This paper discusses economic performance status and policy developments of Pakistan. Amid setbacks to structural …

This 2015 Article IV Consultation highlights that starting from a difficult position in 2013, Pakistan has made … expected to gradually rebound to the State Bank of Pakistan's target of mid-single digits …

This Selected Issues paper reviews Pakistan's tax regime, evaluates the level and composition of tax revenues, and … estimates tax buoyancy and efficiency. Despite recent progress under the program, Pakistan's tax revenue remains very low …

This paper discusses Pakistan's Eighth Review Under the Extended Arrangement and Request for Waivers of Nonobservance … of Performance Criteria (PC). Two end-June 2015 quantitative PCs and three indicative targets were missed, but deviations …

Pakistan's economy is at a critical juncture. Misaligned economic policies, including large fiscal deficits, loose …

Request for Modification of Performance Criteria. Pakistan's program is on track and has started to bear fruit. However, risks …This paper discusses Pakistan's First Review Under the Extended Arrangement Under the Extended Fund Facility and …

This paper discusses Pakistan's Twelfth and Final Review Under the Extended Arrangement, Request for Waivers of … Nonobservance of Performance Criteria (PCs), and Proposal for Post-Program Monitoring. The authorities met most PCs at end-June 2016 …, but the PCs on the budget deficit and Net Domestic Assets (NDA) of the State Bank of Pakistan were missed by small margins …