Tue, 21-Oct-2025

IMF Board meeting delayed on govt’s request: Tarin

ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on the government’s request has delayed its board meeting for the sixth review of the Extended Fund Facility (EFF), an official said. Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Shaukat Tarin said that the government requested the IMF to delay its board meeting as the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) … Read more

IMF Board to meet on January 28 for Pakistan’s sixth review

IMF

KARACHI: The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has scheduled a meeting on January 28 for Pakistan’s sixth review under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF). The discussion, ‘2021 Article IV Consultation, Sixth Review under the Extended Arrangement under the Extended Fund Facility, and Requests for Waivers of Nonobservance of Performance Criteria and Rephasing … Read more

IMF, Pakistan agree on not putting a freeze on increase in salaries and pensions

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International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Pakistan agreed to raise salaries and pensions in budget talks. According to details, Electricity and gas will not be increased until October 2020. Alternative revenues have been agreed to control the budget deficit. According to sources in the Ministry of Finance, the IMF has agreed to provide relief in the … Read more