Pakistan’s annual consumer price inflation rate slowed to 9.6% in August, the first single-digit reading in almost three years, the statistics agency said on Monday. Pakistan struck a deal last month with the International Monetary Fund for a $7 billion loan programme that includes tough measures such as higher taxes on farm incomes and electricity prices. The prospect of such m... https://peconomist.com/pakistan-annual-inflation-slows-to-9-6-first-single-digit-stat-in-nearly-3-years/