IMF Team to Arrive in Pakistan Next Week

For context, an International Monetary Fund (IMF) delegation will visit Pakistan on September 23 for the next review under the ongoing program.

Key points

• Pakistan is at present under a 37 month Extended Fund Facility (EFF) program approved by the IMF in September 2024, with financing of concerning $7 billion.
• IT Exports Record 17% Expansion in First 2 Months of FY27.
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• The IMF team will stay in Pakistan for around two weeks to hold discussions with authorities from the Ministry of Finance and the Federal Board of Revenue.
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Meanwhile, the IMF team will stay in Pakistan for around two weeks to hold discussions with authorities from the Ministry of Finance and the Federal Board of Revenue.

Notably, the discussions will cover Pakistan's economic targets achieved through June 2026, along with the new economic targets and conditions the IMF is anticipated to set for the current fiscal year. IT Exports Record 17% Expansion in First 2 Months of FY27.

Meanwhile, the IMF mission will additionally discuss the power sector's circular debt, inflation, the policy rate and foreign exchange reserves during the review.

Progress on the government's privatization program will additionally be reviewed as part of the discussions, the sources stated.

In practice, the upcoming discussions will assess Pakistan's progress under the IMF program and set the economic targets and conditions to be followed during the current fiscal year.

Pakistan is at present under a 37 month Extended Fund Facility (EFF) program approved by the IMF in September 2024, with financing of concerning $7 billion. The program focuses on maintaining macroeconomic stability, strengthening public finances and tax collection, rebuilding foreign exchange reserves, improving the energy sector, reforming state owned enterprises, and advancing structural reforms. Stay Connected with ProPakistani.

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Taken together, the developments around IMF Team to Arrive in Pakistan Next Week point to a situation that is still moving, and the coming days should bring more clarity.