Pakistan Sets 3.6% GDP Growth Target for Next Fiscal Year
Workers unload cotton from a truck at a market in Rahim Yar Khan district, Pakistan.
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Pakistan set a 3.6% economic growth target for the next fiscal year as it discusses a fresh loan program with the International Monetary Fund.
Data released by a government committee ahead of the annual budget due on June 10 envisages a faster expansion than this year’s 2.4%. The World Bank expects Pakistan’s economy to grow less than 3% in the next two years.