IMF mission in town EDITORIAL: The schedule of reviews shared in the staff-level agreement report uploaded on the International Monetary... Published 13 Nov, 2024 07:07am
Print FBR tells IMF: No need for contingency revenue measures However, one proposal to impose lower rate of sales tax between 5 to 7 percent on petroleum products under examination Updated 13 Nov, 2024 10:49am
Business & Finance IMF team holds ‘unusual’ talks over $7bn bailout ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund’s Pakistan mission chief Nathan Porter on Tuesday opened unusual talks... Published 13 Nov, 2024 06:33am
Pakistan IMF delegation meets Aurangzeb: Finance Divison Senior officials, including FBR chairman and SBP governor, also present at meeting Updated 12 Nov, 2024 10:48pm
Opinion Problem with IMF projections An IMF delegation has probably arrived in Pakistan to conduct a ‘stock-taking’ as indicated by the Finance... Updated 12 Nov, 2024 07:29am
Editorials Nosediving tax-to-GDP ratio EDITORIAL: It’s a bit rich of the FBR (Federal Board of Revenue) to claim an improvement in the country’s tax-to-GDP... Published 10 Nov, 2024 02:51am
Print Govt will go for privatisation of PIA again: Aurangzeb ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance Muhammad Aurangzeb, while admitting trust and credibility deficit with the... Updated 09 Nov, 2024 07:11pm
Editorials Captive power phase-out: the show must go on EDITORIAL: Only a few weeks into the latest International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme, the Prime Minister has been... Updated 09 Nov, 2024 08:21am
BR Research EFF progress review: don’t let them off the hook! As the political government gears up to revert the economy back onto a growth path, the IMF mission is set to arrive... Published 08 Nov, 2024 09:00am
Print IMF team to check progress on EFF shortly IMF staff to visit Pakistan on November 11 Updated 07 Nov, 2024 03:26pm
Editorials Celebrating the fiscal surplus EDITORIAL: The government, especially the finance ministry, can’t seem to trumpet the first fiscal surplus in 24... Published 05 Nov, 2024 03:30am
Editorials Wheat support price dilemma EDITORIAL: Why is the government so paralysed, without rhyme or reason, when it comes to taking a position about... Published 02 Nov, 2024 06:15am
Editorials Challenge of poverty reduction EDITORIAL: It turns out that poverty reduction remains a formidable challenge despite all the recent macroeconomic... Published 27 Oct, 2024 02:44am
Editorials Social sectors and BISP EDITORIAL: The constant refrain in the International Monetary Fund (IMF) document titled “Pakistan: 2024 Article ... Updated 23 Oct, 2024 07:13am
Print IMF briefed about array of reforms WASHINGTON: Pakistani delegation comprising Secretary Finance Imdad Ullah Bosal and Governor State Bank of Pakistan... Updated 23 Oct, 2024 09:25am
Opinion Performance targets in IMF programme The newly approved IMF Programme in the form of a 37-month Extended Fund Facility can be considered as perhaps the... Published 22 Oct, 2024 06:33am
Print IMF conditionalities: PM-led NEDB may become redundant ISLAMABAD: The government’s National Export Development Board (NEDB) headed by the Prime Minister may become... Updated 22 Oct, 2024 08:44am
Opinion IMF programme: lack of ingenuity? The narrative led by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb is that the economy has... Updated 21 Oct, 2024 07:07am
Opinion SCO, IMF & reforms Hosting the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Islamabad by Pakistan on October 15-16, 2024 was a ... Published 18 Oct, 2024 06:38am
Print Global energy price variations pose risks: SBP projects 2.5-3.5pc growth KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has said that uncertainty on the economic front has reduced and... Updated 18 Oct, 2024 09:38am
Print First review of IMF commitments: MoF evaluates progress across ministries concerned ISLAMABAD: The Finance Ministry is reportedly taking stock of progress from the concerned ministries for first... Updated 18 Oct, 2024 02:54pm
Editorials IMF’s reputational risks EDITORIAL: In documents uploaded on the International Monetary Fund (IMF) website in the early hours of this Friday... Updated 16 Oct, 2024 08:36am
Opinion Macroeconomic projections of IMF, WB There have been two very recent sets of macroeconomic projections for Pakistan. The first is in the IMF Staff Report... Published 15 Oct, 2024 06:47am
BR Research Remittances to the rescue The significance of worker remittances can be seen from the fact that over $8 billion came into the country in the... Published 14 Oct, 2024 09:19am
Editorials Rise in home remittances EDITORIAL: The State Bank of Pakistan website revealed a 39 percent rise in remittance inflows for the first quarter... Published 14 Oct, 2024 07:00am
Opinion Dated IMF staff report The International Monetary Fund (IMF) uploaded documents early 11 October Pakistan time, nearly thirteen weeks after... Updated 14 Oct, 2024 07:33am
Print IMF concerned at low investment in social sector Fund warns underinvestment perpetuating poverty and widening inequality across country Updated 13 Oct, 2024 03:15pm
Print Govt commits to IMF: Policy rate to go up if inflation rises ISLAMABAD: The government has committed to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to increase policy rate if new... Updated 12 Oct, 2024 09:28am
Print Fund sets 22 structural benchmarks and conditionalities ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has set 22 structural benchmarks (SBs) and conditionalities for the... Updated 12 Oct, 2024 09:38pm
Print EFS ends: Exporters now to pay regular income tax: IMF ISLAMABAD: Exporters will be brought into the regular income tax regime, Exporters Facilitation Scheme terminated,... Updated 12 Oct, 2024 09:50pm