Pakistan: ‘No hurdles in IMF agreement’
PAC uncovers controversial policy granting powers to FinMin The central bank governor, Jameel Ahmad, said on Thursday that there was no hurdle from the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP)’s side…
Pakistan agrees to IMF’s demand for tariff cuts, trade liberalisation: report
Import duties to be reduced by one-third, auto and minerals sectors to open up The government has agreed to a key International Monetary Fund (IMF) demand to lower trade barriers…
Pakistan: Exchange firms see $5bn inflow by end of Ramazan
Inflows of remittances are higher than ever and the exchange companies alone could accumulate $5 billion by the end of Ramazan, said exchange companies on Saturday. “We have already sold…
China rolls over $2bn loan to Pakistan
China has rolled over a $2 billion loan to Pakistan, Adviser to the Finance Minister Khurram Schehzad told Reuters in a text message on Saturday. The government is working to…
Pakistan: IMF appreciates govt commitment to governance, corruption assessment
A mission of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that recently visited Pakistan to evaluate the country’s governance has said it appreciated the government’s commitment to such assessments, it emerged on…
IMF, Pakistan to open $1 billion climate finance talks next week, says adviser
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission will arrive in Islamabad next week to discuss around $1 billion in climate financing for Pakistan, an adviser to the Pakistan finance minister said…