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Expert briefing
Publication date: 23 April 2021

Shortly before Azhar replaced Abdul Hafeez Shaikh in the post, the IMF announced resumption of Pakistan’s stalled Extended Fund Facility (EFF) programme. The loan was agreed in…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 23 November 2021
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Prospects for Pakistan in 2022

Separately, the recent Taliban takeover of Afghanistan was a strategic win, given the military-security establishment’s long-standing support for the group. The Taliban’s 'Haqqani…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 9 May 2024

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…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 13 July 2020

President Edgar Lungu and his Patriotic Front (PF) government are increasingly struggling to mobilise resources to meet repayments amid continued high public spending. Meanwhile…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 21 January 2019

Outlook for Ethiopia's economic reforms.

Expert briefing
Publication date: 20 September 2021

Islamabad wants to ease some of the loan’s conditions. Separately, the United States, the IMF’s largest shareholder, recently said it would reassess its relations with Pakistan…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 21 December 2021

Sri Lanka’s foreign exchange (forex) reserves fell to USD1.6bn at end-November, enough to finance only about one month’s imports. Colombo has in recent years relied on…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 4 October 2022

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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