KARACHI (Reuters) -The International Monetary Fund predicts Pakistan could lift its GDP between 5% and 6.5% over five years if it tackles corruption and deep-rooted governance failures. A so-called ...

An IMF report argues that weak governance and corruption keep Pakistan in economic stress, as imports and foreign financing sustain consumption-led growth while the tax to GDP ratio stays near ten per ...

An International Monetary Fund mission is in Kenya for two weeks to assess the impact of corruption on public finances, with the findings expected to inform a new program requested by the government.

Islamabad, Pakistan – A new assessment by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has concluded that corruption in Pakistan is behind an economic crisis driven by “state capture” – where public policy ...

In a scathing new assessment, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has released a 186-page Governance and Corruption Diagnostic Report that lays bare Pakistan's deep-rooted governance failures, ...

Treasury CS John Mbadi and PS Chris Kiptoo lead the Kenyan delegation in a meeting with the IMF team led by Director of the Fiscal Affairs Department Vitor Gaspar and Director of the Legal Department ...

This Governance Diagnostic (GD) Report has been prepared by IMF staff at the request of the Ghanian authorities. Informed by political economy analysis, the GD discusses the nature and severity of ...

When countries face economic crisis that is further compounded by poor governance, corruption and the mismanagement of public funds, it’s people who pay the price. Marginalised communities and groups ...

End-of-Mission press releases include statements of IMF staff teams that convey preliminary findings after a visit to a country. The views expressed in this statement are those of the IMF staff and do ...