Economic Affairs[edit]The Economic Affairs Division (EAD) is responsible for requirement assessment, programming and negotiations of external economic assistance concerning the Government of Pakistan and its constituent units from foreign governments and multilateral agencies.[11]Amongst its various functions are the management ofexternal debt, provision of technical assistance to foreign countries, lending and re-lending of foreign loans, and monitoring ofaid utilisation. The EAD has thirteen wings and comes under the supervision of theSecretary of Economic Affairs, an office held by Muhammad Saleem Sethi as of 2014.

Organisational divisions[edit]Finance[edit]The Finance Division (FD) is the most elite bureaucratic division under the Finance Ministry's purview. The FD comes under the supervision of theSecretary of Finance, an office held by Dr Waqar Masood Khan as of 2014.The division's bureaucracy is divided into several wings and units as listed below: Human Resource Management (HRM) Wing: Basic functions include the official business management of the organisation through the provision of effectivehuman resource. The wing also provideslogistic supportto various other units of the organisation.[2] Budget Wing: Basic functions include the coordination, preparation, printing and publishing of fiscal budgets and related documents for the federal government. The wing is also responsible for the implementation of the budgetary targets and preparing monthly reports thereon.[3] Corporate Finance Wing: Basic functions include looking after the economic, financial, and corporate affairs of allPublic Sector Entities(PSEs) that work under the administrative control of various federal ministries and their divisions.[4] Economic Adviser's (EA) Wing: Basic functions include the publication of theEconomic Survey of Pakistan, both in Urdu and English, prior to the announcement of the federal budget. The budgetary supplement evaluates the overall economic performance of the country based on various economic factors as evident in the preceding fiscal year's data.[5] Expenditure Wing: Basic functions include the revision and finalisation of the federal budget, enforcement of economic measures and disbursements of pension funds.[6] External Finance (EF) Wing: Basic functions include the arrangement of financing from international financial institutions for balance of payments and budgetary support. The EF wing also allocates and utilises the foreign exchange and releases and maintains the funds for both civil departments and the armed forces.[7] External Finance Policy (EFP) Wing: Basic functions include the compilation of the Pakistan government's principal policy for macroeconomic governance and poverty reduction. The EFP wing also deals with multilateral and bilateral institutions like theWorld Bank,Department for International Development(DFID), Citizens Damage Compensation Programme (CDCP),SAARC Development Fund(SDF),ECO Trade and Development Bank,United Nations Development Programme(UNDP), Strengthening Poverty Reduction Strategy Monitoring Project (SPRSMP),Pakistan One UN Programmeand the Joint Ministerial Commissions (JMCs/JECs).[8] Economic Reforms Unit (ERU): Basic functions include the formulation of development strategies for theprivate sectorand reviewing law, rules and regulations, pertaining to business environment that are obsolete, overlapping and inconsistent or unduly add to the cost of doing business.[9] Military Wing: Basic functions include procurement of all defence equipment for theMinistry of Defence(MoD) and theMinistry of Defence Production(MoDP). The wing also prepares, executes and monitors the budget and expenditure of the armed forces, MoD, MoDP, inter-services organisations and defence production establishments.[10] Development Wing Internal Finance Wing Investment Wing Provincial Finance Wing Regulations WingThe FD also delegates its functions to specialised sub-departments within the division, which include the following: Office of the Auditor General(AG) Office of the Controller General of Accounts(CGA) Central Directorate of National Savings (CDNS) Debt Policy Coordination Office (DPCO) Pakistan Mint Federal Treasury Offices