The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved an immediate disbursement of USD1 billion to Pakistan under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) and around USD 200 million under the Resilience and Sustainability Facility (RSF), bringing total disbursements to nearly USD 1.2 billion.
The IMF's new assessment warns that Pakistan faces deep corruption and governance weaknesses and must enact urgent reforms. It says improving transparency, oversight and tax systems could raise GDP by up to 6.5 per cent, while political influence and weak institutions continue to undermine p
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) expressed serious concerns over Pakistan's failure to meet tax collection targets and the ongoing delay in resolving tax-related court cases amounting to over PKR 170 billion, currently pending before the Constitutional Bench of the Supreme Court, The Ex
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has called on Pakistan to bring greater transparency and discipline to its public spending, urging the government to route parliamentarians' development schemes through formal approval mechanisms and limit mid-year budget changes without parliamentary ov
The IMF has raised concerns over Pakistan's plan to subsidise imported sugar, warning it could affect the $7 billion loan program. ARY News reports the IMF rejected the "food emergency" claim and fears the sugar will benefit industries, not households. The government may now review its de
BJP MP Tejasvi Surya, who is part of the all-party delegation led by Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, on Wednesday (local time) emphasised India's resolve to counter Pakistan's state-sponsored proxy war, noting that the neighbour as a nation has "nothing to lose", likening its economic state t
"We are thankful for the additional 11 conditions imposed by the IMF on Pakistan. However, we are not against any financial assistance provided for genuine developmental agendas. We have raised questions regarding the timing of the recent bailout package given to Pakistan by the IMF," source
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has imposed as many as 11 new conditionalities on Pakistan for the release of the next tranche of its bailout programme for the debt-ridden economy.
India, however, firmly opposed providing funds to a country that continues to sponsor cross-border terrorism, warning that such support carries reputational risks for global institutions and undermines international norms.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has proposed a tax target of over Rupees 15 trillion for Pakistan in the next budget, as reported by ARY News citing sources.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has turned down Pakistan's request for tax exemptions on foreign investment projects, as reported by the Express Tribune.