Pak sidesteps China on CPEC to seek economic bailout from the WestPakistan is reportedly seeking financial support from the United States to boost its struggling economy, while deviating from its commitmen...
20 Sep, 2023, 06.22 AM IST
Imran Khan sought IMF's guarantee for timely general electionsPakistan's PTI Chairman Imran Khan has reportedly asked the IMF to guarantee that the general elections in the country, scheduled to take p...
09 Jul, 2023, 05.47 PM IST
Pakistan to approach IMF for 2nd bailout package"We are going to speak to the IMF because we see disruptions ahead. Just when our economy was recovering and all the indicators were positi...
07 Apr, 2021, 12.22 PM IST
ADB distances itself from Pakistan's 'premature' claim of $3.4 billion loanThe US has serious reservations over global lenders like the IMF providing a bailout to Pakistan to pay off Chinese debts.
17 Jun, 2019, 11.43 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
IMF likely to delay bailout package to Pakistan as talks for finalising deal still onThe IMF is also demanding details of more than $6.5 bn of commercial loans Pakistan has received from China in the past two and a half year...
15 Apr, 2019, 12.14 PM IST
Senior US Congressmen urges Trump administration to prevent IMF bailout to PakistanThe Congressmen raised queries on Pakistan’s history with IMF spread over a period of 30 years.
06 Apr, 2019, 12.47 PM IST
No IMF money to Pakistan to repay Chinese debt: US"We are working and making clear within the IMF that if it were going to supply any funding to Pakistan it would not be used to repay Chine...
13 Dec, 2018, 12.10 PM IST
US seeks transparency on Chinese debtAccording to the top Treasury official, this problem is not unique to Pakistan. "China is lending in many countries where the terms of the ...
29 Nov, 2018, 10.50 AM IST
Pak govt approves Rs 1,700 crore bailout package to keep PIA afloatIt is the first bailout package approved by the government of Prime Minister Imran Khan, who is also the minister in charge of the Aviation...
13 Nov, 2018, 01.49 PM IST
Pakistan to seek IMF bailout despite $6 billion Saudi assistancePakistan needs about $10 billion in the current fiscal to support its imports and paying foreign debts.
25 Oct, 2018, 06.50 AM IST
Pakistan to seek IMF bailout despite $6 bln Saudi rescue: Pak finance ministryOn Tuesday, Islamabad announced Saudi Arabia had agreed to give Pakistan $3 billion in foreign currency support for a year and a further lo...
24 Oct, 2018, 11.45 AM IST
Pakistan to seek $6-7 billion IMF bailout: FM Asad UmarFinance Minister Asad Umar on Monday said Prime Minister Imran Khan has endorsed the decision to seek assistance from the International Mon...
09 Oct, 2018, 05.40 PM IST
Pakistan stocks rise 3 pct after govt announces IMF bailout intentionPakistan's finance ministry said it was approaching the IMF for assistance.
09 Oct, 2018, 11.46 AM IST
Cash-strapped Pakistan to approach IMF for bailout packageThe decision was taken by PM Imran Khan who had in the past opposed such measures to support the economy.
09 Oct, 2018, 07.51 AM IST
Imran Khan may find it tough to secure IMF bailoutThe US Senators have shot off a letter to Secretary of State Michael Pompeo and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin mentioning Pakistan, Sri ...
13 Aug, 2018, 07.30 AM IST
US warns IMF against bailout package for Pakistan to repay Chinese lendersThe International Monetary Fund has said that so far it has not received any such request from Pakistan. Cash-strapped Pakistan has availed...
31 Jul, 2018, 05.02 PM IST