曼谷，10月12日：巴基斯坦财政部长穆罕默德·奥朗则布周一在接受路透社采访时表示，尽管油价居高不下，巴基斯坦经济在本财政年仍有望实现超过4%的增长，因为政府正推动对五到六家实体进行私有化，这可能带来超过10亿美元的收入。
BANGKOK, Oct 12 : Pakistan's economy is expected to grow by more than 4 per cent this fiscal year despite elevated oil prices, as the government looks to push for the privatisation of five to six entities that could raise upwards of $1 billion, Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb told Reuters on Monday.
巴基斯坦经济被认为对长期的中东冲突高度脆弱，因为其高度依赖海湾地区的能源进口、汇款以及该地区的融资支持，尽管该国仍依赖外部融资来增强外汇储备和偿还债务。
Pakistan's economy is considered to be highly vulnerable to a prolonged Middle East conflict given its dependence on Gulf energy imports, remittances and financing support from the region, even as it remains reliant on external financing to bolster foreign exchange reserves and meet debt repayments.
奥朗则布表示，拥有2.55亿人口的南亚国家巴基斯坦已经能够采购到足够的燃料，成功避免了任何短缺，农业等关键行业也保持了稳定。
The South Asian country of 255 million people has been able to procure adequate quantities of fuel, successfully avoiding any shortages, and critical sectors such as agriculture were holding up, Aurangzeb said.
“我仍然很清楚，我们应该实现超过4%的增长，”他在国际货币基金组织和世界银行年会期间在曼谷的接受采访时说道。
"So I'm still quite clear that we should clock north of 4 per cent," he said in an interview on the sidelines of the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank in Bangkok.
“而在通胀方面，显然，我们正密切关注，因为它会对商品价格产生连锁影响。”在经历了因新冠肺炎疫情而加剧的严重经济动荡之后，这个财政紧张的经济体在2024年签署的为期37个月、总额为70亿美元的延长基金设施（Extended Fund Facility）IMF贷款计划的支持下，已经恢复了一些活力，该计划包括一些艰难的措施，如提高农业收入的税收。
"And on the inflation side, obviously, we are keeping a very close eye because it does have a knock-on impact in terms of the commodity prices." Following a period of severe economic turmoil exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, the cash-strapped economy has recovered some of its footing, supported by a $7 billion, 37-month IMF loan program known as the Extended Fund Facility signed in 2024 that includes some tough measures such as raising tax revenue on farm income.
汇率稳设施 美以领导的对伊朗战争如今已进入第八个月，以及由此引发的通胀和困难，将主导此次会议的议程，并使其他讨论被边缘化。此次会议是三年来首次在华盛顿以外举行。
EXCHANGE STABILISATION FACILITY The US-Israeli-led war with Iran, now in its eighth month, and the inflation and hardship it has caused, will dominate the agenda and sideline conversations during the meetings that are being held outside Washington for the first time in three years.
巴基斯坦上周与国际货币基金组织（IMF）达成了工作人员级别的协议，这可能解锁约12.1亿美元的融资，用于扩大基金融资机制和气候计划，奥朗则布表示，巴基斯坦正在与美国继续讨论设立一个拟议中的100亿美元汇率稳定机制。
Pakistan, which reached a staff-level agreement with the IMF last week potentially unlocking about $1.21 billion in financing under the Extended Fund Facility and a climate program, is continuing discussions with the United States for a proposed $10 billion exchange stabilisation facility, Aurangzeb said.
但他拒绝提供谈判结束的时间表。"如果这项机制得以实现，这将对我们帮助很大，"他说，指的是该机制，该机制除了正在进行的与美国进出口银行（EXIM）和美国国际开发金融公司（DFC）的谈判之外。"如果这项机制未能实现，这不会，你知道的，在市场准入方面给我们带来任何问题。" 私有化推进 在去年巴基斯坦国际航空公司（国家旗舰航空公司）私有化之后，奥朗则布表示，政府目前还有大约十几家实体在私有化管道中，包括国有电力分配公司和机场运营的外包。"
But he declined to provide a time frame for the conclusion of negotiations. "If it comes through, this will be a great help for us," he said, referring to the facility, which is in addition to ongoing talks with the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) and the US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC). "If it doesn't come through, this does not, you know, create any problem for us in terms of access to market." PRIVATISATION PUSH Following the privatisation of flag carrier Pakistan International Airlines last year, Aurangzeb said the government has around another dozen entities in the pipeline, including state-owned power distribution companies and the outsourcing of airport operations.
我预计在这些实体中，大约有五到六家将在本财政年度完成私有化，"他说，并补充称，这些私有化可能带来超过10亿美元的收入。
"I expect about five or six of these to go through during this fiscal year," he said, adding that they could raise more than $1 billion.
私有化被视为检验巴基斯坦在国际货币基金组织面前改革可信度的关键测试，官员们之前曾强调，未能剥离亏损的国有企业可能会给公共财政带来新的压力。"我们非常清楚，我们希望私营部门带领国家发展，"奥朗则布说。"因此，我们的角色是尽我们所能，以任何方式帮助支持和协助生态系统的建设。"
Privatisation has been seen as a key test of Pakistan's reform credibility with the IMF, with officials previously underlining that failure to offload loss-making state firms risked renewed pressure on public finances. "We are quite clear that we want the private sector to lead the country," said Aurangzeb. "So our role is to help support, assist any way we can in terms of the ecosystem."