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Dr Hafiz A Pasha

The upcoming 'mini-budget'
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The upcoming 'mini-budget'

The Fin-ance Minister has announced that he will be presenting a 'Mini-Budget' on the 23rd of January, a few days away. In effect, this will be the third Budget presentation in a financial year and has probably never happened before. The process started i
Published 21 Jan, 2019 12:00am
The upcoming 'mini-budget'
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The upcoming 'mini-budget'

The Fin-ance Minister has announced that he will be presenting a 'Mini-Budget' on the 23rd of January, a few days away. In effect, this will be the third Budget presentation in a financial year and has probably never happened before. The process started i
Published 21 Jan, 2019 12:00am
Medium-term budgetary framework
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Medium-term budgetary framework

The presentation of the Federal Budget for any particular year always contains a final chapter in the Budget-in-Brief document on the Medium-term Budgetary Framework (MTBF). This indicates the strategy of the Government in terms of ensuring sustainability
Published 15 Jan, 2019 12:00am
Outlook for 2019
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Outlook for 2019

The year 2018 has ended with a hangover of uncertainty on the economic, political and social fronts. Consequently, the outlook for 2019 is seen with some trepidation. Will the incipient domestic financial crisis finally be overcome or will there be a veri
Published 08 Jan, 2019 12:00am
Reducing the primary deficit
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Reducing the primary deficit

Reports on the on-going negotiations between the Ministry of Finance (MOF) and the IMF reveal that among the many steps and reforms being discussed a heavy emphasis is being placed by the IMF on improvement in the state of public finances of the country.
Published 01 Jan, 2019 12:00am