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Mission to visit Islamabad by month end for first review, says Fund’s director.
Published 21 Oct, 2019 07:08am
Fund expects inflation in Pakistan to decline in coming months.
Updated 22 Sep, 2019 07:44am
Recommends five-year tenure for the position of State Bank governor.
Updated 20 Sep, 2019 09:28am
The IMF director for Middle East and Central Asia notes that the programme is "headed in the right direction".
Updated 19 Sep, 2019 06:27pm
Schedule includes meetings with govt, regulators, SBP and MNAs.
Updated 17 Sep, 2019 10:52am
Gerry Rice says IMF's managing director had emphasised this in an earlier meeting with Prime Minister Imran Khan.
Published 13 Sep, 2019 12:13pm
Coming Fund team visit is routine, not a ‘review’.
Updated 07 Sep, 2019 09:20am
Devaluation, inflation, high interest rates and all the medicine the doctor ordered are now in full swing.
Published 22 Aug, 2019 08:05am
IMF programmes typically suffer from design deficiencies.
Updated 16 Aug, 2019 08:07am
Fund’s representative says Pakistan has developed programme for stable economy.
Updated 21 Feb, 2020 11:45pm
Says FATF, provincial spending behaviours, govt’s insufficient parliamentary strength key risks to $6bn bailout.
Updated 06 Aug, 2019 08:41am
The prime minister took arguably the most difficult decision of his career.
Updated 02 Aug, 2019 09:58am
David Lipton says IMF, other international partners working closely with Pakistani government.
Updated 22 Jul, 2019 10:40am
Official says FATF ‘grey listing’ can jeopardise projected private capital inflows.
Updated 20 Jul, 2019 07:58am
The evolution and vector of economic crises are fairly ‘typical’.
Updated 19 Jul, 2019 07:12am
The meeting is also set to receive briefings on other issues such as progress in the second stage of FTA with China.
Updated 18 Jul, 2019 07:52am
There is no official word from China on the apparent slow pace of CPEC projects.
Updated 15 Jul, 2019 08:43am
This financial year will be the worst in over a decade in terms of how it affects the working people of Pakistan.
Updated 14 Jul, 2019 07:16am
Reza Baqir notes that cynicism is the biggest risk Pakistan faces at the moment.
Updated 12 Jul, 2019 10:11am
The headwinds facing the government are about to get very intense indeed.
Updated 12 Jul, 2019 01:27pm
Fund’s staff report on $6bn bailout highlights risks to reform programme are higher than usual.
Updated 11 Jul, 2019 07:41am
Under the bailout package, IMF will also conduct quarterly review of Pakistan’s performance.
Published 10 Jul, 2019 11:13am
Shahbaz says privilege and sanctity of the parliament had been damaged by the government’s lies about the new taxes.
Updated 10 Jul, 2019 08:27am
Exports are projected to grow from 7 to 10 per cent every year out till FY24, according to programme projections.
Published 09 Jul, 2019 10:20am
Rs7.7tr stock of government debt held by SBP to be converted into tradable securities with market returns.
Updated 09 Jul, 2019 08:46am
Exports are projected to grow from 7 to 10 per cent every year out till FY24, according to programme projections.
Updated 09 Jul, 2019 10:22am
According to a staff report by the IMF, Pakistan has entered a high tax environment for the foreseeable future.
Published 09 Jul, 2019 07:36am
Islamabad has to repay about $4.35 billion in four years.
Updated 09 Jul, 2019 08:49am
Unless he answers that question, all the talk about ‘difficult decisions’ will ring hollow.
Published 05 Jul, 2019 11:46am
The government’s programme is the right response to Pakistan’s urgent economic needs.
Updated 05 Jul, 2019 08:15am
