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Published in The Express Tribune on February 11, 2023 KARACHI: Pakistan’s economy is standing at a critical juncture – one where contingencies have long stopped working and long-term structural imbalances need to be addressed. According to a new World Bank report released on Friday, the global lender put forth many crucial policy recommendations including harmonising direct taxes […]

Published in The News on February 09, 2023 ISLAMABAD: Differences persist over external financing needs and power sector losses between the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Pakistani side, delaying handover of the draft memorandum of economic and financial policies (MEFP) to the Pakistan side. The scheduled timeframe for completion of the 9th review is going to end[…]

By Sakib Sherani Published in Dawn on February 04, 2023 A POPULAR refrain of policymakers, many TV anchors and most public commentators in Pakistan is to vilify the IMF and to blame it for the country’s myriad economic woes ranging from the rupee ‘devaluation’ to inflation. To what extent is the IMF responsible for our predicament, and[…]