Islamabad: Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif contacted IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva and requested assistance for the recovery of $6.5 billion in loans.
According to details, Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif reached out to IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva, seeking assistance in completing the 9th review with the IMF.
Sources say that the Prime Minister directed the Ministry of Finance to prepare the budget in collaboration with the IMF, emphasizing that budget details would be shared with the IMF.
Sources revealed that the issue of external financing remains a concern for the IMF, as the IMF wants to eliminate the difference between the interbank and open market exchange rates.
According to the sources, 30 days are left for the end of the IMF program with Pakistan.
