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Pakistan urged to avail G77’s facility to face flood disaster

Though Pakistan will have to seek another loan from International Monetary Fund (IMF) to help recover from the recent catastrophic floods in the country, a report of Oxfam released on Monday recommends the country to avail the ‘Loss and Damage Finance Facility’ proposed by G77 plus China at the Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26). If the Loss and Damage Finance Facility is operatio

Whitelisted — what next?

Pakistan is now formally off the dirty list of the global money laundering and terror financing watchdog, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF). It was grey listed in June 2018 due to strategic deficiencies in its anti-money laundering and combating financing terror (AML/CFT) regime. In June 2018, Pakistan made a high-level political commitment to work with the Paris-based FATF and its Sydney-

As Gen Z enters corporate Pakistan

DURING a tour of a local FMCG plant a few years ago, a senior manager mentioned a new pressure the brand was facing. He wasn’t speaking of a rising competitor in the market, changing consumer tastes, environmental concerns or even economy issues. He was referring to WhatsApp team groups: if there was any question or concern, particularly by interns, the senior management was expected to reply in r

FATF exit

AFTER nearly four-and-a-half years of trials and tribulations, Pakistan has finally exited the FATF’s so-called grey list of countries. It is a victory that ought to be celebrated as an example of what it is possible for the country to achieve when the national leadership works together towards a common goal. The exit had long been awaited, with the country hoping for a reprieve after each prog

FBR ‘played key role’ in getting Pakistan off FATF’s grey list

The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) on Saturday shared details of eight major actions implemented in the last four years that led the country out of the international watchdog’s so-called grey list. Meanwhile, Hammad Azhar, former PTI minister and head of the Pakistan team dealing with the Paris-based Financial Action Task Force (FATF), also spoke at length in interactions with the media regardi