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IMF says Pakistan's gross domestic product growth is projected at 4.5 per cent

Government stimulus measures, lower commodity prices and low unemployment will help drive regional expansion

Pakistan’s policies are such that it is much easier for companies to exist in informal sector than in formal one

Come September, Pakistan would be ‘ready to go at it alone’ without the crutches of the IMF

IMF regional director assures no further loan deal on the cards as Islamabad ready for fiscal independence

Substantial progress had been made in repairing Pakistan's economy, says IMF

Mission chief says economic growth still insufficient for country’s needs

IMF regional chief Masood Ahmed says oil-exporting Gulf states should diversify their revenue base

Reports rather bleak picture, suggests counter-measures

IMF has been so supportive of government’s economic policies that it has given us as many as 14 waivers in two years

Greece could maintain a 3.5 per cent budget surplus for years as part of its plan for debt relief from EU creditors

Alexis Tsipras says IMF should stop tinkering with the country's latest bailout with European creditors

Mission chief for Pakistan says discussion will be held with authorities

Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has declared that the country no longer needs the IMF’s financial support

Says political differences blocking progress on privatisation, energy and tax reforms

Dar said that the government has achieved the July-March budget deficit target of Rs1,012 billion set by the IMF

The IMF has admitted that Pakistan’s multi-billion dollar privatisation programme has “faced setbacks”

Lender suggested constitutional change to make parliament’s approval mandatory

Hopes dialogue between govt, stakeholders results in consensus

Mirzoev spoke at length about the state of the Pakistani economy and the three-year IMF programme

Lagarde says US Fed ‘certainly not actively considering negative rates’

Pakistan’s economy is showing visible signs of improvement

Punjab university students adjudged winners

Christine Lagarde appreciates continuing reform process in India

Lagarde says region ‘now affects the world more than ever before’

Lagarde cited examples including the need for China to rebalance its economy

The government plans to raise another $3.5 billion by floating Eurobonds in the international debt markets

Chunk of $5.8b was repaid in 2013, $4.1b in 2014 and the remaining $3.1b last year, says Finance Minister Ishaq Dar

The textile industry could diversify its product portfolio by exploring new markets such as Africa and Russia

Paves way for second last tranche of $6.2b loan programme; lenders’ executive board expected to meet late next month

Once the disbursement is made, IMF will still have to release $1.1b of the total $6.7b loan agreed 3 years ago

Understanding reached during talks over the 10th review of Pakistan’s economy

Abandons ‘systemic exemption’, acknowledges old rule did not prove reliable

Expects average inflation in 2015-16 to remain between 3% and 4%

IMF’s projections are higher by $11.6 billion compared to earlier estimates

Most important feature in emerging shape of the global economy is the reaction to the turmoil in emerging economies

Consensus needed for restructuring of loss-making enterprises, says Mirzoev

Washington-based lender says amendments in SBP law constitute major step towards its independence

Says IMF either misled by govt or under pressure to declare EFF ‘successful’

IMF has raised concerns about further loss of Pakistan’s export competitiveness

Country’s tax capacity estimated to be 22.3% of GDP, revenue gap of over 11%

Dar says all five performance criteria have been met

The austerity formula has proved to be a stagnation trap for countries that went to the Fund seeking an emergency loan

US Federal Reserve rang in the end to an era of ultra-cheap money by raising its key interest rates earlier this month

The transaction structure has to be approved by the PC board before its submission to the CCOP

US Congress dismantles barrier to reforms that give emerging markets more say

IMF reforms are part of a $1.1 trillion spending package approved by Congress and signed by US President Barack Obama

Pakistani governments have the tendency to make most things look good on paper

IMF expresses reservations over new regime, country unwilling to take risk

A statement issued after the meeting praised the commitment of the Pakistan’s government to economic reforms