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IMF Exposes Pakistan’s Fragile Economy: Growth Weak, Debt Heavy, Recovery Still Distant
10 Dec 2025 19:27 GMT
… Amid this backdrop, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), in its latest assessment … its economy is still severely impacted by heavy debt pressure … The IMF projects that Pakistan’s economic growth … $1,677, reflecting economic stagnation rather than sustained …
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IMF backs South Africa’s primary surplus drive as key to stabilising soaring debt
10 Dec 2025 21:12 GMT
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has thrown its support … plan to stabilize spiralling public debt and rebuild fiscal credibility.
… shocks and further reduce debt costs.
The IMF's latest … Africa, projecting that the economy will now rebound to 1 …
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The political economy of narratives
10 Dec 2025 20:59 GMT
… with the sustainability of public debt. Despite significant steps in … gap was a new loan agreement with the European … by the expressed position of International Monetary Fund officials – and then director … is economic adviser to the governor of the Bank of …
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Multiple global institutions lift China's GDP forecasts; Projections underscore nation's stabilizing role in global economy: expert
10 Dec 2025 22:24 GMT
… upgrading.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday released its latest World Economic Outlook report … Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Wednesday raised its 2025 economic growth forecast … , according to a note the bank sent to the Global Times …
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IMF Raises China Growth Forecast, Urges ‘More Forceful’ Property-Sector Intervention
10 Dec 2025 22:46 GMT
The International Monetary Fund on Wednesday said China’s economy is on track to grow … a protracted property slump.
The IMF delivered the assessment at a … central government, the People’s Bank of China, and multiple ministries …
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Kenya to wait until New Year for IMF bailout decision as talks stall
10 Dec 2025 23:27 GMT
… the fate of a new International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout, after critical negotiations … classification of billions in securitised loans.
Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) Governor … between President William Ruto and IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva in …
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10m women get BISP bank accounts
10 Dec 2025 23:26 GMT
… banks, did not have bank accounts till recently and … by three million by Bank Al-Falah Limited, two … is leading the cashless economy initiative.
The government plans … condition set by the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
The government has allocated …
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IMF postpones SL’s Fifth Review to assess emergency funding
10 Dec 2025 22:12 GMT
… in Parliament last week
IMF suggests pushing EFF program … to the move
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) yesterday confirmed that Sri … request for emergency financing, IMF Board consideration of the … the current juncture,” an IMF spokesperson said.
The …
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Govt clears Rs659.6b power debt
10 Dec 2025 23:26 GMT
… sukuk and syndicated loans; move tied to IMF-backed debt reformsEnergy Minister Awais … Debt Reduction Plan, reflecting strong institutional confidence in Pakistan's economic … country's most persistent economic vulnerabilities. It has ballooned over …
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From Personal Rule to Governance: Has Syria’s Economic Model Changed After the Fall of the Regime?
10 Dec 2025 22:51 GMT
… loans—again, under direct presidential oversight.
Emerging Yet Fragile Structures
Economic … concluded that the Syrian economy remains “managed outside … and even the central bank relegated to “executive … economic are, in reality, political. He rejected the IMF …