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Pakistan's economy has recently come under pressure due to high levels of debt, currency devaluation, floods, and high prices for imported food and energy. So how bad are things likely to get and what are the possible solutions? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.f ...  Show more

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Annual US inflation fell in December to its lowest level in more than a year, and Sweden’s state-owned mining company LKAB has said it has discovered Europe’s largest deposit of rare earth metals. Plus, the FT’s Jonathan Wheatley and Farhan Bokhari discuss Pakistan’s financial ...

Pakistan’s government faces an unpleasant choice between doing what’s popular and what is economically necessary, as Imra ...  Show more