Shahbaz Rana
TV Host and Economic Correspondent at The Express Tribune
Host of News show, The Review, Express News, Economic Correspondent, The Express Tribune, Analyst, ex-Dunya, The Nation.RTs are not endorsements. Views are mine
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1 month ago |
tribune.com.pk | Shahbaz Rana
ISLAMABAD: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has postponed the approval of a $800 million financing package for Pakistan for five days on the request of India that sought time to evaluate the loan documents, exposing flaws in the lender's rule book that allows such extensions.
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1 month ago |
tribune.com.pk | Shahbaz Rana
ISLAMABAD: China has assured Pakistan of relending $3.7 billion in commercial loans, denominated in Chinese currency, before the end of June, including $2.4 billion that is maturing next month, in a move that will help keep the foreign exchange reserves in double-digits.
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1 month ago |
tribune.com.pk | Shahbaz Rana
ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb said on Monday that there was no proposal in the budget to increase salaries of the armed forces more than the civilian government employees and assured that the nation's defence needs would be fully met. In a media interaction after attending a seminar, the finance minister also said that India did not leave any stone unturned to derail Pakistan's $7 billion package but it could not succeed.
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1 month ago |
tribune.com.pk | Shahbaz Rana
ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Industries has cautioned the federal government that its aggressive trade liberalisation plan may hurt at least 15 major job-creating sectors, urging phased implementation that excludes imported finished goods in the initial stage.
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1 month ago |
tribune.com.pk | Shahbaz Rana
ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Saturday returned to Washington without formally concluding discussions, saying that the talks would continue in coming days with a view to "agreeing on the budget", in a statement that shows gaps between the two sides.
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Govt hints at Rs500b mini-budget Finance Minister M Aurangzeb Wednesday cautioned that the government may be compelled to impose Rs500 billion worth more new taxes if National Assembly did not allow it to ban economic transactions by ineligible persons https://t.co/KTHzaUEzE5
The government has sought ex-post facto approval from National Assembly for Rs345 billion in additional spending incurred during current fiscal year without prior parliamentary approval. No war-related expenditures with India were booked in the accounts https://t.co/myIpEdL8pR
