May2023
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IMF to discuss Pakistan’s budget plans as funding lifeline nears
May 6, 2023The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is preparing to review Pakistan’s budget plans for the 2019 fiscal year as part of the lender’s long-awaited financing infusion for the cash-strapped country, the country mission leader of the IMF... -
Bangladesh signs aviation collaboration agreement with the United Kingdom
May 6, 2023Bangladesh and the United Kingdom have signs a joint statement on aviation collaboration, under which the South Asian country will be able to “get loan to buy aircraft from Airbus.” “This deal demonstrates the UK’s commitment... -
Pakistan set to host trilateral dialogue with China, Afghanistan
May 6, 2023After the arrival of the Chinese and Afghan foreign ministers, Qin Gang and Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi, in Islamabad on Friday, Pakistan is slated to host a day-long trilateral conference with China and Afghanistan. In addition... -
Iran executes Swedish-Iranian dual national
May 6, 2023According to the judiciary, Iran killed Swedish-Iranian dissident Habib Chaab for “terrorism” on Saturday. “The death sentence for Habib Chaab… nicknamed Habib Asyud, the head of the Harakat al-Nidal terrorist group… was executed today, Saturday morning,”... -
Could troubled PSG throw away French title
May 6, 2023Paris Saint-Germain is a club in crisis, and the coach was already under fire before Lionel Messi’s ban and a fan demonstration outside Neymar’s home last week. The Qatar-owned club’s season is already widely seen as... -
Covid no longer a global health emergency: WHO
May 6, 2023The Covid-19 pandemic, which has killed millions of people, caused economic turmoil, and exacerbated inequities for more than three years, is no longer a global health emergency, according to the WHO on Friday. WHO chief Tedros... -
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina arrives in London to attend King Charles III’s coronation
May 6, 2023Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina arrived in Dhaka from Washington DC on Thursday night to attend the coronation of Charles III and his wife Camilla as King and Queen Consort of the United Kingdom (UK) and the... -
ADB will no longer finance coal-fired projects
May 3, 2023The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has declared that it will no longer finance coal-fired power and energy projects in the future, preferring to lend to the renewable energy sector instead. ADB President Masatsugu Asakawa made the... -
Iran seizes second oil tanker in a week in Gulf: US
May 3, 2023Iran captured a second oil tanker in a week in Gulf seas on Wednesday, according to the US Navy, the latest in a string of seizures or attacks on commercial vessels in Gulf waters since 2019.... -
IMF inquires about pending USD 3b from export
May 3, 2023The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has enquired about the US$300 billion pending from the export sector. During a meeting with the commerce ministry at the secretariat on Tuesday, a visiting delegation raised the issue. The delegation...
