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Plan - B
EDITORIAL:
Federal Finance Minister Ishaq Dar’s repeated claim that the Ministry of Finance has a ‘Plan B’ in the event that the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF’s) ninth review remains pending was echoed for the first time by Minister of State for Finance Aisha Ghaus Pasha on Wednesday albeit with a caveat that not without involvement of the IMF — a plan that neither has shared with the general public to date.
Economists fear that failure to share ‘Plan B’ may at worst reflect a display of bravado rooted in the country’s politics rather than in the state of the economy and at best comprise of continuation of existing flawed policies that are violative of the ongoing Fund programme; notably, controlling the rupee-dollar parity that prompted the Mission Leader to issue a statement on 30 May that engagement with the Pakistan authorities will “focus on the restoration of foreign exchange proper market functioning.
”Even more disturbingly the Fund statement may be viewed as an indictment against the current economic mismanagement that would require “overcoming the present economic and financial challenges” through “sustained policy efforts and reforms for Pakistan to regain strong and conclusive private-led growth.”
EDITORIAL:
Federal Finance Minister Ishaq Dar’s repeated claim that the Ministry of Finance has a ‘Plan B’ in the event that the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF’s) ninth review remains pending was echoed for the first time by Minister of State for Finance Aisha Ghaus Pasha on Wednesday albeit with a caveat that not without involvement of the IMF — a plan that neither has shared with the general public to date.
Economists fear that failure to share ‘Plan B’ may at worst reflect a display of bravado rooted in the country’s politics rather than in the state of the economy and at best comprise of continuation of existing flawed policies that are violative of the ongoing Fund programme; notably, controlling the rupee-dollar parity that prompted the Mission Leader to issue a statement on 30 May that engagement with the Pakistan authorities will “focus on the restoration of foreign exchange proper market functioning.
”Even more disturbingly the Fund statement may be viewed as an indictment against the current economic mismanagement that would require “overcoming the present economic and financial challenges” through “sustained policy efforts and reforms for Pakistan to regain strong and conclusive private-led growth.”