• Govt says it is committed to IMF programme, wants to at least complete pending review

• Says global institutions want Pakistan to default like Sri Lanka and then enter negotiations

• Says draft misses opportunity to broaden tax base in progressive way
• Criticises new tax amnesty scheme that runs against IMF programme’s conditionality/governance agenda, and creates a damaging precedent

• Moody's analyst says Pakistan could default without an IMF programme

KARACHI: Chairman of National Business Group Pakistan, President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum, Mian...

SBP has kept the policy rate unchanged at 21 percent. It was as per market expectations. SBP expects, so does the...

• To meet budgeted targets, govt says it will seek $2.4bn from IMF, another $4.5bn from commercial banks

• Twitter users did not hold back in criticising the sorry state of affairs the country has been driven to

• While unveiling Economic Survey 2022-23, finance minister says it will be 'undemocratic and unfair' to initiate talks with lender on new loan facility

• Programme has been stalled at the ninth review since November last year with statements from officials insisting bailout is on track and will be revived soon

• Premier says Islamabad has met all prior conditionalities

KARACHI: The rupee depreciated marginally by 0.19% against the US dollar in the inter-bank market, settling at ...

• Minister of State for Finance says agreement on 9th review was delayed because IMF is not ready to reduce external financing requirement to $3 billion

• Currency appreciates 0.03% against US dollar

LAHORE: Federal Finance Minister Ishaq Dar on Tuesday said that IMF programme is taking time but all formalities for...

• Says financial framework underlying policies agreed with the authorities is included in staff report to be released upon IMF Executive Board’s approval of ninth review

The uncertainty surrounding the International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme is one single factor that has been...

Federal Minister for Finance Ishaq Dar on Friday assured US Ambassador Donald Blome that the Pakistan government...

KARACHI: Chairman of National Business Group Pakistan, President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum ...

KARACHI: United Business Group (UBG) President Zubair Tufail said that due to the delay in the IMF’s debt recovery...

Heightened political uncertainty in Pakistan is “probably one of the reasons” the International Monetary Fund (IMF)...

Never before in 75-year history of the country has Annual Budget been so important. Now that Pakistan has struggled...

• Minister of State for Finance Aisha Ghaus Pasha says government has made considerable progress with respect to the IMF programme and does not want to detract

The IMF programme is still in limbo, as the 9th review was supposed to be completed a long time ago but is still...

KARACHI: The leadership of Businessmen Group (BMG) and Karachi Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KCCI) while...

• Resident representative says 'no truth to reports that IMF is asking Pakistan to raise $8bn in fresh financing'

• Washington-based lender says it has taken note of recent (political) developments, and hopes peaceful way forward is found

• Upheaval since Imran Khan's arrest has rattled stock and currency markets, analysts believe IMF will be even more wary of restarting bailout programme

• Pakistan’s financing options beyond June are highly uncertain, says analyst with ratings agency

• Currency depreciates 0.35% in inter-bank market