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FBR taking significant steps to improve tax administration: IMF

ISLAMABAD: International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Friday said that Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) is undertaking significant steps to improve tax administration and its interface with taxpayers. An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission, led by Ernesto Ramirez Rigo, visited Islamabad and Karachi during September 16–20, 2019 to take stock of economic developments since the start […]

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Imran Khan discusses economic reforms with IMF chief

WASHINGTON: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday met David Lipton, Acting Managing Director of International Monetary Fund to discuss economic reform program. David Lipton, Acting Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), issued the following statement today, following his meeting with the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan: “I was pleased to meet Prime […]

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Prize bonds, bearer instruments to be registered

KARACHI: Pakistani authorities have assured International Monetary Fund (IMF) of registering prize bonds and other bearer instruments to eliminate the use of these instruments in potential illegal activities and tax avoidance. The IMF issued Pakistan country report on Monday following successful $6 billion loan program. In order to make the program successful the Pakistani authorities […]

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Key points of Pakistan’s revenue driven fiscal consolidation

KARACHI: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has highlighted points of Pakistan’s budget 2019/2020 which envisaged a substantial revenue driven fiscal consolidation. “The FY 2019/20 budget envisages a substantial fiscal consolidation. The primary deficit is expected to decline to 0.6 percent of GDP, from estimated 1.8 percent of GDP in FY 2018/2019,” the IMF said in […]

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