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IMF approves $7bn loan to support Pakistan’s struggling economy The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a $7bn (£5.25bn) loan to help Pakistan address its…

Jeremy Hunt looks to cut NICs again despite IMF warning of £30bn fiscal hole | Economics There is no bias in the original title provided.…

The global economy seems to be experiencing a soft landing scenario. Thanks in large part to the strength of the United States, a global recession…

On Pakistan Day the Pakistani Ambassador demonises PTI party in Washington for all the recent disruptions to Pakistani politics. All the discussions at the Pakistan…

IMF: Germany to be weakest major economy in 2024 while UK downgraded again The International Monetary Fund (IMF) now predicts that Germany, not the UK,…

Pakistan strikes $3bn IMF bailout deal Pakistan has struck a deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for $3bn of funding. The deal still needs…

The IMF’s report credits ‘resilient demand in the context of declining energy prices’.

Strike action sees UK economy flatline in February The UK economy experienced no growth in February due to strikes by public sector workers, according to…

UK to be one of worst performing economies this year, predicts IMF The UK is set to have the worst-performing economy in the G20 this…

Interest rates likely to fall to pre-Covid levels, IMF predicts A new International Monetary Fund (IMF) forecast suggests that interest rates in major economies are…

UK borrowing in February hits highest level since record began  According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), government borrowing in February hit its highest…

France, Spain, Belgium and Portugal were among those who posted positive growth, while Germany, Italy and Austria contracted.

UK to be only major economy to shrink in 2023, IMF predicts The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has predicted the UK economy will be the…

The eurozone was “more resilient than expected,” the International Monetary Fund said in its latest forecast.

Bangladesh on the verge of bankruptcy and needs a $4.5Bn bailout to balance the books by the International Monetary fund urgently. The Daily Start newspaper reported…

Arab News says Sri Lankan police fired live ammunition to scatter protesters on Tuesday, killing one person and injuring a dozen more, as the country sought rapid financial assistance from IMF.

Wednesday 14 October coronavirus updates BRIEF – ME! – DAILY NEWS BRIEFING Wednesday 14 October 2020 News Briefing – Today’s headlines are dominated by the global Coronavirus…

The COVID-19 pandemic will have cost the global economy $12 trillion by the end of next year, the International Monetary Fund predicted on Wednesday. The…

The Government procurement budget of medical equipment and drugs used in treating  Covid19 has been cancelled. Government departments will now have to set an expenditure…

Thursday, April 9 BRIEF – ME! – DAILY NEWS BRIEFING Thursday 9 April 2020 News Briefing – Today’s headlines are dominated by the global Coronavirus Pandemic. As…

Although the government has secured a breathing space from Saudi Arabian and the UAE loans, an IMF programme is essential