LoI to IMF: govt pledges fiscal discipline ISLAMABAD: The government has committed to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that it would contain non-priority... Published 12 Oct, 2024 06:17am
Editorials State of economy signals tougher times ahead EDITORIAL: Finally, the IMF (International Monetary Fund) executive board with Pakistan’s programme on its agenda... Published 19 Sep, 2024 06:37am
Print Rs272bn TSGs approved despite IMF agreement As pledged under the ongoing International Monetary Fund programme there have been no disbursements under supplementary grants Updated 27 Jan, 2024 10:37pm
Print IMF review: MoF takes step towards ensuring desired outcome Second review under IMF's $3 billion Stand-By Arrangement (SBA) is expected to take place in February 2024 Updated 13 Dec, 2023 12:03pm
Opinion IMF review & state of economy I expect an agreement on the review to come within this week, so, any day now. I can say that Pakistani authorities,... Updated 17 Nov, 2023 06:31am
Print First review under SBA becomes due: Ministries spurred into action Ministry of Finance asks all ministries to implement all the commitments made with the International Monetary Fund Updated 05 Oct, 2023 09:47am
Editorials Economy: caretakers indecisive or dilatory? EDITORIAL: The federal caretaker cabinet meeting last Tuesday, reportedly (as no press release was issued or a press... Published 31 Aug, 2023 06:00am
Print SOEs: MoF prepares draft policy ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Finance (MoF) has prepared a draft State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) policy with technical... Updated 07 Mar, 2023 08:48am
Editorials ‘Mini-budget’ EDITORIAL: The revenue measures as revealed in the ‘mini-budget’ were expected as Finance Minister Ishaq Dar had... Published 17 Feb, 2023 06:00am
Editorials Time is of the essence EDITORIAL: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) submitted the Memorandum of Economic and Finance Policies (MEFP) to... Published 14 Feb, 2023 05:58am
Markets Week ends on optimistic note KARACHI: The Pakistani rupee witnessed an optimistic week as it appreciated 2.71% against the US dollar to close at... Published 13 Feb, 2023 05:57am
Editorials The review: not yet successful EDITORIAL: The Secretary Finance put a positive spin on the final day of discussions/negotiations with the... Published 13 Feb, 2023 05:57am
Print MoF seeks implementation status of EFF commitments ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Finance (MoF) has sought update from all the Ministries on the status of the communicated... Updated 04 Oct, 2022 09:37am
Opinion The pledges versus reality Pakistan at present not only requires 36 to 42 billion dollars (the former figure cited by the International ... Published 26 Sep, 2022 06:07am
Print Ministry of Energy: MoF seeks update on commitments made with IMF Finance Ministry urges MoE to complete commitments agreed with the Fund well within the stipulated timeline under intimation to Finance Division Updated 18 Sep, 2022 11:32am
Business & Finance IMF urges bilateral creditors to maintain exposure to Pakistan ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has urged all key bilateral creditors to maintain their exposure to... Updated 03 Sep, 2022 12:31pm
Editorials IMF staff-level agreement at last EDITORIAL: The staff-level agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) was reached in the early hours of 14... Published 15 Jul, 2022 06:20am
Business & Finance Miftah Ismail reiterates ‘IMF program on track’, dismisses reports of delay Says he has been reading with some amusement all the tweets and stories about IMF programme being postponed or delayed Updated 04 Jul, 2022 08:42pm
Editorials Widening C/A deficit EDITORIAL: The current account deficit for the first 11 months of the current year has risen to 15.2 billion dollars... Updated 30 Jun, 2022 06:28am
Print Combined 7th, 8th reviews: MEFP received from IMF, says Miftah ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Miftah Ismail has stated that Pakistan has received a memorandum of economic and... Updated 29 Jun, 2022 09:38am
Markets Turn of events: KSE-100 gains over 800 points on hope of IMF programme revival Index finishes near 41,900 level as investors also brush off imposition of 'super tax' Updated 27 Jun, 2022 05:58pm
Print IMF likely to indicate approval of agreement today ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) will likely send the draft of Memorandum of Economic and Financial... Updated 27 Jun, 2022 10:00am
Editorials Rewriting the budget 2022-23 EDITORIAL: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has uncharacteristically uploaded the following sentence on its... Published 24 Jun, 2022 06:15am
Print EFF programme: 7th review to remain pending till formation of new govt: IMF ISLAMABAD: The ongoing talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) under seventh review of the Extended Fund... Updated 05 Apr, 2022 10:05am
Print 7th review under IMF’s EFF ‘Negotiations are continuing’ ISLAMABAD: Sections of the media have been speculating recently about the on-going 7th review under IMF’s Extended... Updated 25 Mar, 2022 11:03am