Pakistan has reaffirmed its commitment to fiscal consolidation and the International Monetary Fund will conduct its next funding review in the second half of this year, the multilateral agency said.
The authorities are aiming for a primary surplus of 1.6% of gross domestic product in fiscal year 2026, the IMF said in a statement after the conclusion of its staff visit to Islamabad led by Nathan Porter. "Maintaining an appropriately tight and data-dependent monetary policy remains a priority to ensure inflation is anchored within the central bank's medium-term target range of 5-7%," it said.