{
  "id": 14184065,
  "title": "Pakistan’s growth during FY27 projected at 3.5pc, inflation at 9.9pc: IMF",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/pakistans-growth-during-fy27-projected-at-3-5pc-inflation-at-9-9pc-imf",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-13T11:01:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn Business",
    "slug": "dawn-business",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2036872/pakistans-growth-during-fy27-projected-at-35pc-inflation-at-99pc-imf"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected Pakistan's economic growth for the current fiscal year (FY27) at 3.5%, with inflation expected to remain at around 9.9%. This projection is lower than the government's 4% target for the year and the World Bank's 3.8% forecast. The IMF also estimates Pakistan's current account deficit to widen to 1% of GDP from a surplus of 0.5% in FY2025. Despite the challenges, the IMF attributes global economic resilience to the technology upturn and buffers that helped mitigate the impact of geopolitical disruptions. However, the IMF warns that energy-importing economies like Pakistan, which have limited links to the technology value chain, face a more difficult outlook.",
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        "title": "Pakistan’s growth during FY27 projected at 3.5pc, inflation at 9.9pc: IMF",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/pakistans-growth-during-fy27-projected-at-3-5pc-inflation-at-9-9pc-imf-14186530",
        "published": "2026-10-13T11:01:17.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}