
Pakistan's deficit under microscope as IMF review begins
Wednesday, February 5, 2020, 8:05 AM
Pakistan will come under pressure to convince the IMF it can bring down a ballooning fiscal deficit, as a review on the future course of its $6-billion financial aid program gets under way. An IMF team sent to review benchmarks set as part of the deal began formal meetings in Islamabad on Tuesday that will continue until February-13, a top finance ministry official said.
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