Morning News: Budget talks with IMF successful: PM - By Vector Research
Jun 3 2025
Vector Securities
- Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Monday that talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) over the forthcoming federal budget had been successful, paving the way for a new phase of economic growth. Talking to a select group of journalists, Sharif said the government had stabilised the economy and would now shift its focus toward sustained development.
- With an improved 4.2 per cent economic growth forecast for next year, the Ministry of Planning and Development cautioned on Monday about the re-emergence of external sector pressure amid easing import control and debt repayments.
- The Consumer Price Index (CPI)-based inflation increased to 3.5 percent on Year-onYear basis in May 2025 as compared to 0.3 percent of the previous month and 11.8 percent in May 2024, says the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS). Average CPI in the country remained at 4.61 percent during the first 10 months (July-May) 2024-25 compared to 24.52 percent during the same period of last fiscal year