17.11.08

The Pakistani Economic Crisis



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South Asia's second-biggest economy needs external aid after its foreign-exchange reserves shrank 75 percent in the past year to $3.5 billion, threatening its ability to repay debt. The State Bank of Pakistan increased its benchmark interest rate by 2 percentage points, the most in more than a decade, on Nov. 12, citing inflation that has reached a 30-year high.

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