An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team conducted a staff visit to Bangladesh's capital city Dhaka from April 25 to May 7, 2023, to discuss recent macroeconomic developments and implementation of its program.
India's manufacturing industry is taking giant strides; the IT services are dubbed the best in the world; the country is fast emerging as one of the most attractive investment destinations on the planet, and her thriving service sector is witnessing unprecedented demand.
Amidst very high inflation and extremely low forex reserves, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout plan for Pakistan looks dicey, unless the country makes a strong case for debt sustainability, reported Daily Times.
The Pak army and military establishment have failed to maintain neutrality among the political parties and always try to become a king-maker by lodging and un-lodging political leaders from the seat of power. The military establishment often hatches conspiracy against the governments which l
In its flagship World Economic Outlook report, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) projected that India would be the fastest-growing economy in the world, despite confronting considerable challenges such as financial sector turmoil, inflationary pressures, effects of the Russia-Ukraine
According to the State Bank of Pakistan Act amended in 2022 on the dictation of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), government borrowing from the central bank is banned.
In a statement, Nathan Porter, IMF Mission Chief to Pakistan, said that the IMF "looks forward to obtaining the necessary financing assurances as soon as possible to pave the way for the successful completion of the 9th Extended Fund Facility (EFF) review".
The meeting was held on the sidelines of the 2023 Spring Meetings of the World Bank Group (WBG) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Washington, DC from 10th to 16th April, and discussed key strategic issues and economic growth in the region, in addition to future prospects and fisca
Shehbaz Sharif also expressed his gratitude to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. The UAE had committed a loan of USD 3 billion. He lauded the efforts of Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar and Chief of the Army Staff Asim Munir for making efforts in this r
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has "welcomed" Pakistan's confirmation of having secured crucial bilateral support from key partners and said it looked forward to receiving further "financing assurances as soon as possible", which would help conclude the much-delayed ninth review of a
The meeting discussed the latest developments in the international monetary and financial system, and ways to achieve stability and global economic recovery.
The paper "Can countries afford their national SDG4 benchmarks?" by the Global Education Monitoring (GEM) Report of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) was written as input for the spring meetings of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF).