{"id":101730,"date":"2025-03-19T10:38:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-19T05:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/?p=101730"},"modified":"2025-03-18T14:43:49","modified_gmt":"2025-03-18T09:43:49","slug":"govt-secures-imf-nod-for-pkr-1-25tn-bank-loan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/govt-secures-imf-nod-for-pkr-1-25tn-bank-loan.html","title":{"rendered":"Govt secures IMF nod for PKR 1.25 tn bank loan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The government has received approval from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to borrow PKR 1.25 trillion (USD 4.5 billion) from domestic banks to address the country\u2019s mounting circular debt without impacting its public debt figures, The News reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This approval follows recent discussions between Pakistani authorities and IMF officials, during which the government presented a six-year strategy to tackle the PKR 2.4 trillion debt burden in the power sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/imf-cancels-fbrs-tajir-dost-scheme.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FBR exceeds tax goals, IMF cancels Tajir Dost Scheme<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The IMF\u2019s nod provides crucial fiscal space by keeping the new borrowing off public books, offering relief amid Pakistan\u2019s economic challenges. To repay the loans, the government will impose a Rs3 per kilowatt-hour debt servicing surcharge (DSS) on electricity bills, which is expected to generate over PKR 300 billion annually.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The plan involves using bank loans and surcharge proceeds to retire PKR 1.5 trillion in debt while also saving PKR 463 billion through renegotiated agreements with Independent Power Producers (IPPs). Officials have assured the IMF that improved collection practices and operational efficiency will prevent further debt accumulation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/fbr-faces-pkr-600-bn-shortfall-in-revenue.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FBR faces PKR 600bn shortfall, IMF declines tax cut proposals<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister for Power Awais Ahmed Khan Leghari welcomed the approval, stating that the borrowing would not affect Pakistan\u2019s debt-to-GDP ratio and confirming that no policy violations had occurred.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The government has received approval from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to borrow PKR 1.25 trillion (USD 4.5 billion) from domestic banks to address the country\u2019s mounting circular debt without impacting its public debt figures, The News reported. This approval follows recent discussions between Pakistani authorities and IMF officials, during which the government presented a six-year strategy to tackle the PKR 2.4 trillion debt burden in the power sector. Read: FBR exceeds tax goals, IMF cancels Tajir Dost Scheme The IMF\u2019s nod provides crucial fiscal space by keeping the new borrowing off public books, offering relief amid Pakistan\u2019s economic challenges. To repay the loans, the government will impose a Rs3 per kilowatt-hour debt servicing surcharge (DSS) on electricity bills, which is expected to generate over PKR 300 billion annually. The plan involves using bank loans and surcharge proceeds to retire PKR 1.5 trillion in debt while also saving PKR 463 billion through renegotiated agreements with Independent Power Producers (IPPs). Officials have assured the IMF that improved collection practices and operational efficiency will prevent further debt accumulation. Read: FBR faces PKR 600bn shortfall, IMF declines tax cut proposals Minister for Power Awais Ahmed Khan Leghari welcomed the approval, stating that the&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":87304,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15012],"tags":[63233,37115,61691,63232,63234,62834,63235,11728,34475,25848],"persona":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-101730","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-allied-industries","8":"tag-bank-loan","9":"tag-circular-debt","10":"tag-debt-reduction","11":"tag-domestic-borrowing","12":"tag-electricity-surcharge","13":"tag-energy-crisis","14":"tag-government-finance","15":"tag-imf","16":"tag-pakistan-economy","17":"tag-power-sector","18":"cat-15012-id"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Govt secures IMF nod for PKR 1.25tn bank loan - Zameen News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"This approval follows recent discussions between Pakistani authorities and IMF officials, during which the government...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/govt-secures-imf-nod-for-pkr-1-25tn-bank-loan.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Govt secures IMF nod for PKR 1.25tn bank loan - Zameen News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"This approval follows recent discussions between Pakistani authorities and IMF officials, during which the government...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/govt-secures-imf-nod-for-pkr-1-25tn-bank-loan.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Pakistan Real Estate News &amp; 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