Pakistan celebrates Independence Day: Here's how its stock market performed in last one yearPakistan celebrates its 79th Independence Day as the KSE-100 index delivers a 23% return over the past year despite geopolitical tensions a...
14 Aug, 2026, 01.36 PM IST
Pakistan seeks $10 billion fund from US after mediating Iran talksPakistan has requested a ten billion dollar exchange stabilization facility from the United States. This loan aims to boost foreign reserve...
22 Jul, 2026, 09.13 PM IST
Pakistan seeks $10 billion US stabilization facility to shore up reservesPakistan has requested a ten billion dollar exchange stabilization facility from the United States. This loan aims to bolster foreign excha...
22 Jul, 2026, 06.38 AM IST
IMF, Ukraine reach staff-level agreement on $8.2 billion, four-year programThe International Monetary Fund has agreed to a new four-year, 8.2 billion dollar program for Ukraine. This funding aims to stabilize Ukrai...
27 Nov, 2025, 07.41 AM IST
Can Pakistan fight India on borrowed money?India-Pakistan tensions: Following the Pahalgam attack, India is employing economic pressure tactics against Pakistan, including potential ...
06 May, 2025, 02.51 PM IST
Sri Lanka's painful austerity measures need to go on: IMFSri Lanka's new president, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, seeks to renegotiate parts of the $2.9 billion IMF bailout to lessen the burden on low...
04 Oct, 2024, 11.53 AM IST
Sri Lanka to restart talks with IMF immediately: PresidentSri Lanka's new president, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, has called for immediate talks with the IMF to renegotiate a $2.9 billion bailout. The...
25 Sep, 2024, 09.16 PM IST
What are the key challenges for Sri Lanka President Dissanayake?Sri Lanka has elected Anura Kumara Dissanayake as its new president. He faces significant challenges, including economic recovery, debt res...
23 Sep, 2024, 08.08 PM IST
Bankrupt Sri Lanka to seek debt moratorium until 2028Sri Lanka has since signed up to an International Monetary Fund rescue package and is working to repair public finances since the governmen...
06 Mar, 2024, 02.16 PM IST
Pakistan's $900 million munitions sale to Ukraine revealed in 'bombs for bailout' deal amid US pressurePakistan has reportedly sold $900 million worth of munitions to Ukraine in a covert deal influenced by US pressure. This "bombs for bailout...
19 Sep, 2023, 09.44 AM IST
Secret Pakistani arms sale to US helped facilitate IMF bailout: ReportA secret arms sales agreement between Pakistan and the United States helped facilitate a bailout from the IMF earlier this year, according ...
18 Sep, 2023, 01.34 PM IST
Pakistan shares on track to record highest ever point-wise gains on IMF dealPakistan's benchmark share index rose over 6% after securing a $3 billion financial package from the IMF. Auto stocks increased as import r...
03 Jul, 2023, 02.24 PM IST
Why Pakistan badly needed the deal with the IMFPakistan has reached a staff-level agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a $3 billion Stand-By Arrangement (SBA), which ...
30 Jun, 2023, 10.49 PM IST
Fitch downgrades cash-strapped Pakistan's Issuer Default Rating to CCC-Fitch typically does not assign outlooks to sovereigns with a rating of CCC+ and below. Its downgrade comes after S&P Global in December cu...
15 Feb, 2023, 02.20 PM IST
IMF's first-ever facility for long-term funding to deal with climate change, and pandemics, now operationalThe International Monetary Fund (IMF) is now poised to begin lending to low-income countries and the majority of middle-income nations afte...
13 Oct, 2022, 10.24 PM IST
IMF revives Pakistan's EFF programme, approves $1.17bn bailout fundThe international lender approved the 7th and 8th tranche of USD 1.17 billion for Pakistan at an executive meeting in Washington on Monday....
30 Aug, 2022, 10.48 AM IST
World Bank rejects El Salvador request for help on Bitcoin implementationEarlier on Wednesday, Salvadoran Finance Minister Alejandro Zelaya said the Central America country had sought technical assistance from th...
17 Jun, 2021, 08.48 AM IST