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اردو میں پڑھیںPakistan, IMF move toward staff-level agreement as review talks advancePakistan
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Islamabad: Pakistan's economic review talks with the International Monetary Fund have moved toward negotiations on a staff-level agreement after the Fund shared the first draft of the Memorandum of Financial and Economic Policies. The IMF review mission is expected to remain in Islamabad until around the middle of next week. An agreement could be reached [...]
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The IMF review mission is expected to remain in Islamabad until around the middle of next week. An agreement could be reached if both sides agree on the memorandum, while unresolved issues could continue to be discussed virtually.
The power sector remained a key issue. The Fund flagged the breach of the circular debt target, with the stock reaching Rs1.675 trillion by the end of June 2026. The government has budgeted Rs830 billion in power-sector subsidies for FY27, while the IMF has asked for cross-subsidies on electricity use up to 200 units to be replaced with targeted support through the Benazir Income Support Programme from January 2027.
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The Federal Board of Revenue’s annual tax target remains unchanged at Rs15.264 trillion after the authority exceeded its first-quarter target by Rs27 billion. The IMF has also pushed for a higher current account deficit projection of up to $4 billion for FY27, compared with the Finance Ministry’s estimate of about $2.7 billion.
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