Pakistan, Feb. 20 -- The International Monetary Fund has welcomed Pakistan's recent economic reforms, highlighting that policy efforts under the IMF-supported programme have helped stabilise the economy, control inflation, and restore investor confidence, setting a positive trajectory for growth. An IMF staff team is scheduled to visit Pakistan from February 25 to conduct the third review under the Extended Fund Facility and the second review under the Resilience and Sustainability Facility.

IMF spokesperson Julie Kozack noted that Pakistan achieved a primary fiscal surplus of 1.3% of GDP in fiscal year 2025, reflecting strong fiscal management and alignment with programme targets. Headline inflation remained relatively contained, and th...