KARACHI: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is set to meet on Friday to approve the immediate disbursement of about $1 billion to Pakistan under the ongoing Extended Fund Faci­li­ty and allow an additional arrangement for the $1.3bn Resilience and Sus­tainability Facility (RSF).

In a statement on Thursday, the IMF announced that the board meeting for the first EFF review and RSF is scheduled for Friday.

Published in Dawn, May 9th, 2025

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