Pakistan, IMF strike deal over disbursement of $1.2 billion fund
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“Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have reached a staff-level agreement (SLA) for the disbursement of approximately $1.2 billion under two separate arrangements.”
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“The two sides successfully concluded the third review of the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) and the second review under the Resilience and Sustainability Facility (RSF), the IMF said on Saturday (March 28, 2026).”
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“The IMF mission held talks with Pakistani officials in Karachi and Islamabad from February 25 to March 2, but left without an agreement. The talks continued in virtual format, and an agreement was reached.”
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— China–Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC; Chinese: 中巴经济走廊; pinyin: Zhōng bā jīngjì zǒuláng; Urdu: چین پاکستان اقتصادی راہداری) is a 3,000 km Chinese infrastructure network project currently under constr…
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— Pakistan had a population of 241,499,431 according to the final results of the 2023 census. This figure includes the country's four provinces e.g. Punjab, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan and th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Pakistan
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— The economy of Pakistan is classified as a developing economy. It is the 26th-largest economy by GDP (PPP) and the 41st-largest in terms of nominal GDP in the world. In terms of per capita income, the…
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Pakistan
“IMF mission chief Iva Petrova said, subject to IMF board approval, Pakistan will have access to about $1.0 billion (SDR 760 million) under the EFF and about $210 million (SDR 154 million) under the RSF.”
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“Pakistan joined the IMF’s EFF programme of $7 billion in 2024, which focuses on strengthening the economy, rebuilding market confidence, sustaining fiscal reforms, and reducing energy sector inefficiencies.”
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“Last year, Pakistan got a Resilience and Sustainability Facility (RSF) facility worth $1.4 billion, aiming to build climate resilience, strengthen disaster management, improve water efficiency, and bolster green financing.”
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