finance ministry

Finance ministry, IMF meeting to finalize budget proposals

ISLAMABAD: An important meeting of the ministry of finance with representatives of International Monetary Fund (IMF) will be held today evening (Thursday evening) to finalize the recommendations for budget 2021/2022. Senior officials of the ministry of finance, three representatives, including country head, of IMF and senior officials of Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) will attend […]

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State Bank of Pakistan

Parliament to approve amendments to SBP Act by September

KARACHI: The National Assembly likely to adopt amendments to State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Act by September 2021. This was assured by the Pakistani authorities to International Monetary Fund (IMF). The ministry of finance submitted the amendments to parliament in March 2021 and the authorities expect adoption by parliament by end-September 2021. The authorities assured […]

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IMF Pakistan

IMF projects Pakistan’s economic expansion by 1.5pc in current fiscal

ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected Pakistan’s economic expansion by 1.5 percent during the current fiscal year 2020/2021 while praising efforts of Pakistani authorities in taking measures amid coronavirus pandemic. The economic during the last fiscal year recorded negative growth of 0.4 percent. This was noticed by the IMF while reaching staff level […]

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