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IMF discussing electricity tariffs revisions with Pakistan

Electricity carries significant weight in Pakistan’s consumer price index

Published 14 Feb, 2026 10:54am

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IMF projects gross external financing needs at USD19.398bn

ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected Pakistan’s gross external financing needs at USD...

Published 13 Dec, 2025 03:33am

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Pakistan fails to meet structural benchmark on SEZs, EPZs: IMF

ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) observed that Pakistan failed to meet the structural benchmark (SB)...

Published 13 Dec, 2025 03:33am

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All uplift projects: IMF urges govt to raise climate change weighting to at least 30pc

ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has urged the government to significantly raise the climate change...

Published 13 Dec, 2025 03:33am

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Delay in reforms, law amendments and SOEs sell-off: IMF warns of serious risks ahead of next review

ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned that the delay in governance reforms, legislative amendments...

Published 13 Dec, 2025 03:33am

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IMF projects Rs4.5trn jump in domestic debt

ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected a significant increase of around Rs4.5 trillion in...

Published 13 Dec, 2025 03:33am

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IMF urges Pakistan to cut power sector circular debt

Notes that restructuring of Rs 1.225 trillion in power sector debt has improved liquidity

Updated 13 Dec, 2025 03:05pm

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Growth model and IMF conditionalities — I

In a report ‘SBP governor calls for adopting durable growth model’ published in this newspaper on November 27,...

Published 12 Dec, 2025 04:14am

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Inflation seen rising: Floods weigh on FY26: IMF

ISLAMABAD: International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said that growth was stronger than anticipated in fiscal year 2025,...

Published 12 Dec, 2025 04:14am

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SBP receives $1.2bn for EFF and RSF programmes

KARACHI: Pakistan has received inflows of amounted to USD 1.2 billion from International Monetary Fund (IMF) under...

Updated 12 Dec, 2025 07:10am

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IMF imposes 11 new structural benchmarks on Pakistan

This includes action plan to mitigate corruption vulnerabilities in identified departments

Updated 12 Dec, 2025 12:29pm

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IMF Executive Board meeting today

ISLAMABAD: The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is scheduled to meet on Monday (today) to...

Updated 08 Dec, 2025 08:29am

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OPINION: IMF’s report on governance and corruption: limited and naïve—I

The government recently released the report ‘Governance and Corruption Diagnostic [GCD] Assessment’ that it...

Updated 05 Dec, 2025 10:16pm

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EDITORIAL: Exit of MNCs

EDITORIAL: According to a Business Recorder exclusive, the government is considering the introduction of investment...

Updated 25 Nov, 2025 08:06am

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Tax policy function not to be solely with FBR

EDITORIAL: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced that the tax policy function would not only be the domain of the...

Updated 23 Aug, 2025 08:23am

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Budget FY26: balancing social sector priorities amid fiscal constraints

Pakistan’s federal budget for FY2025-26 has come at a critical time. The country is going through a fragile phase...

Updated 20 Jun, 2025 08:47am

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Policy issues in EFF programme — I

Pakistan’s Extended Fund Facility (EFF) programme with International Monetary Fund (IMF), which as per one of its...

Updated 06 Jun, 2025 05:28am

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IMF, govt to continue FY26 budget discussions ‘over the coming days’

Discussions also covered ongoing energy sector reforms, says IMF

Updated 24 May, 2025 10:26pm

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New CPF: Pakistan, World Bank agree to develop implementation framework

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the World Bank agreed to swiftly develop an implementation framework for effective...

Updated 23 May, 2025 08:29am

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Pakistan may present budget early to secure IMF board approval, says Topline

The signing of a Staff Level Agreement (SLA) between the Pakistani authorities and the International Monetary Fund...

Updated 17 Mar, 2025 09:23pm

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EFF arrangement: the first review

EDITORIAL: The IMF (International Monetary Fund) mission is currently in Pakistan to conduct the first review under...

Updated 07 Mar, 2025 06:35am

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Rise in home remittances

EDITORIAL: Remittances have soared by 33 percent to 17.845 billion dollars within the first half of the current...

Published 14 Jan, 2025 03:12am

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New Extended Fund Facility: Reforms may push country away from ‘boom and bust’ cycles: IMF

ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Resident Representative in Pakistan, Esther Perez Ruiz, said latest...

Published 05 Nov, 2024 03:30am

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‘Continuity of safe banking’

EDITORIAL: SBP (State Bank of Pakistan) must be appreciated for its foresight in voicing concern about the ...

Published 12 Oct, 2024 06:17am

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Establishing fiscal discipline

EDITORIAL: In a landmark move, the federal and four provincial governments have agreed on a National Fiscal Pact...

Published 11 Oct, 2024 06:30am

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Making good progress with IMF to secure Board approval during September, says Aurangzeb

Pakistan had earlier expected Executive Board approval on $7bn Extended Fund Facility in August

Updated 21 Aug, 2024 09:56pm

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A fragile balance of payments

The statistics on the external balance of payments of Pakistan in 2023-24 were released last week by the SBP (State...

Published 30 Jul, 2024 03:10am

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Climate change, austerity policy, and IMF programme

Pakistan is likely to enter into an Extended Fund Facility (EFF) programme – which is different from a standby...

Published 21 Jun, 2024 06:37am

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Pakistan’s budget to support negotiations with IMF for new programme: Moody’s

Says government spends more than half its revenue on interest payments, indicating very weak debt affordability which drives high debt sustainability risks

Updated 14 Jun, 2024 07:40pm

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Talks on new programme continuing virtually with Pakistan, says IMF

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said talks are “continuing virtually” with authorities in Islamabad towards...

Updated 07 Jun, 2024 10:54pm