IMF approves $1.05bn for Pakistan

Published December 19, 2014

ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund announced on Thursday that it had approved the release of $1.05 billion for Pakistan, the fifth instalment of a $6.6bn loan.

The Fund granted an Extended Fund Facility to Pakistan in September 2013 on the condition that it carry out extensive economic reforms especially in energy and taxation sectors.

The IMF said it had approved release of the new funds after a review of Pakistan’s economic performance.

“Macroeconomic conditions are improving, but significant risks to the recovery remain,” IMF first deputy managing director David Lipton said in a statement.

“The measures taken by the authorities to address short-term macroeconomic vulnerabilities and implement structural reforms are bearing fruit, but continued efforts are needed to make the economic transformation more sustainable,” he said.

Published in Dawn, December 19th, 2014

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