Pakistan’s central bank governor, Jameel Ahmad, has publicly rebutted a recent International Monetary Fund (IMF) downgrade of the country’s economic outlook, saying the IMF’s forecast understates the strength of Pakistan’s recovery. Ahmad argues that the economy is broad-based across key sectors such as agriculture, industry and services, and that official data show resilience despite export weakness.

Pakistan’s central bank governor, Jameel Ahmad, has publicly rebutted a recent International Monetary Fund (IMF) downgrade of the country’s economic outlook, saying the IMF’s forecast understates the strength of Pakistan’s recovery. Ahmad argues that the economy is broad-based across key sectors such as agriculture, industry and services,