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Pakistan's top election body has suspended the membership of 271 lawmakers across the country for not submitting their statements of assets and liabilities. The statements have to be filed by December 31 every year, and the lawmakers were directed by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to submit their financial statements up to June 30, 2022, by January 16, 2023. It also warned that failing to submit the financial statements would result in the suspension of their respective memberships. The ECP said on Monday that those targeted include 136 Members of the National Assembly, 21 senators, and 114 Members of Provincial Assemblies.
The International Monetary Fund on Thursday urged policy makers across the world to act now to bring down inflation, put in place responsible fiscal policy, safeguard financial stability and carry reforms to address climate change, make digitalisation work for people and address inequality. Speaking to reporters at a press conference here, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said, "The IMF is working with our 190 members on these issues. Our economic analysis is front and centre to help countries navigate this complex environment and avoid policy mistakes. Describing it as a difficult global environment, Georgieva said the world economy has been hit by one shock after another the coronavirus pandemic, Russia's invasion of Ukraine and climate disasters on every continent. They continue to harm people's lives and they have caused a cost-of-living crisis, she noted. The immediate toll is clear. On Tuesday, we cut our global growth forecast to 2.7 per cent in 2023. Across many .
Top regulators on Monday recommended a series of new safeguards to ensure that a growing and unregulated cryptocurrency market doesn't imperil US financial stability. Among seven major recommendations, regulators called on Congress to pass legislation that would address the systemic risks caused by the growth of stablecoins, which are a form of cryptocurrency pegged to the price of another financial asset, like the US dollar or gold. Recent volatility in the cryptocurrency market, especially in stablecoins, has made regulators particularly wary about the need for regulation as usage of the digital asset continues to grow. Members of the Financial Stability Oversight Council met on Monday to approve the recommendations of a 125-page report created in response to President Joe Biden's March executive order on digital assets. The report also calls for giving agencies greater regulatory power over cryptocurrencies and digital assets. The oversight council is an interagency group heade