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World IMF flags debt restructuring hurdles for distressed economies Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva's comments come on sidelines of G20 meeting Updated 25 Feb, 2023 05:19pm
Business & Finance Bankrupt Sri Lanka hikes power prices again for IMF deal COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s electricity board hiked consumer rates by up to 275 percent, officials said Thursday, the... Published 16 Feb, 2023 11:34am
Markets Debt in focus as G20 finance chiefs meet in India NEW DELHI: G20 finance and central bank chiefs meet in India next week at the first-year anniversary of Russia’s... Published 16 Feb, 2023 11:06am
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Print PM apprises IMF, World Bank heads of scale of monsoon mayhem Underlines that Pakistan made little contribution to climate change, yet it faced the impacts disproportionately Updated 22 Sep, 2022 09:52am
Markets World Bank preparing $3bn emergency aid package for Ukraine WASHINGTON: The World Bank announced Tuesday that it is preparing a $3 billion aid package for war-torn Ukraine,... Published 02 Mar, 2022 11:19am