Macro-economic impact Pakistan on course for IMF funds The International Monetary Fund has said Pakistan was on track for a fresh lending package, but played down its size and denied it was connected to the campaign against terrorism. |  Read EU seeks unity on aid Brussels has urged European Union member states to take a unified approach in helping the airline industry recover from the consequences of the September 11 terrorist attacks avoiding "distortionary" effects on the single market. |  Read Focus on US consumer confidence An anxious world will get the first reliable reading of the US economy's pulse since the terrorist attacks of September 11, with the publication of a monthly US consumer confidence report. |  Read Market impact of disaster may last to year end The slide in share prices since the World Trade Center disaster is likely to hang over the US stock market until at least the end of this year, according to Wall Street economists and market analysts. |  Read US shifts approach towards financial crime The threat of sanctions against financial institutions involved in terrorist financing marks a substantial shift in the policy of the Bush administration towards tackling financial crime. |  Read Majority of economists see US recession The terrorist attacks on New York and Washington will cut economic growth sharply across the world, according to a wide range of new and revised forecasts published. |  Read Tax breaks for investors mooted in Congress The idea of finding a way to help ease the financial shock to investors who have suffered huge stock market losses in recent weeks is beginning to gain ground in Congress. |  Read Concern over possible share dumping by groups Watchdogs around the world are concerned that falls in stock markets caused by fears of war and global recession could be worsened by insurers selling shares both to move to safer bonds and cash, and to pay claims. |  Read Assault on America: Financial impact Companies around the globe have not been immune to the consequences the devastating attacks in the US. From transport to the luxury goods sectors, companies are feeling the fallout. |  Read US move puts Pakistan on road to recovery Pakistan appeared to be well on the road to full diplomatic rehabilitation following Washington's announcement that it was lifting all sanctions imposed on both Pakistan and India. |  Read In their own words - economists assess the impact of September 11 Economists are struggling to assess the potential impact on the wider global economy of the attacks on New York and Washington and the US response. |  Read Prospects for EU economic growth revised down The meeting of European Union finance ministers in Liege produced yet another downward revision in EU growth expectations for this year but also documented considerable confidence that conditions are in place for recovery. |  Read