Pakistan Resident Representative Site

Resident Representative Office in Pakistan

May 22, 2013

This web page provides information on the activities of the Office, views of the IMF staff, and the relations between Pakistan and the IMF. Additional information can be found on Pakistan and IMF country page, including official IMF reports and Executive Board documents in English that deal with Pakistan.

News—Highlights

IMF Executive Board Concludes First Post-Program Monitoring Discussions and the Ex-Post Evaluation of Exceptional Access under the 2008 Stand-By Arrangement with Pakistan

November 29, 2012 

The Outlook for Pakistan

Presentation by Paul Ross at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace; March 7, 2012 

Staff Report for the 2011 Article IV Consultation with Pakistan and Proposal for Post-Program Monitoring

February 7, 2012 

IMF Executive Board Concludes 2011 Article IV Consultation and Proposal for Post-Program Monitoring with Pakistan

February 6, 2012 

Frequently Asked Questions

Q&A about the IMF’s Emergency Assistance to Pakistan; October 22, 2010 

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Pakistan and The IMF

Transcript of a Press Briefing by Gerry Rice, Director, Communications Department, International Monetary Fund

May 9, 2013

Transcript of a Press Briefing by William Murray, Deputy Spokesman, External Relations Department, International Monetary Fund

March 14, 2013

Transcript of a Press Briefing by William Murray, Deputy Spokesman, External Relations Department, International Monetary Fund

February 28, 2013

Transcript of a Conference Call on India

February 6, 2013

Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes First Post-Program Monitoring Discussions and the Ex-Post Evaluation of Exceptional Access under the 2008 Stand-By Arrangement with Pakistan

November 29, 2012
Each Public Information Notice contains a background section, a table of selected economic indicators, and an Executive Board assessment. 

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Regional Economic Outlook: Middle East and Central Asia

Two years after the onset of the "Arab Spring," many countries in the Middle East and North Africa continue to undergo complex political, social, and economic transitions. Economic performance across the region was mixed in 2012: although most oil-exporting countries grew at healthy rates, economic growth remained sluggish in the oil importers. In 2013, these differences are expected to narrow because of a scaling-back of hydrocarbon production among oil exporters and a mild economic recovery among oil importers. Many countries face the immediate challenge of re-establishing or maintaining macroeconomic stability amid political uncertainty and social unrest, but the region must not lose sight of the medium-term challenge of diversifying its economies, creating jobs, and generating more inclusive growth.

For the countries in the Caucasus and Central Asia region, the near-term outlook remains broadly favorable, reflecting high oil prices for the oil and gas exporters and strong non-oil commodity prices and robust remittances in the oil and gas importers. Risks to this favorable outlook could stem from still-subdued world demand, domestic political uncertainties, and geopolitical risks in the region. Policymakers, particularly in the oil-importing countries, should take advantage of the favorable outlook to re-establish fiscal policy buffers that were eroded in the aftermath of the global crisis. Across the region, countries should reinvigorate their reform efforts to address longstanding structural issues, with a view to improving governance, building an investor-friendly environment, developing a more inclusive financial system, and fostering regional trade and finance integration.