Tag: Miftah Ismail

Our focus should be the economy, but the PTI and the PDM are talking about everything else.

“Our focus should be the economy, but the PTI and the PDM are talking about everything else.”

Newly established EAC lacks charter of economy: PBC

Barely two days after the finance ministry notified the establishment of the Economic Advisory Council (EAC) aim to review and formulate economic policies in...

Pakistan has ‘strategy’ to boost shrinking forex reserves: Miftah Ismail

Despite its fast-shrinking foreign exchange reserves which will inhibit imports of essential fuel, cooking oil and pulses, Pakistan says it will not be in...

$2 billion added to the ongoing IMF programme

Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have agreed to extend the bailout programme up to one year and increase the loan by $2...

Miftah leaves for US to meet with IMF officials

Finance Minister Miftah Ismail left for Washington on Thursday to meet with International Monetary Fund officials to resume the delayed $6 billion programme.“I am...

PML-N to restore IMF programme

The government is making all-out efforts to restore the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) programme with International Monetary Fund (IMF).Speaking at ‘Meet the Press’ organized...

World Bank says sustaining recovery requires addressing structural weaknesses of economy

The World Bank has lauded Pakistan's efforts and said that the country enjoyed a strong recovery and grew 5.6 per cent in FY21 following...

Is the new SBP law good for Pakistan?

Narratives asked three top experts to give their views on this month’s Big Question.

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