Pakistan is entering a new phase of its economic program, with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif saying the country is moving...
The IMF’s July 2026 update projects global growth of 3.0% for 2026 and 3.4% for 2027 — a modest slowdown from the 3.5% average of 2024–25,...
The International Monetary Fund has revised its view of the world economy three times in nine months, and the direction of travel is clear. Global growth...
IMF sees 3.0% global growth in 2026, the World Bank just 2.5%. Compare Europe and Asia forecasts, the gap between them, and what it means for...
The latest joint diagnostics from the IMF and World Bank reveal a bifurcated global economy. While developed economies attempt soft landings, emerging markets face severeliquidity squeezes....
Global growth forecasts have been on a genuine roller coaster through 2026, and the two institutions tasked with tracking that trajectory — the International Monetary Fund...
Pakistan is running two demanding reform programs at once, and they don’t obviously fit together. On one track, the IMF is pressing for stricter fiscal controls,...
The IMF’s Executive Board completed Pakistan’s third review of its 37-month Extended Fund Facility (EFF) and second review of its Resilience and Sustainability Facility (RSF) on...
Pakistan is currently home to two seemingly contradictory economic stories. On one hand, the IMF has confirmed the country is on track to miss its FY27...
Pakistan’s Economic Survey for FY2025-26 has been covered almost entirely through the lens of the headline growth figure. What’s been underreported is a single-month inflation spike...