IMF Loan
Funds will be reflected in bank reserves on Oct 3; IMF managing director terms meeting with PM Shehbaz "productive".
Updated 27 Sep, 2024 07:12pm
Meets with Palestinian leader, Iranian president, British PM; Pakistan to engage with IMF, WB on climate financing.
Updated 27 Sep, 2024 11:12am
PM Shehbaz expresses satisfaction with programme's approval, hopes it will be Pakistan's last.
Updated 25 Sep, 2024 11:00pm
Report warns that the country’s economic outlook still susceptible to high downside risks.
Updated 25 Sep, 2024 03:50pm
Finance minister hopeful of IMF approval for $7bn programme; seeks private sector role in CPEC Phase II.
Updated 25 Sep, 2024 08:43am
Thanks China for support in Fund's programme; says govt not desperate to borrow and will do so on its own terms.
Updated 25 Sep, 2024 08:39am
The Fund is pushing Pakistan to end support price intervention as the system continues to put a burden on the public exchequer.
Updated 23 Sep, 2024 10:12am
Actions, rather than speeches, will establish credibility and restore investor confidence.
Updated 19 Sep, 2024 02:31pm
Constant borrowing is not the solution to the nation’s deep-seated economic woes and structural issues.
Updated 14 Sep, 2024 09:12am
Why are we incapable of carrying out economic reforms?
Published 14 Sep, 2024 06:34am
Wants measures to enhance SMEs' profitability; says tax on salaried class may drop in form of reduced inflation.
Updated 14 Sep, 2024 10:06am
Says Pakistan has now met prerequisites to secure loan from IMF; cabinet okays proposal to hire chief economist on special pay scale.
Updated 13 Sep, 2024 10:41am
More likely what Pakistan is facing is an absence of geopolitics on the IMF board.
Updated 12 Sep, 2024 09:29am
Pakistan "off IMF calendar, not agenda", say diplomatic sources in Washington.
Updated 10 Sep, 2024 11:33am
Dar’s tirade against IMF will likely add to existing uncertainties around the early disbursement of fresh funds.
Updated 10 Sep, 2024 09:01am
Accuses it of deliberately delaying disbursement of funds after PDM took over the reins of the govt from the PTI.
Updated 09 Sep, 2024 12:47pm
Money for "unimportant" projects won’t be released despite allocations.
Updated 06 Sep, 2024 08:03am
Some indicators are showing an improvement, but the risks are still very much there.
Updated 05 Sep, 2024 09:31am
The only way forward towards long-term economic stability lies in broadening tax revenue base, increasing and diversifying exports, and attracting FDI.
Updated 05 Sep, 2024 09:06am
Insists economy moving in right direction, calls for structural reforms; pledges no retreat on taxes, urges wholesalers and retailers to pay their share.
Updated 04 Sep, 2024 07:33am
The country must balance its Fund-fueled short-term economic growth plans with long-term sustainable plans to create a debt-free.
Updated 02 Sep, 2024 12:42pm
Pakistan’s economy still isn’t in a position to hold its own without multilateral and bilateral help.
Updated 30 Aug, 2024 08:39am
Syed, in The Economist , points out that “fresh thinking” is needed to accommodate creditors such as China and Gulf states.
Updated 29 Aug, 2024 05:47pm
Much of the worry over the loan stems from a lack of transparency regarding the cause of delay rather than the delay itself.
Published 29 Aug, 2024 08:37am
Pakistan is in the “advanced stages” of securing $2 billion in additional external financing required, says SBP chief.
Updated 27 Aug, 2024 04:34pm
Of late, though, China, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE appear a bit hesitant to lend a helping hand as promptly.
Updated 26 Aug, 2024 08:33am
Funding to help bridge external financing gap needed for pending IMF package; committee formed to negotiate with Chinese authorities.
Updated 24 Aug, 2024 10:15am
Asserts staff level agreement with IMF will be approved and government determined to collect tax from traders.
Published 23 Aug, 2024 10:40pm
This government is now clearly in reactive mode, and has lost the initiative when it comes to economic matters.
Updated 22 Aug, 2024 09:05am
Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb says government is making "good progress" for board approval.
Published 21 Aug, 2024 10:09pm
