$7bn EFF on Sep 25 agenda of IMF EB ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Executive Board is scheduled to take Pakistan’s 37-month Extended... Updated 13 Sep, 2024 09:16am
BR Research Approval by IMF board to be delayed to Oct? It’s been almost two months since the SLA, and there is no update on when Pakistan’s program would be approved by... Published 10 Sep, 2024 06:35am
Business & Finance Govt debt stocks rise to Rs69.9trn KARACHI: The federal government’s total debt stocks rose to Rs 69.6 trillion mark at the end of July 2024 primarily... Updated 06 Sep, 2024 08:56am
Opinion Stability versus general well-being Minister for Finance Muhammad Aurangzeb since he took oath ten days less than six months on 12 March 2024 has... Updated 02 Sep, 2024 07:16am
Print MoF, SBP inform Senate panel: Govt borrowed from IMF at 5.09pc interest rate in 2023 Senate Standing Committee on Economic Affairs seeks details of utilisation of the loan Updated 23 Aug, 2024 11:28am
Opinion Thank you and congratulations, Pakistan What does it say about any person at the helm of Pakistan’s fiscal affairs when the Business Confidence Survey –... Updated 16 Aug, 2024 10:57am
Opinion Challenging gross financing requirements Pakistan is about to enter into an Extended Fund Facility (EFF) programme with the International Monetary Fund... Updated 02 Aug, 2024 06:17am
Print Far behind $17.619bn annual target: $9.811bn borrowed from multiple financing sources in FY24 If IMF and UAE inflows are added, total inflows would reach $13.804 billion during fiscal year 2023-24 against target of $17.619 billion Updated 27 Jul, 2024 10:11pm
Opinion The way forward Sale of state-owned entities (SOEs) and not resuscitating the non-operational Pakistan Steel Mills is the mantra of... Updated 22 Jul, 2024 07:11am
Opinion IMF programme, debt re-profiling, and debt restructuring Pakistan is facing a huge challenge in terms of debt distress. Secondly, the country is stuck in a low economic... Updated 19 Jul, 2024 07:06am
Opinion An IMF budget or not? Several prominent federal ministers publicly stated that the taxation measures approved by parliament on 28 June ... Updated 08 Jul, 2024 08:43am
Markets FY24: PSX emerges as top performer with 95pc annual return in $ terms KARACHI: Pakistan Stock Exchange performed exceptionally well and emerged as the top performing stock market with ... Published 29 Jun, 2024 06:40am
Print Petrol, HSD and HOBC: Govt amends raise in PL to Rs70 against Rs60 limit ISLAMABAD: The federal government has amended the increase in petroleum levy to Rs70 per litre on petrol and... Updated 29 Jun, 2024 03:00pm
Print Govt proposes increase in PL rate ISLAMABAD: The federal government has proposed an increase in petroleum levy to Rs 80 per litre on petrol and diesel... Updated 13 Jun, 2024 09:47am
Print Rs30bn sell-off income target set ISLAMABAD: The federal government has set a budgeted target of collecting Rs30 billion through privatisation... Updated 13 Jun, 2024 09:33am
Print No sacred cows, everyone has to contribute to economy: Aurangzeb ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb Tuesday forewarned that there are no sacred cows and everyone has to... Updated 12 Jun, 2024 09:32am
Perspectives Sovereign and strategic: looking at a budget beyond the IMF Recently, Pakistan’s coffers were replenished with the final tranche from the IMF’s Stand-by Agreement (SBA),... Published 04 Jun, 2024 08:00am
Business & Finance Successful completion of 9-month SBA: Aurangzeb briefs Canadian envoy ISLAMABAD: Canadian High Commissioner to Pakistan Leslie Scanlon called on Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue... Published 23 May, 2024 05:16am
Opinion Flawed IMF programme design The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF’s) analysis and prescriptions in the second and final review document... Updated 20 May, 2024 06:19am
Editorials State of the economy EDITORIAL: The government reduced prices of petroleum and products significantly effective 16 May till the end of... Updated 20 May, 2024 06:12am
Print Talks with IMF on next phase of engagement this week ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Mission is meeting with the Pakistani authorities this week to... Updated 18 May, 2024 04:58pm
Print H1FY24: Driven by agri sector, real GDP grew 1.7pc: SBP Macroeconomic conditions improve during first half of fiscal year 2024 Updated 15 May, 2024 09:24am
Print Govt, IMF team start discussions ISLAMABAD: The government of Pakistan on Monday kick-started the discussions on further engagement with the... Updated 14 May, 2024 09:38am
Print There will be no new fuel subsidy or cross-subsidy schemes: Govt makes firm pledge to IMF Assures IMF that it will refrain from netting out cross-arrears without proper due diligence and ex-ante independent auditing Updated 12 May, 2024 01:30pm
Pakistan ‘Independents’ won more seats than any other group: IMF ISLAMABAD: The ‘independents’ associated with former prime minister Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf ... Published 11 May, 2024 06:22am
Print SBA: performance against end-Dec benchmarks satisfactory ISLAMABAD: The Pakistani authorities’ overall performance against end-December quantitative performance criteria... Updated 11 May, 2024 01:43pm
Print Gross external financing needs: IMF lowers projection to $21.044bn ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has lowered the projection of Pakistan’s gross external financing... Updated 11 May, 2024 08:41am
Print Downside risks ‘exceptionally high’: IMF ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has stated that the risks to debt sustainability remain acute given... Updated 11 May, 2024 09:46am
Business & Finance Plan presented to IMF: Rs1,080bn collection through PL ISLAMABAD: The Government of Pakistan has presented a plan to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for the... Published 11 May, 2024 06:22am
Print IMF for taking agreed contingency revenue measures ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has urged the Pakistani authorities to take agreed contingency... Updated 11 May, 2024 08:10pm
