Budget struggles to balance the IMF programme’s goal of fiscal consolidation with its desire to expand economy.

Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb has withdrawn his earlier proposal to impose a 10% surcharge on electricity bills. This ...

The IMF backs Argentina's latest policy reforms, boosting confidence ahead of a $20 billion loan review. Discover how Milei's government is tackling inflation, rebuilding reserves, and re-entering ...

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The International Monetary Fund nudged up its growth forecast for Britain this year in a regular assessment of the country's economy, and it urged finance minister Rachel Reeves to stick to her plans ...

That frustration has culminated in pressure for World Bank President David Malpass to step down. Malpass, nominated by the Trump administration in 2019, has clung on for now, but he is under pressure ...

Tensions with India could heighten risks to the scheme's fiscal, external, and reform goals, lending body tells Pakistan ...

Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) are edging closer to an agreement on proposed tax relief for the salaried ...

Although recent remarks by US officials ruled out an immediate US withdrawal from the World Bank, temporarily stabilizing ...

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has slapped 11 new conditions on Pakistan for the release of the next tranche of its ...

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The IMF said stronger growth in 2026 - which was ... STAY THE COURSE' However, the Fund warned that she had no room to deviate from her goals to balance day-to-day spending with tax revenue ...