After he was deposed, he said, foreign direct investment dropped dramatically, the Pakistan rupee declined in value and economic growth stalled, all of which he blamed on the current government and not jihadist violence or other calamities in Pakistan.

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Alas, the government itself does not enjoy good standing in the credit market, and Pakistan Power, on its new projects, faces 17% on domestic rupee-denominated loans from Pakistani banks.

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Alas, the government itself does not enjoy good standing in the credit market, and Pakistan Power, on its new projects, faces 17% interest on domestic rupee-denominated loans from Pakistani banks.

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Other bankers in Karachi say millions of dollars left Pakistan in the days before last year's nuclear tests, which led to sanctions and a slide in the rupee's value.

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