Despite Missing Deadlines, Pakistan Gets $1.13 Billion IMF Loan
The International Monetary Fund announced Friday that it will release $1.13 billion aid package for Pakistan despite country’s failure to meet conditions specified in loan agreement. Pakistan had requested for a waiver for its inability to meet quarterly budget deficit target and net government borrowing limits from the State Bank of Pakistan. Murilo Portugal, IMF’s [...]
Pakistan Recieves $5.7 Billion in Remittances
Noting a 17 percent increase in remittances, State Bank of Pakistan Wednesday said that Non-Resident Pakistanis have send home nearly $5.7 billion between July 2009 to February 2010. During the same period in previous fiscal year, Pakistanis living abroad had sent $4.9 billion. For economies like Pakistan, funds repatriated by non-residents to family and friends [...]
Pakistan Stops Financing Crude Oil Imports
As of yesterday State Bank of Pakistan will not sell foreign exchange to banks for financing the crude oil imports. SBP had given banks a full working week to get prepared for securing funding from the international market.
Ibrahim Sajid Malick is a Pakistani-American writer, technologist, and social entrepreneur. He has been writing on Pakistani society and politics since 1986. He has held several media, communications, and technology positions for organizations large and small. Mr. Malick graduated from New School for Social Research with a master’s degree in anthropology. He holds several technology and management certifications. He works for a leading technology firm and blogs at www.ibrahimsajidmalick.com