Pakistan: Staff Report for the 2000 Article IV Consultation and Request for Stand-By Arrangement

January 26, 2001

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Pakistan: Staff Report for the 2000 Article IV Consultation and Request for Stand-By Arrangement, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2001) accessed December 21, 2024

Summary

Pakistan showed good macroeconomic performance over the past years. Executive Directors welcomed the program, which aimed at strengthening the balance-of-payments position, rebuilding official reserves, and reducing public sector indebtedness. They emphasized the need for revenue mobilization, improving investor confidence, poverty alleviation, good governance, tightening fiscal and monetary policies, and improvement in the collection, quality of data, and transparency. They approved financial support for the country's economic developments under the Stand-By Arrangement.

Subject: Banking, Expenditure, External debt, Foreign exchange, Public debt, Tariffs, Taxes

Keywords: Asia and Pacific, Balance of payments position, CBR revenue, CR, Financial support, Food price inflation, ISCR, Kerb market, Price, Revenue, Revenue performance, Revenue receipt, South Asia, Stand-by credit, Tariffs

Publication Details

Pages:

141
Volume:

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Series:

Country Report No. 2001/024
Stock No:

1PAKEA0022001
ISBN:

9781451830477
ISSN:

1934-7685

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