IMF Pushes Pakistan to Make 2024-25 Budget a Watershed for Climate Action
• Finance Division asked to publish climate-related spending for 2023-24 budget • IMF says Pakistan must make 2024-25 budget a turning point for climate planning • Planning Commission to develop climate proposals for 2024-25 budget by December • IMF sets deadlines for applying climate factors in project selection and appraisal • Fund notes capacity constraints pose challenges to Pakistan's climate agenda