{"id":59900,"date":"2024-02-14T07:51:04","date_gmt":"2024-02-14T07:51:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/pakistan-likely-to-sign-fresh-imf-loan-programme\/"},"modified":"2024-02-14T07:51:04","modified_gmt":"2024-02-14T07:51:04","slug":"pakistan-likely-to-sign-fresh-imf-loan-programme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/pakistan-likely-to-sign-fresh-imf-loan-programme\/","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan likely to sign fresh IMF loan programme"},"content":{"rendered":"
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is likely to sign a fresh loan programme with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), after the completion of the current one, ARY News reported on Wednesday, citing sources within the finance ministry.<\/strong><\/p>\n

As per details, Islamabad is expected to sign the Extended Fund Facility programme for three years and would share budget proposals for FY-2024-25 with the International Monetary Fund, the sources said.<\/p>\n

They further said the IMF will be given assurances of further jacking up electricity and gas prices and shunning subsidies burden on the economy, before signing the new loan programme.<\/p>\n

The conditions for the new IMF loan programme would be \u2018tougher\u2019 as compared to the current SBA programme<\/a>, finance ministry sources said.<\/p>\n

Read more:\u00a0Pakistan to get another IMF package after Standby Agreement<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Earlier it emerged that Pakistan will get another loan package from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) after completion of the ongoing Standby Agreement.<\/p>\n

\u201cCaretaker government has initiated consultations for the next IMF program,\u201d sources said.<\/p>\n

The government will likely begin talks with the IMF for the next loan program in the current month, according to sources.<\/p>\n

The finance ministry officials said that the elected government would move forward the measures agreed by the caretaker government.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n