Pakistan’s foreign exchange reserves have surged to cover two months’ worth of imports after the arrival of the first tranche from the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) 37-month loan deal under the $7 billion Extended Fund Facility (EFF), Governor State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Jameel Ahmed said on Wednesday. In much-needed support for the country’s fiscally-challenged […]
State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Friday received the first tranche of SDR 760 million (equivalent to $1.0269 billion) from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) under the $7 billion Extended Fund Facility (EFF). The IMF Executive Board approved a 37-month programme on Wednesday. These inflows will be reflected in SBP liquid reserves to be released […]
The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Executive Board on Wednesday approved a $7 billion Extended Fund Facility (EFF) for Pakistan, which Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif hopes would be the country’s last. Pakistan and the IMF reached an agreement on the 37-month loan programme in July this year. The breakthrough was achieved in the aftermath of getting […]
