IMF delegation to ‘arrive’ in Pakistan for budget 2025-26 talks
- 04-Apr-2025
ISLAMABAD: An International Monetary Fund (IMF) delegation will arrive in Pakistan to provide assistance in the preparation of the federal budget for the fiscal year 2025-26, ARY News reported citing sources. According to sources, the team will engage with Pakistani authorities to discuss proposed tax policies and revenue enhancement strategies. The IMF team will also […]
IMF talks for 2nd tranche of loan likely in October end week
- 30-Sep-2023
ISLAMABAD: The talks for the second tranche of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout will likely to be held in the last week of October, citing sources ARY News reported on Saturday. “An online meeting of the Federal Board of Revenue was held with the IMF. The officials have told the IMF that Pakistan will […]
Dollar rate to return to original value soon: Ishaq Dar
- 19-Oct-2022
LONDON: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar claimed on Tuesday that the dollar rate will be returned to its original value soon, ARY News reported. Ishaq Dar, while talking to journalists in Britain, said that talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) remained successful and he held 58 meetings with IMF officials during his four-day visit to […]
Miftah Ismail meets IMF executive directors in Washington
- 22-Apr-2022
WASHINGTON: Finance Minister Miftah Ismail has held a meeting with the executive directors of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Washington today, ARY News reported on Friday. They exchanged views on the current state of Pakistan’s economy in the meeting. The meeting was also attended by Minister of State Dr Ayesha Ghous Pasha, Secretary Finance […]
FBR chairman says ‘ordinance prepared against benami properties’
- 15-Oct-2019
Shabbar Zaidi announced that the ordinance against benami properties has been prepared, however, there would be no major amendment in the law but to expedite legal actions.
PM summons meeting on Monday to review IMF talks, amnesty scheme
- 11-May-2019
The meeting will be organized in the auditorium of the Prime Minister Office
Pakistan IMF talks in concluding stage, deal likely to finalize soon
- 09-May-2019
According to reports both sides holding the final round of talks today and a deal to be finalized soon, sources at the ministry of finance said.
Petroleum products’ prices hiked to prevent fiscal deficit: Qureshi
- 05-May-2019
MULTAN: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said on Sunday that the federal government has increased prices of petroleum products to prevent fiscal deficit, ARY News reported. “Cabinet had forwarded matters related to petrol to Economic Coordination Committee (ECC),” the foreign minister told reporters in Multan today. Lashing out at opposition leaders, Qureshi said that the […]
Federal cabinet meeting summoned to discuss IMF talks, other issues
- 14-Nov-2018
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has convened a meeting of the federal cabinet on Thursday (tomorrow) to discuss an 11-point agenda including ongoing talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). According to details, the cabinet members will be taken on-board regarding the talks, currently taking place between the government and IMF for a possible bailout package. […]
Second round of talks: Pak, IMF to engage in policy-level discussion from today
- 12-Nov-2018
ISLAMABAD: The second phase of talks begins from Monday (today) as Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will engage in policy-level discussions. Harald Finger will head the IMF delegation for policy-level talks which will be carried out until November 20. The Pakistani delegation will include secretary finance, chairman federal board of revenue (FBR) and […]