{"id":6451,"date":"2023-09-21T20:59:05","date_gmt":"2023-09-21T20:59:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/imf-chief-wants-pakistan-to-tax-the-rich-to-protect-poor-daily-times\/"},"modified":"2023-09-21T20:59:05","modified_gmt":"2023-09-21T20:59:05","slug":"imf-chief-wants-pakistan-to-tax-the-rich-to-protect-poor-daily-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/imf-chief-wants-pakistan-to-tax-the-rich-to-protect-poor-daily-times\/","title":{"rendered":"IMF chief wants Pakistan to tax the rich to protect poor – Daily Times"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Caretaker Prime Minister (PM) Anwaarul Haq Kakar and International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva on Wednesday discussed Pakistan\u2019s economic matters.<\/p>\n

The meeting was held on the sidelines of the 78th UNGA session in New York.<\/p>\n

The IMF chief later told a Pakistani TV channel that she called for taxing the rich in Pakistan.<\/p>\n

On his X handle, the prime minister said that during the meeting, they emphasized extending their mutual commitment towards bolstering economic stability and growth in Pakistan.<\/p>\n

IMF chief Georgieva posted a photograph to X and said that she has a \u201cvery good meeting with Pakistan\u2019s PM today on Pakisran\u2019s economic prospects.\u201d<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, as per a statement released by the Prime Minister\u2019s Office (PMO) on Thursday, the caretaker prime minister expressed gratitude for the IMF\u2019s approval of a $3 billion Stand-By Agreement (SBA) to support Pakistan\u2019s economy.<\/p>\n

The arrangement was given the IMF\u2019s Executive Board approval in July, and will see its second review in November.<\/p>\n

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Caretaker Prime Minister (PM) Anwaarul Haq Kakar and International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva on Wednesday discussed Pakistan\u2019s economic matters. The meeting was held on the sidelines of the 78th UNGA session in New York. The IMF chief later told a Pakistani TV channel that she called for taxing the rich in Pakistan. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6452,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dailytimes.com.pk\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/09\/21\/313558.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6451","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-updates-news"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t