{"id":24020,"date":"2026-10-08T19:30:08","date_gmt":"2026-10-08T14:30:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakalerts.net\/english\/?p=24020"},"modified":"2026-10-08T19:30:08","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T14:30:08","slug":"pakistan-reaches-imf-staff-level-agreement-1-21-billion-subject-to-board-approval","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakalerts.net\/english\/?p=24020","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan Reaches IMF Staff-Level Agreement; $1.21 Billion Subject to Board Approval"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund have reached a staff-level agreement, with the provision of $1.21 billion subject to approval by the Fund\u2019s Executive Board.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The IMF confirmed the agreement in a statement issued following economic review discussions with Pakistan. The statement said the Executive Board would approve the release of the funds.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Fund, discussions covered the fourth review for the fifth instalment under the existing Extended Fund Facility (EFF) programme. Talks also addressed the third review under the climate-related Resilience and Sustainability Facility (RSF) programme.<\/p>\n<p>The statement praised Pakistan\u2019s efforts to achieve its economic targets, saying the IMF programme had helped bring economic stability and accelerate reforms.<\/p>\n<p>The IMF said Pakistan would receive $200 million under the climate financing programme. It noted that the country\u2019s economic performance remained strong despite difficult external conditions and that the government had managed the oil crisis effectively.<\/p>\n<p>According to the statement, GDP growth reached 4% in the first half of the fiscal year, compared with 3.6% in the previous year.<\/p>\n<p>The Fund said inflation was declining and returning to the State Bank of Pakistan\u2019s target range. Pakistan also assured the IMF that it would increase allocations for education and healthcare.<\/p>\n<p>The primary surplus is expected to reach 2% of GDP, the statement said. The IMF also confirmed that Article IV discussions with Pakistan had concluded successfully.<\/p>\n<p>Pakistani government sources said the IMF programme was being implemented in full and the privatisation process was being accelerated.<\/p>\n<p>The sources added that losses at electricity distribution companies were being reduced, while measures were underway to prevent further accumulation of circular debt in the gas sector.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund have reached a staff-level agreement, with the provision of $1.21 billion subject to approval by the Fund\u2019s Executive Board. The IMF confirmed the agreement in a statement issued following economic review discussions with Pakistan. The statement said the Executive Board would approve the release of the funds. 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