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Govt gets financial relief as China rolls over$4.2b debt | The Express Tribune
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[ad_1] ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin on Tuesday said that China has agreed to rollover $4.2 billion debt that was maturing this week, providing a major financial relief to the government. The $2 billion loan by China’s State Administration of…
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Sri Lanka to start talks with IMF on debt restructuring | The Express Tribune
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[ad_1] COLOMBO: Sri Lanka will begin talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) next month on a plan to help the crisis-hit country, including assistance with debt restructuring and managing its foreign exchange shortage, three sources said on Friday. Sri…
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$846m debt repayment suspended | The Express Tribune
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[ad_1] ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Saudi Arabia on Thursday signed agreements to freeze $846 million in debt repayment for up to six years under a G20 debt suspension initiative. Two agreements were signed by the Ministry of Economic Affairs and the…
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Foreign debt peaks to $13b in Jul-Jan | The Express Tribune
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[ad_1] ISLAMABAD: The government received over $13 billion in foreign loans during the first seven months of current fiscal year, an increase of 70% over the same period of previous year, with no immediate respite in sight from growing indebtedness…
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China needs to be ‘more active’ in G20 debt relief effort: Yellen
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[ad_1] In this file photo taken on November 03, 2021 US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen delivers a speech at the opening of Finance Day at the COP26 UN Climate Summit in Glasgow. — AFP/File WASHINGTON: US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen…
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World Bank warns of growing debt crisis | The Express Tribune
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[ad_1] WASHINGTON: Delays in dealing with the growing debt burden in poor countries seem unlikely to be resolved by the G20, a top World Bank official warned. As interest rates are starting to rise around the world, putting more pressure…
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Govt seeks to extend debt programme | The Express Tribune
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[ad_1] ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to seek the cabinet’s nod for an unlimited extension in its programme to raise debt from global capital markets, as the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has assessed Pakistan’s gross external financing needs at a…
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Foreign debt to ‘jump to $103b’ by end of next fiscal | The Express Tribune
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[ad_1] ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund has revealed that Pakistan owes $18.4 billion or one-fifth of its external public debt to China, which is not only $4 billion higher than the officially reported figures but is also the highest lending…
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Per person debt rises nearly 50% | The Express Tribune
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[ad_1] ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Finance has submitted a self-contradictory fiscal policy statement in the National Assembly that also hid critical information from legislators, undermining the spirit of law that requires objective explanation of fiscal indicators. The Fiscal Policy Statement…
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Fed rate hikes are coming — how to tackle your savings, mortgage, car payments and credit-card debt in advance
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[ad_1] Wall Street investors and Washington D.C. lawmakers are closely listening to what Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell says Wednesday about the central bank’s next steps in its fight against decades-high inflation. “In light of the remarkable progress we’ve seen…
