Alex Hales

Forex reserves strengthen to 2-month import cover: SBP chief

Forex reserves strengthen to 2-month import cover: SBP chief

Governor of State Bank of Pakistan Jameel Ahmad. — SBP website. Pakistan’s foreign exchange reserves jumped to a two-month import cover after receiving the first installment from the International Monetary Fund’s $7 billion Extended Fund Facility, State Bank Governor Jameel Ahmed said on Wednesday, giving the fiscally-challenged country’s external position a much-needed boost for now. …

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Former U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson claims late Queen Elizabeth II had bone cancer

Former U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson claims late Queen Elizabeth II had bone cancer

Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson claims in his soon-to-be released memoir that Queen Elizabeth II was diagnosed with bone cancer before her death in September 2022 at the age of 96. His assertion represents a significant break with royal protocol between the prime minister’s office and Buckingham Palace, under which the U.K.’s elected leaders generally…

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