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Publication date: 9 May 2024
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Islamabad now seeks a larger, longer-term bailout programme with the Fund. Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb has suggested that a staff-level agreement on such a package could…

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Publication date: 21 February 2024
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The elections, resulting in a fractured mandate and marred by allegations of rigging, have increased polarisation. Separately, Pakistan’s nine-month, roughly USD3bn Stand-By…

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Publication date: 24 July 2023
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The staff-level agreement on the package was announced on June 29, the day before an Extended Fund Facility (EFF) arrangement which Pakistan had with the IMF expired with around…

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Publication date: 4 October 2022
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He replaces Miftah Ismail, who played a key role in ensuring that Pakistan got its bailout programme with the IMF back on track after a hold-up. Dar faces a tough challenge to…

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Publication date: 14 November 2022
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Prospects for Pakistan in 2023

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Prospects for Pakistan in 2023.
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Publication date: 22 March 2023
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The programme was revived in August 2022 after a hold-up and extended to June 2023, but completion of the review linked to the latest tranche is now several months behind…

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Publication date: 30 August 2018
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Pakistan's likely need for an IMF bailout.
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Publication date: 11 September 2020
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Pakistan has sought closer ties with Turkey and Iran. Meanwhile, Islamabad and Beijing are stepping up bilateral engagement, especially over the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor…

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Publication date: 13 April 2021
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In a speech at the inaugural Islamabad Security Dialogue (ISD), he said his country and India -- long-standing enemies -- should “bury the past and move forward”. He talked about…

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Publication date: 20 November 2020
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Prospects for Pakistan in 2021

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Meanwhile, ethnic insurgents and the Pakistani Taliban Movement (TTP) pose a growing threat to internal security. Pakistan is trying to support peace talks in neighbouring…

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