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Pakistan
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Pakistan's top finance official says the country will receive at least $5 billion from the IMF within a month to avert a looming crisis.
Shaukat Tareen says IMF officials have approved government plans to reduce Pakistan's yawning trade and budget deficits. Pakistan needs to top up its foreign currency reserves after a plunge undermined its currency and raised the prospect of default on its foreign debt. According to Tareen Pakistan need at least $5 billion. |
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Last Updated ( Friday, 14 November 2008 02:28 )
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