Pakistan, Oct. 23 -- Pakistan has consolidated its macroeconomic stability through strong fiscal discipline, improved foreign exchange reserves, and falling inflation, while aiming to maintain a growth rate of around 3.5 percent despite recent flooding, Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb said in an interview with CGTN America.

The minister said the country had made "significant progress" since the IMF approved the $7 billion loan programme last year, with all global rating agencies upgrading Pakistan's outlook in recent months.

"We have consolidated gains on the macroeconomic stability front. Our foreign exchange reserves now stand at two and a half months of import cover, inflation has fallen to single digits, and the policy rate has ...