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Failure to publish the IMF report exposes Pakistan's governance gaps
Updated : 8 months ago IST
Pakistan missed the IMF deadline to release its Governance and Corruption Diagnostic Report, delaying key judicial and governance reforms. While most fiscal targets were met, issues with SOEs, tax collection, and provincial cash surpluses remain. Despite shortcomings, the IMF programme is se
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Pakistan's 7 billion USD bailout deal with IMF in doldrums
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
The key assumptions used to finalise Pakistan's USD 7 billion deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has gone haywire within a month of its approval, leaving the authorities concerned with an option either to renegotiate the package or keep suffocating the economy through more taxes
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"Pakistan asking IMF for USD 7 billion bailout package, could have asked u
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said that Pakistan has asked the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a seven billion dollar bailout package, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given more than this in the PF package for J&K.
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IMF packages, foreign bailouts will not suffice to keep Pak economy afloat
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Pakistan's economic blindspot continues to be the fact that no amount of IMF bailouts or foreign bailouts will be enough to keep the economy afloat without the nation undertaking a comprehensive structural makeover.
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Despite IMF's bailout, Pakistan still in economic crisis
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
After the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved a 9-month stand-by-arrangement (SBA) of USD 3 billion, Pakistan has received sight of relief but it needs to realise that the country has to do everything to increase tax revenue so that it can come out of the economic crisis.
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Pakistan: Talks in progress to 'quickly reach agreement on financial suppo
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Ahead of the economic meltdown in Pakistan, International Monetary Fund's Mission Chief to Pakistan, Nathan Porter has said that discussions with Pakistani authorities are underway "with the aim of quickly reaching an agreement on financial support from the IMF", reported Geo TV.
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As country reels under inflation, Pakistanis feel pocket pinch in Ramzan m
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Rising inflation has dampened the Ramzan spirit in Pakistan. As the country prepares for the holy month, many seem to have lost their faith in the State that governs them, reported DW News.
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Pakistan: Inflation hits highest level on record
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
This was the highest annual rate since available data, i.e. July 1965, according to the research firm Arif Habib Ltd, and is also expected to rise even further in the coming months.
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IMF places new demands before Pakistan for holding policy-level talks next
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
If Pakistan and IMF reach a consensus by Feb 9, they will sign a staff-level agreement.
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IPEF to encourage Pakistan to "decouple" from Chinese market: Report
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 10 (ANI): The Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) can change the economic dynamics of the Asia-Pacific region, especially Pakistan as the group is ostensibly created to encourage regional economies to "decouple" from the Chinese market by providing them alt
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Pak Finance Minister Miftah Ismail hints at early exit, says 'may not have
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], September 3 (ANI): Amid dissatisfaction within the new coalition government of Pakistan led by Shehbaz Sharif, Finance Minister Miftah Ismail has hinted at his early exit, saying that although the coalition government has 13 months, he may not have that much time.
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Fitch downgrades Pakistan's outlook from stable to negative
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 19 (ANI): Amid renewed political volatility, the Fitch Ratings agency on Tuesday downgraded Pakistan's outlook from stable to negative.
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