Explained: Pakistan’s $7 Billion IMF Deal | Shahbaz Rana | Dawn News English

Business journalist Shahbaz Rana delves into the implications of Pakistan's new IMF deal, offering key insights in a comprehensive video. Discover what this agreement means for Pakistan's economic landscape by watching the full discussion.
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Summary: The Implications of Pakistan's New IMF Deal
1. Introduction to the IMF Program
- The IMF program primarily aims to stabilize Pakistan's economy, affecting its growth and various sectors.
- The program includes financial requirements and conditions for external financing, with total needs estimated between $22 to $25 billion annually.
2. External Financing and IMF Support
- Pakistan requires $65 billion to $75 billion over three years, with the IMF providing $7 billion.
- This IMF support will help Pakistan secure additional loans from other financial institutions and improve its credit rating.
3. Costs and Conditions of the IMF Program
- The IMF deal imposes significant costs on Pakistani citizens, including increased electricity prices and a stringent budget.
- The program includes three types of conditions: prior actions, performance criteria, and structural benchmarks, affecting various economic sectors.
4. Impact on Agriculture and Taxation
- Agriculture, contributing 24% to the economy, is taxed minimally. The IMF proposes aligning agriculture taxes with business income tax rates, significantly increasing the tax burden on this sector.
5. Economic Stabilization and Growth Challenges
- The IMF program aims to stabilize Pakistan’s economy by controlling inflation and interest rates, but this may slow down economic growth.
- Sectors such as industry, services, and wholesale trade will face challenges due to import restrictions and high financing costs.
6. Sustainable Development and Structural Reforms
- The program emphasizes sustainable development, aiming for consistent growth without boom and bust cycles.
- Structural reforms are focused on improving transparency, privatizing profitable entities, and rationalizing tax rates, particularly in agriculture.
7. Long-term Economic Outlook
- Despite the stabilization efforts, Pakistan’s economy is expected to grow only at a modest rate of 3% to 3.5% under the IMF program.
- The focus on reducing circular debt and privatizing loss-making entities is essential but may not address deep-rooted structural issues.
8. Conclusion
- The IMF program brings challenges and opportunities for Pakistan, with stringent conditions to stabilize the economy.
- Successful implementation of the proposed reforms and conditions will be crucial for achieving sustainable economic growth and development.

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There are 0% reservation in Bangladesh. But Why there are 92% reservation in Pakistan? That's why Bangladesh economy still better than Pakistan

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unncessry backgroud music is irritating a lot

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IMF will make sure we take more loans from other countries and banks and move faster towards default!

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Better if you have just left this video. At least make the quality better. This is a joke.
What is the music in the background?. Is it some kind of advertisements?.
I could make it better.

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cant hear, due to background music, hence shifted to arif lohar channel...sorry

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I can't make sense of a single word! SO SAD.

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There are 0% reservation in Bangladesh. But Why there are 92% reservation in Pakistan? That's why Bangladesh economy still better than Pakistan

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