This Selected Issues paper analyzes Pakistan's tax reform and revenue performance. The paper assesses the nature and … magnitude of Pakistan's actual twin debt problem in a historical context, and reviews the policy options. The study highlights … regard to the linkages between performance and the structure of exports. The paper reviews a survey of poverty in Pakistan …

This 2005 Article IV Consultation for Pakistan reports that macroeconomic performance continues to be strong, but …

Pakistan’s economy continued to perform strongly owing to sound macroeconomic management and structural reform …

This Selected Issues paper on Pakistan reports that fiscal adjustment, supported by official and private inflows and …, vulnerabilities have been greatly reduced, and Pakistan’s prospects look favorable. A continuation of prudent fiscal policies, as …

This paper focuses on Pakistan’s 2004 Article IV Consultation, Ninth Review Under the Three-Year Arrangement Under the … program in Pakistan remains broadly on track. All quantitative PCs and indicative targets for end-June 2004 were met …

Pakistan has been facing significant economic difficulties. With sharp increases in oil and food prices, and adverse … security developments, Pakistan has experienced a significant widening of the fiscal deficit, owing in large part to increasing …

This Selected Issues paper and Statistical Appendix on Pakistan looks at the worrisome trend of declining growth from a … growth-accounting point of view. The paper provides considerable evidence that Pakistan’s striking “social gap” in education … a continuation of prudent fiscal policies in Pakistan that would reduce public debt to more sustainable levels …

. The paper employs three approaches to forecast inflation in Pakistan. A leading indicator model outperforms a univariate …