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World Bank sees ‘moderate’ progress in Pakistan's tax reforms

ISLAMABAD: The World Bank on Wednesday rated its two loan programmes in Pakistan, worth around $670 million, as ‘moderately satisfactory’ with ‘substantial risk’. The programmes are intended to support macroeconomic stability, improve service delivery and increase the tax-to-GDP ratio to 15pc in five years.

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