The International Monetary Fund has released its long-awaited Governance and Corruption Diagnostic Assessment Pakistan report, and the findings are hard to ignore. The document describes governance failures and corruption as a central drag on the economy rather than a side issue. According to the assessment, weak institutions and entrenched corruption are costing Pakistan roughly six to six and a half percent of its GDP every single year. Background Pakistan requested this diagnostic itself back in January 2025, as part of the conditions tied to its ongoing seven billion dollar IMF…
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