IMF programme will test SIFC Two is a trend, they say, and twice in two weeks now the market has shrugged off concerns of international rating... Published 29 Feb, 2024 04:41am
Editorials State of the economy: Moody’s take EDITORIAL: Moody’s Investor Service, one of the three major international rating agencies, has kept Pakistan ... Published 29 Feb, 2024 04:41am
Pakistan In letter to IMF, PTI urges lender to consider Pakistan’s ‘political instability’ in talks: report Pakistan is currently enrolled in a $3-billion Stand-By Arrangement with the IMF with one review pending Updated 28 Feb, 2024 10:29pm
World IMF chief Georgieva says focused on job at hand, not future role SAO PAULO: With just seven months to go in Kristalina Georgieva’s five-year term as head of the International... Published 28 Feb, 2024 12:05pm
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 Feb, 2024 06:10am
World IMF urges G20 cooperation on climate, global AI principles SAO PAULO: Medium-term global growth prospects are the weakest in decades, but G20 major economies could boost ... Published 27 Feb, 2024 03:06am
Opinion Outlook for BoP The balance of payments (BoP) statistics released by the State Bank of Pakistan for the period July 2023 to January... Published 27 Feb, 2024 03:06am
Editorials The Ramazan package EDITORIAL: The Caretaker government announced its decision to begin implementing the Ramazan package from 4 March,... Published 27 Feb, 2024 03:06am
World Sri Lanka scraps long-term visa for Russians, Ukrainians COLOMBO: Sri Lanka said Sunday it had ended long-term tourist visa extensions for thousands of Russians and... Published 25 Feb, 2024 11:31am
Pakistan PPP slams IK’s letter to IMF for holding next loan to Pakistan ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) strongly condemned founding chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)... Published 24 Feb, 2024 06:42am
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 24 Feb, 2024 06:42am
Print Answer to question about IK’s letter: IMF says won’t comment on developments The International Monetary Fund says it is looking forward to working with the new government Updated 24 Feb, 2024 04:10pm
Print IK says he’s written letter ISLAMABAD: Jailed former prime minister Imran Khan on Friday confirmed that he wrote a letter to the International... Updated 24 Feb, 2024 06:45pm
Markets IMF refrains from commenting on Imran Khan’s ‘letter’, says keen on working with new govt Lender says caretaker authorities 'have maintained economic stability' Updated 23 Feb, 2024 10:49pm
Pakistan IK will write to IMF not to sanction new loan before vote rigging audit: PTI ISLAMABAD: The jailed Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder and former Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday ... Published 23 Feb, 2024 06:36am
Opinion An ‘appropriate’ finance minister, and the need for an over-arching ‘economic minister’ As a new elected government is about to come into office, there is talk of who should be the finance minister.... Updated 23 Feb, 2024 06:58am
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 23 Feb, 2024 06:36am
Print Pakistan to seek at least $6bn in new IMF loan programme NEW YORK: Pakistan plans to seek a new loan of at least $6 billion from the International Monetary Fund to help the... Updated 23 Feb, 2024 11:03am
Print Borrowing level of caretakers comparatively lower than PDM govt’s: MoF ISLAMABAD: The Finance Ministry has maintained that the domestic and external borrowings during the period of the... Updated 23 Feb, 2024 08:54am
Pakistan Imran Khan to write letter to IMF about ‘election rigging’, says Barrister Ali Zafar Such organisations work in countries where there is good governance and democracy and for that free and fair polls are must, says PTI leader Updated 22 Feb, 2024 10:30pm
Opinion Default, then? Fitch’s doubts about securing a post-SBA (Stand-By Arrangement) IMF lifeline show that even leading IFIs... Published 22 Feb, 2024 06:55am
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 22 Feb, 2024 06:55am
Business & Finance Sri Lanka repays $20m Iranian oil debt with tea COLOMBO: Cash-strapped Sri Lanka said Wednesday it had exported tea worth $20 million to Iran to partially repay its... Published 22 Feb, 2024 06:55am
BR Research Gas tariffs: No protection for protected Natural gas prices went up once again, as the authorities take nothing for chance under the IMF SBA conditions. The... Published 21 Feb, 2024 08:33am
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 21 Feb, 2024 05:29am
Opinion Economic priorities for the incoming govt Pakistan has entered a pivotal phase of governance following its recent general elections, as a new government takes... Published 21 Feb, 2024 05:29am
Opinion ‘An (in)credible election!’ This is apropos a Business Recorder op-ed “An (in)credible election!” carried by the newspaper yesterday. That... Published 21 Feb, 2024 05:29am
Editorials Lack of empathy EDITORIAL: As Pakistan’s economic team leaders claim that stabilisation of the economy has been achieved citing a... Published 21 Feb, 2024 05:29am
Opinion Pakistan’s economy – way forward for 2024-25 Further to my article in Business Recorder in February 2023 titled “Redefining Pakistan’s Economy” that entailed a... Published 20 Feb, 2024 03:09am
Opinion If the political news is grim, the economic news is often worse It is now increasingly clear that threats to the prospects of next International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme have... Published 20 Feb, 2024 03:09am
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