IMF Loan
The prime minister is under extreme pressure to pump growth further next year, as well as enhance spending.
Updated 10 Jun, 2021 09:01am
The design of the IMF programme has led to perverse incentives and unintended consequences.
Updated 21 May, 2021 09:07am
Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin says the higher power tariff is leading to corruption and affecting economic growth.
Updated 04 May, 2021 07:40am
“The mooted 27pc increase in power tariff is not a growth driver," says PBC chief executive in letter to Hammad Azhar.
Updated 13 Apr, 2021 09:16am
The IMF now requires parliament to approve laws under deadlines unlike the previous programmes.
Updated 12 Apr, 2021 09:32am
IMF documents unveil government’s expenditure consolidation measures.
Updated 10 Apr, 2021 07:51am
Rising inflation and depleting political capital are the most obvious reasons.
Updated 09 Apr, 2021 08:43am
Government to raise electricity tariff by Rs4.97 per unit in remaining three months of current fiscal year.
Published 09 Apr, 2021 07:09am
The only way out is to convince the Fund to soften its conditions for the remaining period of the loan.
Updated 08 Apr, 2021 08:42am
How things go with the IMF are critical to how the political scene will evolve.
Updated 08 Apr, 2021 08:47am
There is little doubt that these adjustments would bring a semblance of “macroeconomic and debt sustainability” in the near term.
Updated 26 Mar, 2021 08:50am
Institutional, technical shortcomings giving rise to inaccurate information being addressed, Fund assured.
Published 26 Mar, 2021 07:02am
Says performance in the first half of the fiscal year 2020-21 was "prudent, providing targeted support and maintaining stability".
Published 25 Mar, 2021 06:06pm
The promulgation of the ordinance is one of the prior actions for the approval of the $500 million IMF tranche.
Updated 25 Mar, 2021 09:22am
The approval revives the $6 billion IMF programme after it remained latent for over a year.
Published 25 Mar, 2021 07:05am
Staff mission will arrive in a few weeks, according to PM’s aide.
Updated 18 Nov, 2020 08:12am
Authorities are grappling with politically challenging issues amid tough economic conditions.
Updated 13 Nov, 2020 08:13am
Says a considerable share of the govt's achievements have been undone by the coronavirus pandemic.
Updated 22 Oct, 2020 09:47am
Even as efforts are being made to draw up the plans necessary to satisfy the IMF, a massive political storm is brewing.
Updated 08 Oct, 2020 11:08am
Govt will have to show progress in tax reforms, electricity and gas prices adjustment mechanism, subsidies etc.
Updated 18 Jul, 2020 09:28am
Fund wants Rs5.1tr collected, authorities insist on target being set to Rs4.7tr.
Updated 09 Jun, 2020 08:18am
Extended Fund Facility will be revised after Covid-19 is over as macroeconomic indicators deteriorate.
Updated 18 Apr, 2020 07:29am
"This government won’t do a deal with our labour force rather it sacrifices rights of labour at the altar of IMF."
Updated 05 Mar, 2020 01:27pm
Continued IMF support must be seen against the backdrop of regional political developments rather than economic.
Updated 01 Mar, 2020 07:49am
“Will the IMF override decisions taken by the prime minister and the cabinet?” asks Rabbani.
Updated 29 Feb, 2020 08:49am
One hopes the IMF can tweak the programme to include greater structural conditionality.
Published 28 Feb, 2020 08:02am
Announcement made by Fund’s mission chief for Pakistan.
Updated 28 Feb, 2020 07:35am
The government’s efforts should be concentrated on easing the constraints faced by exporters.
Published 27 Feb, 2020 07:21am
Ask govt for FIA’s report on the wheat crisis.
Updated 18 Feb, 2020 07:39am
It looks like the recent round of talks with the IMF have gone quite well, perhaps better than expected.
Published 17 Feb, 2020 07:31am
