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After shouting in the void, the lesson for New Delhi is clear: if it wants influence at the IMF, it must build coalitions and economic heft
It’s a story as old as Pakistan’s economics: each time the country teeters on the brink of default, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) steps in with another bailout. Since 1958, Pakistan has turned to the IMF nearly every three to four years, sometimes for war relief, at other times for balance-of-payments crises, and often just to keep the lights on. The numbers tell a tale of chronic dependence; more than two dozen IMF programmes and billions of dollars in aid later, we are in the same old cycle of crisis, rescue and relapse.
Last week, while it was engaged in …
The country's fighter jet roadmap rests on imported propulsion, leaving its military plans hostage to cost shocks, delays and geopolitics.
The regional economy is expected to take a big hit in 2026, venture capital activity is starting to show signs of strain, and Saudi Arabia’s sovereign fund has a new investment strategy.
The IMF asks policymakers to prepare for the unthinkable and warns that the new Mideast conflict poses inflation risks; separately, a war is also being waged on unverified information across the Mideast.
