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IMF revises Pakistan’s GDP growth forecast for FY25 to 2.6%, cites weak H1 performance
19 May 2025 03:08 GMT
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has lowered Pakistan’s GDP growth forecast for the fiscal year … inflation front, the IMF revised its inflation forecast downward for the outgoing … remittance inflows. The IMF has also revised its export forecast to $31 …
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Pakistan faces $19.3 billion external financing need for FY 2025-26, says IMF
18 May 2025 11:55 GMT
… according to a new International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff report released on … by the IMF.
The new IMF Resilience and Sustainability … mainly from China, are forecasted at $400 million. Borrowing … RSF disbursements.
The IMF highlighted significant downside risks …
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IMF forecasts 3.6% GDP growth for Pakistan in next fiscal year
17 May 2025 20:19 GMT
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has released its Country Partnership … percent of GDP.
The IMF report forecasts that by fiscal year … The current account deficit is forecast at 4% of GDP, and … 6 percent.
According to the IMF, Pakistan’s foreign exchange …
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GDP On A Lower Trajectory – Survey Of Professional Forecasters
18 May 2025 06:07 GMT
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From Survey of Professional Forecasters:
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Figure 2: GDP (black), IMF April WEO (dark blue square … .Ch.2017$ SAAR. Source: BEA, IMF, WSJ surveys, Atlanta Fed, and … ’s end. Note that the IMF WEO showed a revision of …
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PSX sees historic rebound after ceasefire, IMF tranche approval
18 May 2025 03:20 GMT
… further supported by the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) approval of the first … billion tranche.
Additionally, the IMF’s approval of a further … ceasefire agreement and the IMF’s financial support are … the coming weeks.
Analysts forecast that the KSE-100 …
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IMF projects 2.6% economic growth for Pakistan, inflation to stay at 5.1%
17 May 2025 18:54 GMT
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected that Pakistan’ … and fiscal discipline
The IMF noted that inflation during … .1%. However, it is forecasted to rise to 7.7% … tax returns
Additionally, the IMF acknowledged that provincial tax authorities …
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Tariff pauses leave economic forecasts in limbo
16 May 2025 23:56 GMT
… have been busy recalibrating their forecasts, with a preliminary consensus … global scale. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) sharply downgraded its forecasts for global growth … adjustment, with second-quarter forecasts already reflecting a downward tilt …
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UN Forecasts Slower Global Economic Growth
16 May 2025 21:50 GMT
… Nations on May 15 forecast slower global economic growth … reporters while launching the midyear forecast. “In January this year … commodity prices are also forecast to erode growth in … economic growth forecast is lower than the International Monetary Fund’s.
On …
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Pakistan April C/A surplus shrinks 99% YoY but stays above forecasts
16 May 2025 20:17 GMT
Smaller surplus attributed to higher goods imports, lower exports.
Year-on-year, the current account surplus fell by 96%, as per SBP.
Analysts had mostly expected the current account to be negative.
KARACHI: Pakistan posted a smaller current account …
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UN forecasts moderate growth for Pakistan amid global economic slowdown
16 May 2025 18:02 GMT
… its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) forecast to grow by 2.3% … and economic restructuring under ongoing International Monetary Fund (IMF) programmes.
South Asia, overall, is … .
China’s economic expansion is forecast to slow to 4.6% …