Pakistan, Feb. 7 -- State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Governor Jameel Ahmad said on Friday the country's economy would continue to remain in the recovery and stabilisation phase over the next two years, instead of attempting to achieve high growth that would be unsustainable under the provided conditions.

Briefing media on the domestic economy and the outlook, the central bank chief said policies and actions implemented by the government and the SBP would determine whether the current International Monetary Fund (IMF) loan programme would be last for Pakistan.

The current $7 billion IMF loan programme under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) will get concluded in September-October 2027. This is the 24th IMF programme for Pakistan in the past s...