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World Service,09 Jun 2023,26 mins

Pakistan presents budget as IMF watches

World Business Report

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In recent weeks, Pakistan has been gripped by political and economic crises. Now as the government prepares a budget which needs to satisfy the IMF and win over voters ahead of a general election, we look at the challenges it faces to satisfy both. In Turkey, President Erdogan has appointed the country's first female central bank governor. She’s the fifth person to take on the job in four years, so as Hafize Gaye Erkan takes up her post, can she stabilise the falling currency? The Australian airline Qantas has scrapped some of its strict rules governing what their staff can and cannot wear. We look at what the new guidelines are and why the company has made the changes.

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