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
S&P raises Pakistan's sovereign rating to 'B'S&P upgraded Pakistan's rating to 'B' from 'B-'. This upgrade reflects improved institutional stability and key IMF-backed reforms. Reforms...
22 Jul, 2026, 03.58 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
Saudi Arabia rolls over $3 billion loan to Pakistan: ReportSaudi Arabia has rolled over its USD 3 billion debt to Pakistan. Pakistan's finance minister confirmed the debt rollover was completed. The...
17 Jul, 2026, 03.07 PM IST
In Pakistan, not just living but dying too is getting more expensiveFuneral expenses in Rawalpindi are becoming unaffordable for many families. Low-income households now borrow money for burial rites and ser...
07 Jul, 2026, 09.22 PM IST
Cash-strapped Pakistan seeks $4 bn loan from Middle East banks to meet financial obligationsPakistan is negotiating with Middle Eastern banks to borrow around USD 4 billion to meet its external financial needs. This is part of the ...
23 Aug, 2024, 03.56 PM IST
Pakistan paid over USD 3.5 billion in interest to IMFAccording to The Express Tribune, during the briefing by officials from the Ministry of Finance and the State Bank of Pakistan, it was disc...
02 Aug, 2024, 01.56 PM IST
IMF reaches agreement with Pakistan for $7 billion extended fund facilityThe International Monetary Fund announced on Friday that it has reached a staff-level agreement with Pakistan for a $7 billion, 37-month lo...
13 Jul, 2024, 07.45 AM IST
IMF seeks more Pak assurances before releasing bailout packageThe recent developments are a key step forward in signing a much-delayed staff-level agreement (SLA) with the Fund and unlocking multilater...
15 Apr, 2023, 09.37 PM IST
Pakistan establishment focus on protecting N-prog even as economy in a free-fallSpecifically, the financial institution has demanded that Pakistan provide assurance that its balance of payments deficit is fully financed...
21 Mar, 2023, 06.40 PM IST
Pakistan has to give assurances on financing BOP deficit: IMFThe external financing is one of the last in a string of prior actions the lender wants Islamabad to complete before it clears funding stal...
06 Mar, 2023, 01.58 PM IST
Lack of tenable answers to the IMF may delay release of funds to Pakistan: ReportPakistan had in the current fiscal, estimated flood-related reconstruction costs at PKR 251 billion (USD 1.1 billion). The IMF had asked Pa...
24 Dec, 2022, 01.55 PM IST
IMF to revive $6 billion Pakistan funding programme"The Pakistani authorities and IMF staff have reached a staff-level agreement on policies and reforms needed to complete the sixth review,"...
22 Nov, 2021, 12.22 PM IST
Pakistan set to resume talks with IMF next week to revive USD 6 billion loan packagePakistan and the IMF had signed the USD 6 billion deal in July 2019 but the programme was derailed in January 2020 and restored briefly in ...
03 Oct, 2021, 11.52 AM IST
Pakistan reaches agreement with IMF, to get $6 billion over 3 yearsPakistan would receive $ 6 billion worth of assistance under the IMF programme over a period of three years.
13 May, 2019, 06.10 AM IST
Pak appoints ex-IMF official as new SBP governorThe government also appointed Ahmed Mujtaba Memon as the chairman of the FBR.
05 May, 2019, 01.19 PM IST
Cash-strapped Pakistan eying IMF bailout?In October 2016, Pakistan had USD 18.9 billion reserves that were enough to provide import cover for four and a half months. But those rese...
11 Sep, 2018, 07.13 PM IST