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The forex reserves have improved equal to over five months of imports

Christine Lagarde is expected to discuss economic policies following end of $6.2b loan programme

Govt offered amnesty scheme, increased tax rates but to no avail

Burden of refugees, displaced persons largely borne on the shoulders of poor countries, says World Bank research

IMF says it won’t give a penny unless it sees concrete plan to cut debt burden

Finance ministry says there has been remarkable increase in foreign exchange reserves

According to the IMF, Pakistan has a huge potential to increase revenue

It seems reasonable that governments should balance budgets, and not spend in excess of what they earn

Economists say structural issues exist, need urgent corrective action

Circular debt of Rs300b has piled up despite massive fall in international crude oil price

Liabilities have risen to 75.9% of Gross Domestic Product

Govt should not only support agricultural sector, but also offer vocational training to migrants

Squeezed by economic and political turmoil since the 2011 uprising, Egyptians are preparing for a new era of austerity

The currency market has fluctuated regularly in recent months with hefty rises and falls on some occasions

Pakistan will eventually need to focus on improving export earnings and reducing tax evasion and avoidance

The currency market has fluctuated regularly in recent weeks with hefty rises and falls on some occasions

The country is not due to receive any hefty amount of foreign exchange in the near future

Resident representative says policymakers need to build on three years of gains

The IMF cleared payment of $102 million in what was the last loan of the three-year Extended Fund Facility

Thanks to IMF and other assistance and growing remittances sent home by overseas Pakistanis

The agreement was reached in Dubai between Finance Minister Ishaq Dar and IMF mission chief to Pakistan Harald Finger

Pakistan has availed 16 programmes of IMF yet the relationship has been far from smooth

Development comes in wake of PM’s remarks Pakistan was ready to move forward without further IMF support

The rupee has stood firm after experiencing extensive volatility

Thanks to IMF and other assistance and growing remittances sent home by overseas Pakistanis

Pakistan, IMF to begin last round of performance review in Dubai on Wednesday

Lagarde is accused for her role in a $440 million payout in 2008 to businessman Bernard Tapie

IMF wants advanced economies to channel more public spending into infrastructure

Central bank chiefs and finance ministers from the world's top 20 economies gathered in Chengdu on Saturday

Thanks to IMF and other assistance and growing remittances sent home by overseas Pakistanis

Thanks to IMF and other assistance and growing remittances sent home by overseas Pakistanis

The region including Afghanistan and Pakistan will see 3.4% growth

The currency market has fluctuated regularly in recent weeks with hefty rises and falls

Government will now need IMF to adopt a lenient approach as it considers Pakistan for the last loan tranche of $102m

Some small banks, however, continue to remain under-capitalised

Will have to seek waiver for last loan tranche worth $102 million

The offloading of shares on the stock market will give billions of rupees to the government for budget financing

Expects 2016 growth to be 1.6%, down from 1.7%

It will help strengthen country’s finances, maintain peg of Iraqi currency to US dollar

Poland Economy: Slow eurozone, local policies pose risk

IMF’s three-year Extended Fund Facility programme seems to have added to an already mounting debt burden for Pakistan

Zhu made the comment at the World Economic Forum in Tianjin in northern China

Lending agency fears Islamabad will abandon reforms

Over three dozen ruling party lawmakers are said to be united against govt’s economic policies, threatening to...

Lender says analysis shows economy would sink into recession next year

Historical evidence suggests business cycles are increasingly correlated

From the perspective of long term sustainable growth, Pakistan’s critical deficits lie in the social sector

Say balancing of payments alone does not constitute economic planning

Global lender lauds country’s gains under monitored programme

Lender agrees to release the remaining sum of $510 million