Dar tells representatives of global investors: Country slowly but surely moving towards stability Finance Minister Ishaq Dar meets delegation led by JPMorgan Dubai Updated 06 May, 2023 08:54am
Print IMF to wrap up bailout review once financing in place ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) continues to work with the Pakistani authorities to bring the ninth... Updated 06 May, 2023 09:00am
Business & Finance May-June period: Country faces $3.7bn debt repayments: Fitch WASHINGTON: As the government struggles to secure a bailout from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Fitch ... Published 06 May, 2023 06:23am
World IMF head sees disbursement to Zambia ‘soon’, Kenya unlikely to default NAIROBI: The International Monetary Fund expects to disburse the next tranche of its $1.3 billion financing program... Published 05 May, 2023 06:52pm
Pakistan Pakistan faces $3.7bn debt payments in May, June: report Fitch says base case is that Pakistan and IMF will reach an agreement on the programme review, but risks are large Updated 05 May, 2023 07:16pm
Opinion Pakistan, and international global financial order: Revisiting macroeconomic policy In the recently released report ‘Regional Economic Outlook: Middle East and Central Asia’ by International... Published 05 May, 2023 06:44am
Markets Currency values in terms of Special Drawing Rights WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund (IMF), treasuries' department's currency values in terms of Special... Published 05 May, 2023 06:44am
Print Budget plans: new IMF hurdle leaves govt in limbo KARACHI: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is preparing to discuss Pakistan’s budget plans for the coming... Updated 05 May, 2023 08:54am
Pakistan Public debt-to-GDP ratios have continued to rise in Pakistan: IMF ISLAMABAD: The public debt-to-GDP ratios have continued to rise in Pakistan, reflecting the combination of... Published 04 May, 2023 07:37pm
Markets Currency values in terms of Special Drawing Rights WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund (IMF), treasuries' department's currency values in terms of Special... Published 04 May, 2023 04:26am
Editorials Trade deficit down, inflation up EDITORIAL: Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) noted a narrowing of the trade deficit to 23.71 billion dollars... Published 04 May, 2023 04:26am
Editorials Future of Pak-US engagement EDITORIAL: If Masood Khan, Pakistan’s envoy in Washington, didn’t expect his call for resumption of military aid... Published 04 May, 2023 04:26am
Markets Saudi economy edging closer to reducing dependence on oil: IMF official DUBAI: Government-led reforms and the growth of private investment in new sectors will help support non-oil economic... Published 03 May, 2023 11:28am
Markets Currency values in terms of Special Drawing Rights WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund (IMF), treasuries' department's currency values in terms of Special... Published 03 May, 2023 06:35am
Business & Finance Tax expert offers perspective on stalled IMF bailout LAHORE: Former chairman Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Syed Shabbar Zaidi on Tuesday said that Pakistan’s ... Published 03 May, 2023 06:35am
Editorials ADB’s ‘factsheet’ EDITORIAL: ADB’s (Asian Development Bank’s) latest report, “Factsheet on Pakistan”, goes to show, all over... Published 03 May, 2023 06:35am
Markets IMF raises Asia’s economic forecast on China recovery, warns of risks The International Monetary Fund (IMF) raised Asia’s economic forecast on Tuesday as China’s recovery underpinned... Published 02 May, 2023 10:59am
Opinion IMF projections for 2023-24 The World Economic Outlook issue of April 2023 by the IMF contains detailed macroeconomic [AN1] projections at the... Published 02 May, 2023 05:59am
Print IMF says more vulnerabilities in banking sector may be exposed BEVERLY HILLS, (California): International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said on Monday she... Updated 02 May, 2023 08:46am
Editorials The growth downgrade EDITORIAL: Debt Sustainability Analysis Fiscal Year 2022-23 by Economic Adviser’s Wing and uploaded on the Finance... Published 02 May, 2023 05:59am
Opinion Election time-frame announcement only solution The IMF (International Monetary Fund) programme is still in limbo. The pending SLA (staff-level agreement) is ... Published 01 May, 2023 03:28am
Editorials IMF deal: many a slip between the cup... EDITORIAL: The IMF’s (International Monetary Fund’s) ninth review is pending for as long as Ishaq Dar is the... Published 01 May, 2023 03:28am
Editorials Too many ‘idle days’ EDITORIAL: Finally, somebody has noticed, and lamented, the fact that both public and private sectors get too many... Published 01 May, 2023 03:28am
Print Rs80bn gas subsidy to five export sectors ends ISLAMABAD: The federal government has ended the Rs 80-billion subsidy on gas to five export sectors for FY... Updated 30 Apr, 2023 04:51pm
Opinion Things look grim, but all is not lost Large-Scale Manufacturing (LSM) and export-oriented industry are stressed as never before. They present a depressing... Updated 29 Apr, 2023 07:35am
Markets Currency values in terms of Special Drawing Rights WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund (IMF), treasuries' department's currency values in terms of Special... Published 28 Apr, 2023 06:08am
Print IMF conditionalities: US asks Pakistan to move ahead on stalled reforms WASHINGTON: The United States called Thursday on Pakistan to move ahead on stalled reforms sought by the IMF,... Updated 28 Apr, 2023 08:54am
Markets Currency values in terms of Special Drawing Rights WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund (IMF), treasuries' department's currency values in terms of Special... Published 27 Apr, 2023 06:24am
Business & Finance Chief of SAARC chamber appeals to IMF to revive programme immediately LAHORE: Along with the government, the leadership of the private sector has also come to the fore regarding the IMF... Published 27 Apr, 2023 06:24am
Business & Finance Debt assessments should reflect growing share of domestic debt: World Bank WASHINGTON: Debt sustainability analyses carried out by the World Bank and International Monetary Fund should... Updated 27 Apr, 2023 09:02am