--- title: "Foreign investors meet with IMF, call for regulatory and tax reforms" description: "Most outlets reported that foreign investors, through the OICCI, urged the IMF and Pakistani authorities for lower regulatory burdens and a broader tax base to support sustainable economic growth. Business Recorder and Profit emphasized the specific demands for tax reform and investor protection, while ProPakistani highlighted the call for more “freedom” in the economic environment. Profit also noted the 32% decline in FDI to $1.7 billion in FY26, a detail not included in the other excerpts." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/10526-foreign-investors-meet-imf-mission-urge-lower-regulatory site: HarZaviya language: en --- # Foreign investors meet with IMF, call for regulatory and tax reforms business · updated 25 Sep 2026, 7:21 AM PKT · 24–25 Sep 2026 · 6 articles from 5 outlets **HarZaviya summary** — how 5 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts: > Most outlets reported that foreign investors, through the OICCI, urged the IMF and Pakistani authorities for lower regulatory burdens and a broader tax base to support sustainable economic growth. Business Recorder and Profit emphasized the specific demands for tax reform and investor protection, while ProPakistani highlighted the call for more “freedom” in the economic environment. Profit also noted the 32% decline in FDI to $1.7 billion in FY26, a detail not included in the other excerpts. ## Same story from 5 outlets Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source. - **Profit** — [Foreign investors meet IMF mission, urge lower regulatory burden, wider tax base for Pakistan’s sustainable growth](https://profit.pakistantoday.com.pk/2026/09/25/foreign-investors-meet-imf-mission-urge-lower-regulatory-burden-wider-tax-base-for-pakistans-sustainable-growth) · 25 Sep 2026, 7:21 AM PKT > OICCI calls for lower compliance costs, stronger investor protection and energy reforms as FDI falls 32% to $1.7 billion in FY26 - **Business Recorder** — [IMF team visits OICCI: Foreign investors call for protection, tax broadening](https://www.brecorder.com/news/40441156/imf-team-visits-oicci-foreign-investors-call-for-protection-tax-broadening) · 25 Sep 2026, 5:47 AM PKT · 86% identical wording to the newest filing > KARACHI: The Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OICCI), representing foreign investors operating in Pakistan, has called for broadening taxation into under-taxed segments, lower regulatory and compliance burdens, stronger investor protection and clearer coordination among federal and provincial authorities for a sustainable growth. During a meeting with a visiting Internationa... - **The Express Tribune** — [OICCI seeks capital, export push](https://tribune.com.pk/story/2631259/oicci-seeks-capital-export-push) · 24 Sep 2026, 10:19 PM PKT · 80% identical wording to the newest filing > Says FDI slumps 32%, urges investor-friendly reforms in meeting with IMF team - **ProPakistani** — [Overseas Investors Want More ‘Freedom’ in Pakistan](https://propakistani.pk/2026/09/24/overseas-investors-want-more-freedom-in-pakistan/) · 24 Sep 2026, 6:45 PM PKT · 81% identical wording to the newest filing > The Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OICCI) has called for Pakistan to use recent macroeconomic stabilization gains to… Read More - **BOL News** — [OICCI calls for investment, export and structural reform push at a meeting with IMF delegation](https://bolnews.com/business/oicci-calls-for-investment-export-and-structural-reform-push-at-a-meeting-with-imf-delegation) · 24 Sep 2026, 3:48 PM PKT · 69% identical wording to the newest filing > OICCI leadership met IMF's Iva Petrova & Mahir Binici Thursday, pressing for investment, export, and structural reforms. Multinational company reps joined the crucial discussion. ## Part of a bigger story Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. 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