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World Service,08 Mar 2023,26 mins

Protesters out on streets in Pakistan as IMF talks drag on

World Business Report

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Pakistan continues to face economic uncertainty after talks with the International Monetary Fund fail to come to a resolution. It comes as another car manufacturer in Pakistan stops production because it can't obtain the parts and raw materials it needs. China is likely to continue its economic and defensive co-operation with Moscow, despite pressure from western nations. We examine what this means for the Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Rising rents are fuelling a cost of living crisis in Australia. Demand for affordable accommodation far exceeds the available supply of properties and its causing something called rental stress where households spend more than 30 per cent of their gross income on rent. (Picture: Clashes ahead of an election campaign rally, in Lahore. Credit Reuters)

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