Tag: macroeconomy
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Swiss Politics in Flux: Budget Paralysis, Probes, and e-ID
Global Context: Budget Paralysis and Its Ripple Effects Across the world, budgetary standstills are stirring unease among policymakers and markets. In the United States, a prolonged budget impasse raises the specter of partial government shutdowns and delayed funding for essential services. While the situation plays out far from Swiss shores, it underscores how fiscal gridlock…
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Pakistan’s IMF Loans: Review Begins as Islamabad Seeks Measures to Meet Targets
IMF Review Kickoff: What the Mission Is Seeking to Achieve The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has begun formal discussions with Pakistan’s economic authorities to review the implementation of a $7 billion Extended Fund Facility (EFF) and a $1.1 billion Resilience and Sustainability Facility (RSF). The two-week mission, launched as Pakistan’s performance under the program through…