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ISLAMABAD: A mission of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will arrive in Pakistan this month to discuss a new ‘long-term and larger’ loan programme, sought to help government repay billions in debt due this year, ARY News reported on Wednesday, citing sources.
Sources told ARY News that Pakistan and the international lender have scheduled…
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The schedule of negotiations between Pakistan and the IMF on the new loan program has been decided.
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Sources say that the IMF negotiation mission will reach Islamabad on May 15 to discuss the new program.
Pakistan is facing significant economic challenges before starting new negotiations, the business friendly scheme…
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KARACHI:
Pakistan’s central bank reported on Tuesday that it had received the International Monetary Fund (IMF)’s last tranche of $1.1 billion, which took the cumulative inflows to $3 billion in 10 months at the conclusion of a standby arrangement (SBA).
The latest inflows have apparently pushed the country’s foreign exchange reserves, held by the…
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IMF approves $1.1 billion loan tranche - Daily Times
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IMF Executive Board okays $1.1bn loan tranche for Pakistan - Daily Times
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The executive board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will meet on April 29 to discuss the approval of $1.1 billion funding for Pakistan, the fund said on Wednesday.
The funding is the second and last tranche of a $3 billion standby arrangement with the IMF, which it secured last summer to avert a…
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Islamabad: The Executive Board meeting of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will be held on April 29. In which Pakistan is likely to be approved for the next installment.
According to Finance Ministry sources, the IMF Executive Board meeting on April 29 is likely to approve the second economic review of Pakistan and…
" Pakistan is hoping to reach a staff-level agreement with the International Monetary Fund by June or early July, its finance minister said on Tuesday.
The country’s current $3 billion arrangement with the fund runs out in late-April, which it secured last summer to avert a sovereign default.
Islamabad is seeking a long-term bigger loan…
" The IMF will tie payments to Egypt under an $8 billion financial programme to Cairo’s letting market conditions determine the price of its currency and its making foreign exchange available to businesses and private individuals, the IMF said on Monday.
Egypt, which signed the loan agreement on March 6, will have immediate access…
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ISLAMABAD:
The government, on Monday, greenlit the acquisition of a hefty $500 million loan from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) aimed at fostering an ‘enabling environment to attract private investment’. This strategy, while addressing immediate fiscal requirements, is also driving Pakistan further into the debt trap.
The Central Development Working Party (CDWP) endorsed the…
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is hoping to get a fresh $7 to $8 billion loan programme from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), ARY News reported, quoting sources.
As per details available with ARY News according to sources, Pakistan will seek a fresh three-year-loan programme from the IMF next week.
The IMF has hinted at negotiations on…
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پاکستان کا گردشی قرضہ بڑھ کر 5.7 ٹریلین روپے تک پہنچ گیا ہے جو کہ جی ڈی پی کا 5.4 فیصد ہے، آئی ایم ایف کی جانب سے 3 بلین ڈالر کے بیل آؤٹ کے جائزے کے دوران مقرر کردہ 4 فیصد کی حد کو عبور کر گیا ہے۔
پاور سیکٹر کے اندر گردشی…
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ISLAMABAD:
The World Bank has released the first tranche of its $50 million loan for the restructuring and upgradation of the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) aimed at enabling the department to cater to the training needs of its counterparts in the region.
The project titled ‘Modernization of Hydromet Services of PMD in Pakistan’ will use…
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KARACHI:
Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Wednesday soared to a record high as it crossed the 66,500 milestone over progress in the privatisation process for state-owned Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) and optimism about a new, larger International Monetary Fund (IMF) loan programme.
As trading commenced in the morning, the bourse continued its upward march…
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ISLAMABAD:
The federal government is set to provide preferential treatment to two domestic banks and is willing to take responsibility for their $88 million foreign currency lending to Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) without any restructuring.
The handling of the foreign currency loan contrasts with the restructuring of PIA’s Rs243 billion domestic debt, which is…
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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Tuesday said that Pakistan needed another loan programme from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to stabilize its fragile economy, ARY News reported.
PM Sharif said this while addressing a ceremony to encourage taxpayers in the country in Islamabad.
The prime minister said the government is compelled to enter into…
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KARACHI:
Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Monday experienced a significant recovery, driven by the World Bank’s approval of $150 million project financing and completion of final review under the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) $3 billion standby arrangement (SBA).
In the morning, the market saw a lacklustre start with the KSE-100 index touching the intra-day…
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ISLAMABAD:
The World Bank has approved nearly $150 million in loans for two projects, including $72 million in additional funding for a scheme plagued by delays and loan cancellations.
The Board of Directors of the World Bank approved the Digital Economy Enhancement Project costing $78 million amid a ban on the use of X…
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ISLAMABAD:
Pakistan and the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) have finalised a $200 million loan agreement during a visit by an IDB delegation to Pakistan. The agreement documents were signed by the Economic Affairs Secretary and the IDB Director.
According to the Economic Affairs Division, this amount will be allocated for the rehabilitation of flood-affected areas,…
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ISLAMABAD:
The Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) has signed two loan agreements to the tune of $107 million with Pakistan for hydropower projects in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK).
A visiting SFD delegation called on Economic Affairs Minister Ahad Khan Cheema in Islamabad.
Later, Economic Affairs Division Secretary Dr Kazim Niaz and SFD CEO Sultan…
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US President Joe Biden announced Thursday that $6 billion in student loans would be canceled for 78,000 borrowers, bringing his administration’s total student debt cancellation to nearly $150 billion.
Biden, a Democrat, last year pledged to find other avenues for tackling debt relief after the Supreme Court in June blocked his broader plan…
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Pakistan, IMF reach deal for release of $1.1bn loan tranche - Daily Times
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" The federal government has chalked out an initial plan to secure a fresh International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme, ARY News reported, citing sources in the Finance Ministry.
While the exact details have not been finalished yet, the new programme is likely to span three or more years and will be worth around $6 billion…
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Negotiations on the final tranche of the IMF loan between Pakistan and the IMF have been completed - Daily Times
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وفاقی وزیر توانائی اویس لغاری نے کہا ہے کہ گردشی قرض کو روکنے کیلئے ہرممکن اقدامات کئے جائیں گے۔
وفاقی وزیر توانائی اویس لغاری کی صدارت میں پاور سیکٹر کے چیلنجز سے متعلق اجلاس ہوا، اجلاس میں اجلاس میں پاور سیکٹر کو درپیش چینلجز کے حوالے سے تبادلہ خیال کیا گیا۔
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