Creation of Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) – Institutionalizing the role of military in the economic domain
Creation of Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) – Institutionalizing the role of military in the economic domain By: Communicators – Research Team (July 27, 2024) Editorial update (2 November 2026): This long-form article is an analysis and commentary from July 2024 about the Special Investment Facilitation Council and institutional governance. Its interpretations should be read as […]
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سیاسی دباؤ میں اضافے کے سبب نئے آئی ایم ایف معاہدے پر عملدرآمد میں چلینجز درپیش
سیاسی دباؤ میں اضافے کے سبب نئے آئی ایم ایف معاہدے پر عملدرآمد میں چلینجز درپیش ادارتی نوٹ (۲ نومبر ۲۰۲۶): یہ تحریر جولائی ۲۰۲۴ کے معاشی اور سیاسی حالات کا تجزیہ ہے۔ بعد میں آئی ایم ایف نے ستمبر ۲۰۲۴ میں پاکستان کے لیے ۳۷ ماہ کے توسیعی فنڈ پروگرام کی منظوری دی، اور […]
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Moody’s mixed stance on Pakistan IMF deal
Moody’s mixed stance on Pakistan IMF deal By: Communicators – Business Team (July 16, 2024) Editorial update (2 November 2026): This article discusses Moody’s assessment in July 2024, which reflected the information available at that time. Subsequent IMF decisions and economic developments should be reviewed separately; the comments below are not a current credit-rating announcement […]
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Mission Impossible – Pakistan government sets export target of $60 billion
Mission Impossible – Pakistan government sets export target of $60 billion By: Communicators – Business Team (July 16, 2024) Editorial update (2 November 2026): The $60 billion export target described in the original report was a government ambition discussed in July 2024, not a verified achievement. Readers should compare that target with actual export performance and […]
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Finance Division shares strategy for release of funds for development budget for financial year 2024-25
Finance Division shares strategy for release of funds for development budget for financial year 2024-25 By: Communicators – Business Team (July 15, 2024) Editorial update (2 November 2026): The fund-release arrangements below relate to the federal development budget for financial year 2024–25, which has ended. They should not be used as the release rules or […]
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Pakistan reaches staff-level Extended Fund Facility Arrangement (EFF) with IMF for $7 billion
Pakistan reaches staff-level Extended Fund Facility Arrangement (EFF) with IMF for $7 billion By: Communicators – Business Team (July 13, 2024) Editorial update (2 November 2026): This July 2024 article describes a staff-level agreement, not a completed IMF programme review at that time. The IMF Executive Board subsequently approved Pakistan’s 37-month Extended Fund Facility on […]
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Significant volatility in prices continue to impact Pakistan’s overall inflation rate
Significant volatility in prices continue to impact Pakistan’s overall inflation rate By: Communicators – Business Team (July 13, 2024) Editorial update (2 November 2026): The inflation figures below relate specifically to the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics weekly Sensitive Price Indicator for the week ended 11 July 2024. The 23.33% year-on-year rate and 0.11% week-on-week change are […]
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IMF, Pakistan Discuss New Loan Program
IMF, Pakistan Discuss New Loan Program By: Communicators – Business Team (July 13, 2024) Editorial update (2 November 2026): This report reflects negotiations in July 2024. The negotiations later resulted in a 37-month Extended Fund Facility approved on 25 September 2024; by May 2026 the IMF had completed its third review. The original description of talks […]
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Government admits unemployment rising to 10.3%
Government admits unemployment rising to 10.3% By: Communicators – Business Team (July 12, 2024) Editorial update (2 November 2026): The 10.3% unemployment figure quoted here was reported during July 2024 and should not be used as Pakistan’s current unemployment rate. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics now publishes Labour Force Survey 2024–25 results, reporting an unemployment rate […]
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