Pakistan: Technical Assistance Report-Governance and Corruption Diagnostic Assessment
Technical Assistance Reports, November 20, 2025
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- Published: November 20, 2025
- Series: Technical Assistance Reports
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9798229029759.019
Objective and Scope
- Conducted at the request and with the support of the Government of Pakistan to identify and analyze governance weaknesses and corruption vulnerabilities that undermine economic performance and reform efforts.
- Focused on federal-level governance in five core state functions:
- fiscal governance
- market regulation
- financial sector oversight
- anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT)
- rule of law
- Also considered the strength and effectiveness of anticorruption institutions and approaches to address corruption risks.
Key Findings
- Persistent and widespread corruption risks embedded in a heavily state-dominated economy.
- Complex regulatory environments, weak institutional capacities, fragmented oversight.
- Ineffective and inconsistent accountability and constrained rule of law.
- These factors collectively constrain private sector development and public sector effectiveness.
Recommendations and Policy Directions
- Strengthen institutional integrity.
- Enhance transparency.
- Improve consistency and reliability of the enforcement of rules.
- Foster coordination across agencies to support sustainable economic growth and public trust.
- Provide an integrated set of recommendations aimed at achieving concrete and visible progress.
Publication and Metadata
- Publication date: November 20, 2025
- Pages: 186
- Volume: 2025
- Issue: 098
- Series: Technical Assistance Report No. 2025/098
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9798229029759.019
- Stock No: TAREA2025098
- ISBN: 9798229029759
- ISSN: 3005-4575
- Subjects: Anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT), Corruption, Crime
- Keywords: anti-corruption, Anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT), corruption, Corruption Diagnostic, corruption institution, Drug regulatory authority, Global, governance, Governance Diagnostic., Imf resident representative, Pakistan, Pakistan AML, South Asia, Trade development authority
International Monetary Fund. Pakistan: Technical Assistance Report-Governance and Corruption Diagnostic Assessment (Technical Assistance Report No. 2025/098).
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- IMF Technical Assistance Report – Pakistan Governance and Corruption Diagnostic