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Amid conspiracy theories by the Congress party, IMF backs GDP growth rate of 7.8%, hails resilience of the Indian economy

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The IMF has backed India’s GDP data, calling the economy resilient after Q1 FY27 growth hit 7.8%.
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‘Asim Munir and I have to go begging around the world, it is embarrassing’: Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif laments about his country’s economy

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Pakistan’s PM Shehbaz Sharif has lamented over how he and the Army Chief Asim Munir have to ‘go begging’ around the world due to...
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Corruption, remittances and more: IMF slaps 11 new conditions on Pakistan for $7 billion bailout package, taking the number of regulations to 64

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One of the largest borrowers of the IMF, Pakistan has received almost $3.3 billion since the previous year.
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IMF revises India’s growth projections upwards, India remains the world’s fastest-growing major economy

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The IMF's 2025 growth projections, released on October 14, 2025, highlight India's 6.6% GDP growth as the highest among major economies, surpassing China's 4.8%,...
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Pakistan to increase defence budget by 18% while its economic debt rises to 76,000 Billion Rupees: How Pakistan’s obsession with India has crippled the...

Shraddha Pandey -
Notably, the 2024-25 defence budget of Pakistan was Rs 2,122 billion, already up nearly 15 per cent from the previous year.
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India has overtaken Japan to become the 4th largest economy, says NITI Aayog CEO citing IMF data

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NITI Aayog Chief Executive Officer (CEO) BVR Subrahmanyam said that India has overtaken Japan to become the world's fourth-largest economy, citing data by the International Monetary Fund.
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IMF imposes 11 new conditions on Pakistan, bringing the total to 50 conditions for $7 billion loan, says sustained tensions with India can heighten...

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A week after the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved $1 billion for Pakistan under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF), the lending body has imposed 11 new conditions on the country.
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Congress, Rajdeep Sardesai spread lies about India not voting against Pakistan’s loan request at the IMF: Here is the truth

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Congress MP Jairam Ramesh accused the Modi government of 'chickening out' at the IMF and failing to vote against Pakistan's loan request.
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India tells IMF that rewarding continued sponsorship of cross-border terrorism sends a dangerous message, abstains from voting in bailout package for Pakistan

OpIndia Staff -
India raised concerns over the efficacy of IMF programs in case of Pakistan given its poor track record, and also on the possibility of misuse of debt financing funds for state sponsored cross border terrorism.
Economy and Finance

Bangladesh economic crisis: IMF withholds $1.3 billion in 4th and 5th instalments of funding for not fulfilling conditions, delegation leaves country without confirming release

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The $1.3 billion fourth and fifth tranches of the $4.7 billion IMF loan package to Bangladesh have not yet been released.
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