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Day: May 21, 2024

Pakistan’s Quarterly GDP Data Rollout An Important Step: World Bank

While the November release of quarterly national accounts represents an important step forward for economic statistics in Pakistan, projects are underway for future improvements, including further refinements of seasonally adjusted estimates for eventual public release and the development of quarterly expenditure-based GDP, says the World Bank. The Bank officials in

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New IMF Loan Program Only Possible After Budget

Discussions between Pakistan’s economic team and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Mission this week will most likely end without a staff-level agreement, sources in the Finance Ministry told ProPakistani. Sources said policy-level talks have so far failed to yield any conclusive result. The lender’s mission led by Nathan Porter will

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