IMF bailout terms hang heavy over new Shehbaz govt’s first federal budget – Times of India

ISLAMABAD: Cash-strapped Pakistan‘s exigency of securing a bailout from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) dominated the political discourse on Wednesday as the new Shehbaz Sharif-led govt presented its first federal budget, worth a projected 18.5 trillion rupees, in the National Assembly.Last month, IMF linked any future deal with Islamabad to the passage of the 2024-25…

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War of Words! Now, former CEA Krishnamurthy Subramanian says IMF GDP forecasts for India ‘consistently INACCURATE’ – Times of India

War of Words! Krishnamurthy Subramanian, the Executive Director at the International Monetary Fund has said that the IMF’s GDP growth forecasts for India have been consistently ‘INACCURATE’. In contrast, he claimed that his predictions of India’s GDP growth have been accurate. The issue stems from IMF spokesperson Julie Kozack recently stating that Krishnamurthy Subramanian’s 8%…

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