#InternationalMonetaryFund

AFP/APP Buenos Aires: Argentina has sought a $20 billion loan from the International Monetary Fund, the country's economy minister said Thursday, as the government struggles to maintain foreign reserves while propping up an ailing…

News Desk Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has launched a three-month electricity relief package aimed at providing significant cost savings to consumers across Pakistan during the winter season. Speaking at an event marking…

APP/ News Desk Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced that his recent meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was constructive and resulted in Saudi Arabia pledging an additional $600 million to its previously…

AFP/APP Stockholm: Closing the Nobel season, the Norwegian Nobel Committee will announce the Nobel Economics Prize on Monday, with specialists in credit, the role of government, and wealth inequality seen as potential contenders. The…

AFP/APP Paris: As the UN COP29 conference approaches, rich countries are under increasing pressure to significantly enhance their climate finance commitments to poorer nations. The conference, taking place from November 11-22 in Baku,…

APP Islamabad: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) board has approved a 37-month Extended Fund Facility (EFF) program for Pakistan, totaling $7 billion, with the immediate release of approximately $1 billion as the first tranche. A…

APP New York: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif met Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday, commending him for his impassioned speech at the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly, which centered on the Palestinian…

AFP/APP Colombo: Sri Lanka's newly elected leftist president, Anura Kumara Dissanayake of the People's Liberation Front (JVP), is expected to call for snap parliamentary elections as he aims to renegotiate the country’s contentious…

AFP/APP Colombo: Cash-strapped Sri Lanka began voting for its next president on Saturday in what is seen as an effective referendum on the unpopular International Monetary Fund (IMF) austerity plan, implemented after the island nation’s…