ISLAMABAD: IMF Executive Board meeting jo Pakistan ke liye $3 billion ka loan program consider karti hai, 12 July ko hogi, jaise ke Washington- based lender ne ek email statement mein kaha.
29 June 2023 ko, IMF ki team ne Pakistani authorities ke saath ek staff-level agreement par pohunchi hai, jismein 9 months ka Stand-by Arrangement (SBA) hai, jiska purpose SDR2,250 million hai (yani kareeb $3 billion ya 111 percent of Pakistan ke IMF quota). New SBA Pakistan ke 2019 EFF-supported program ke tahat kiya gaya hai, jo end-June tak end ho chuka hai. Yeh agreement IMF ke Executive Board ke approval par dependent hai, jo mid-July tak is request par ghor karega.
PM Shehbaz Sharif ne last week kaha tha ke Pakistan expect karta hai ke IMF ki board approval ke kuch din baad $1.1 billion ki amount receive hojae.