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Pakistan’s latest loan solves nothing. It only postpones the next crisis. The IMF may have stabilised the numbers, but it has not stabilised Pakistan.

Why IMF pressure forced Pakistan to privatise PIA: Inside economic rescue plan

Under IMF pressure, Pakistan is privatising loss-making Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) to meet fiscal reform conditions, reduce debt, and secure bailout funds, as decades of mismanagement and financial collapse made action urgent.

OPINION | IMF’s C Grade and India’s Economic Resilience: A closer look

The IMF retains a ‘C’ grade for India's GDP data due to some shortcomings, yet praises India’s impressive 8.2% GDP growth, fiscal management, digital infrastructure, and robust job creation under Modi’s leadership

GST collections slow to a 12-month low of Rs 1.7 lakh crore in November

The growth rate in GST revenue at 0.7 percent was the slowest since the pandemic, provisional data showed

July-September quarter GDP affirmation of India's strong economic resilience: Experts

The 8.2 per cent gross domestic product (GDP) growth, which follows a 7.8 per cent expansion in the preceding April-June quarter, helped India retain the title of the world's fastest-growing major economy.

IMF to India: Keep policy flexible until US tariff uncertainty clears

The IMF's growth and policy projections for India are entirely contingent on one factor: how soon the 50 percent US tariffs are rolled back

Crawl-like, conservative, reforms, tariffs: Here are six key takeaways from IMF report

Indian authorities disagreed with IMF's baseline scenario that US tariffs would remain indefinitely

IMF Board welcomes India’s labour reforms, says faster structural changes key to Viksit Bharat goal

Executive Directors commended India’s “very strong economic performance and resilience,” noting that growth has remained robust despite global uncertainty

IMF likely to alter classification of India’s forex framework

The new description of the country’s de facto currency regime is likely to include references to a crawling peg

IMF sounds alarm on Pakistan’s systemic corruption: Why bailouts continue despite growing security risks for India

Beyond governance, India has repeatedly warned that IMF funds indirectly enable Pakistan’s security establishment, which continues to patronise terror groups targeting Indian territory.

G20 countries' medium-term growth to be weakest since 2009 crisis, IMF says

Disinflation was continuing, but headline inflation would still be around 3.5% in G20 countries in 2025, the IMF said.

IMF raises India’s FY26 growth forecast to 6.6%, cites strong Q1 momentum

Inflation forecast cut to 2.8% as economy shrugs off tariff impact; FY27 growth seen at 6.2%

IMF denies Pakistan ‘grace time’, $1 billion tranche on hold: What it means and what comes next

The setback deepens economic uncertainty and threatens investor confidence in Pakistan at a time when policy credibility is critically low.

Global economy doing better than expected: IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva

Georgieva's remarks came ahead of next week's gathering of finance ministers and central bank governors at the World Bank and the IMF in Washington.

A country on credit: Pakistan’s cup-in-hand model explained as it runs to ADB after China pulls plug on $7 billion rail project

Rather than building financial independence, Islamabad continues to survive on loans. Its dependence on external bailouts is no longer just an economic problem but a geopolitical liability.

Pakistan misses 3 out of 5 IMF targets ahead of review: How it may boost India’s FATF Grey List push

The timing of Pakistan’s underperformance comes amid renewed international scrutiny, particularly by India, which has intensified efforts to bring Pakistan back onto the FATF grey list.

Manufacturing PMI rises to 16-month high of 59.1 in July

July marks second consecutive month with PMI above 58, signalling robust industrial momentum despite global headwinds

With tariff wars raging, why is the IMF suddenly bullish on global growth?

The IMF's upgraded 2025 global growth forecast defies tariff war fears – here’s why optimism persists despite rising protectionism

IMF raises India’s FY26 growth forecast to 6.4%, citing improved global outlook

Revised projection aligns with RBI’s estimate; IMF warns of downside risks from tariffs and geopolitical tensions

Trade war overshadows coronavirus pandemic as major challenge for emerging markets, warns IMF's Gita Gopinath

For low-cost export such as India, Gopinath was of the view that Trump’s aggressive tariffs may shrink growth prospects.

India's $4 Trillion Moment: The rise of a resilient and reformist India

IMF has forecast India’s GDP in FY26 will surpass that of Japan, making it the fourth largest economy in the world. A spokesperson for BJP argues that the journey from the 11th to 4th largest economy over a 12-year period owes much to the policies and execution capacity of the Narendra Modi government

India's business activity rises to 13-month high of 61.2 in May, shows HSBC Composite PMI

The Indian economy is likely to come out stronger compared to others, with IMF expecting only a 0.3 percentage points drop in growth to 6.2 percent compared with 6.5 percent projected earlier

Full-year growth for FY25 seen at 6.3 percent, while FY26 may see 'goldilocks period' to cut rates, says SBI Research

India's provisional growth estimates for the fourth quarter as well as for the full year 2024-25 is due to be released on May 30.

'Official beggars, failed state': Asaduddin Owaisi tears into Pakistan after $1 billion IMF bailout

Owaisi said the international community must recognise Pakistan as a “failed state” and take urgent steps to disarm its nuclear weapons.

IMF clears $1 billion tranche for Pakistan amid India’s objections

The IMF board was scheduled to discuss both the review of the $7 billion program and a new sustainability loan for $1.3 billion over more than two years.