IMF mission due next month Updated 12 Aug, 2026 08:43am Mission to initiate negotiations for the release of the next tranche under the EFF and RSF
IMF deal: business leader expresses cautious optimism Published 19 Oct, 2025 03:35am KARACHI: Mian Zahid Hussain, President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum & All Karachi Industrial...
Sudden emergence of successful SLA Published 16 Oct, 2025 06:21am EDITORIAL: A staff-level agreement (SLA) on the second review was announced on 14 October 2025 by the International...
EFF & RSF: Major headway made towards IMF deal Updated 10 Oct, 2025 04:32pm Discussions also held on the authorities’ reform agenda to strengthen climate resilience
Choking growth Published 31 Mar, 2025 04:08am Pakistan has reached a staff-level agreement with the IMF, meaning the economy gets to stay afloat for another six...
SLA welcomed: PM hopes there will be no more loans Updated 28 Mar, 2025 02:31pm ISLAMABAD: Following the recent staff-level agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Prime Minister...
IMF allows govt to cut power tariff Updated 28 Mar, 2025 01:53pm Relief to be financed through revenue collected from levy imposed on captive power plants
IMF-Pakistan SLA Published 27 Mar, 2025 05:23am EDITORIAL: Exactly ten days after the end of a two-week mission on the first review of the 7 billion dollar...
Stocks surge on SLA Published 27 Mar, 2025 05:23am KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Wednesday performed well, strongly fueled by investor optimism...
First review of $7bn EFF, and new $1.3bn RSF arrangement: SLA reached; IMF praises performance Updated 27 Mar, 2025 03:13pm Government can unlock the $1.3billion under a new climate resilience loan programme spanning 28 months
IMF reaches staff-level deal with Pakistan to unlock $1.3 billion of new cash Updated 26 Mar, 2025 10:35pm Lender also agrees on first review of ongoing 37-month bailout programme
Vulnerable balance of payments Published 25 Mar, 2025 06:33am The figures of the external balance of payments of Pakistan have been released recently by the SBP for February 2025...
Aurangzeb says no major hurdle to SLA Updated 22 Mar, 2025 02:25pm Discussions with the global lender progressing smoothly, adds finance minister
External assistance inflows Published 21 Mar, 2025 06:34am EDITORIAL: In its monthly report on foreign assistance inflows, the Economic Affairs Division (EAD) revealed that ...
SBP governor upbeat about swift IMF SLA Updated 21 Mar, 2025 09:02am ISLAMABAD: State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Governor Jameel Ahmed, Thursday, expressed the hope that Pakistan and the...
Staff Level Agreement: misplaced optimism? Published 18 Mar, 2025 06:46am EDITORIAL: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on the last day of its first review mission to Pakistan - from 24...
Transmission and CTBCM: IMF asks PD for efficiency boost in Discos Updated 18 Mar, 2025 09:31am ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reportedly asked the Power Division to improve performance of...
SLA delay: Trust deficit cited as possible cause Updated 18 Mar, 2025 09:29am ISLAMABAD: The delay in reaching a staff level agreement under the International Monetary Fund’s ongoing Extended...
Pakistan may present budget early to secure IMF board approval, says Topline Updated 17 Mar, 2025 09:23pm The signing of a Staff Level Agreement (SLA) between the Pakistani authorities and the International Monetary Fund...
First review: IMF sounds optimistic on SLA prospects Updated 16 Mar, 2025 03:56pm IMF mission and the Pakistani authorities to continue policy discussions virtually over the coming days aiming to finalise discussions
Dated IMF staff report Updated 14 Oct, 2024 07:33am The International Monetary Fund (IMF) uploaded documents early 11 October Pakistan time, nearly thirteen weeks after...
$7bn IMF lending: no grounds for complacency Updated 30 Sep, 2024 08:02am EDITORIAL: The IMF (International Monetary Fund) Executive Board has approved a 37-month programme amounting to...
IMF board meeting amid our debt dilemma Updated 23 Sep, 2024 07:28am EDITORIAL: The IMF board’s meeting is likely to take place very soon, marking almost two-and-a-half months since...
IMF: New Programme could be last Programme Published 11 Sep, 2024 06:31am EDITORIAL: Federal Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb speaking during the Senate session on Monday stated that if...
IMF EB dithering over whether to sanction bailout? Updated 10 Sep, 2024 09:18am ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has not yet included Pakistan on the agenda of its executive board...
An intriguing televised address Updated 09 Sep, 2024 07:59am Federal Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb, in a televised address to the nation this Tuesday past claimed that the...
Govt has no business being in business Updated 07 Sep, 2024 08:58am Federal Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb in a televised speech this Tuesday cleared the air on IMF (International...
Still awaiting IMF board’s approval Published 05 Sep, 2024 06:19am EDITORIAL: Federal Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb in a televised speech on Tuesday claimed yet again that the 7...
Pakistan not on IMF agenda till Sept 13 Updated 04 Sep, 2024 08:50am ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has not yet included Pakistan on the agenda of its executive board...
Stability versus general well-being Updated 02 Sep, 2024 07:16am Minister for Finance Muhammad Aurangzeb since he took oath ten days less than six months on 12 March 2024 has...