By Staff Reporter
KARACHI: The central bank may consider reducing interest rates next week as inflation slows, but worries about delayed foreign funding and global trade issues could lead to caution, a top brokerage firm said.
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Reforms, recovery in focus as Aurangzeb meets Georgieva, Banga at Spring Meetings
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ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb met with the heads of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank on Monday, launching a critical series of high-level consultations in Washington aimed at bolstering the country’s fragile economic recovery.