Government on fiscal tightrope as IMF talks set to begin today
The logo of the International Monetary Fund appears on a wall in this undated picture. — Reuters/File ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is expected to discuss the deteriorating fiscal position that has been largely affected by debt servicing that consumed the federal government’s net revenue receipts in the first quarter of the current fiscal year, it said. The news on Thursday. The IMF mission is expected to arrive in Pakistan today and will stay till November 16 for the review ahead of the second tranche under the $3 billion Stand By Agreement (SBA). Despite stifling the release of funds


