailISLAMABAD: The risk of default of Pakistan, calculated by the 5-year credit default swap (CDS) spiked by 3.07 percentage points on Tuesday, hitting a 13-year high at 52.8%. Before the …
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IMF programme can save Pakistan from default: EIU Report
by Umar Sohailby Umar SohailPakistan along with Mongolia, Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos stand out in terms of Asian countries which are vulnerable to repayment difficulties based on economic fundamentals and external creditor relations.
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Bitcoin shows recovery after evergrande announced to fulfill loans repayment obligations
Evergrande announcement of making loans repayment as per original schedule has ended ongoing erosion in crypto and stock markets