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Pakistan faces long struggle to strengthen economy
A nine-month bailout package from the IMF gives the country short-term respite from its economic woes
PakistanCovert Argentina devaluation aims for quick IMF deal
The government will announce a range of measures today acknowledging IMF calls for a simplified exchange rate system
ArgentinaIMF recommendations raise Argentina debt deal doubts
The IMF has reiterated monetary and fiscal policy recommendations that clash with the government's pre-election needs
ArgentinaSpotlight will turn to poll time frame in Pakistan
Uncertainty over the next general election endures, but the IMF has approved a key package of financial assistance
PakistanLebanon risks hyperinflation and forced dollarisation
Absent political will for financial reform, the authorities are allowing informal dollarisation to stabilise the economy
LebanonIMF deal will only bring Pakistan brief respite
As its existing bailout programme with the Fund expires, Islamabad has secured a staff-level agreement on a new package
PakistanBudget will do little to help Pakistan’s IMF talks
The latest budget comes as Islamabad tries to secure a long-delayed tranche of its IMF bailout package
PakistanLebanon’s Hezbollah will oppose IMF-linked president
The opposition and a key former Hezbollah ally have agreed to back the presidential candidacy of technocrat Jihad Azour
Lebanon