{"id":96659,"date":"2024-03-16T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-16T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/?p=96659"},"modified":"2024-03-15T12:38:47","modified_gmt":"2024-03-15T07:38:47","slug":"pak-meets-imf-set-targets-ahead-schedule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/pak-meets-imf-set-targets-ahead-schedule.html","title":{"rendered":"PAK meets IMF&#8217;s targets early, reports Finance Ministry"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Islamabad: The Pakistan Finance Ministry has announced the successful completion of all targets set under the International Monetary Fund (IMF) program ahead of the IMF mission&#8217;s visit, as claimed in a news source on March 13.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/imf-advises-fbr-discard-construction-taxes.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FBR told to fold special tax for construction: IMF<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the details, this achievement positions Pakistan for the final review of the Stand-By Arrangement (SBA), with the potential disbursement of the final tranche of USD 1.1 billion. Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif has instructed preparations for seeking an Extended Fund Facility (EFF) after the conclusion of the SBA in April.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The government aims for a substantial EFF program focusing on economic stabilisation, including potential policy rate reduction and attracting foreign inflows. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/imf-suggests-plans-pakistans-fiscal-matters.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">IMF proposes budgetary reforms for Pakistan, advocates constitutional amendments for fiscal discipline<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Efforts to attract investment through the Special Investment Facilitation (SIF) platform are underway. In upcoming negotiations with the IMF, various options including climate financing and adjustments to the allocated quota under the EFF program will be explored to rebuild trust and stabilize Pakistan&#8217;s economy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Islamabad: The Pakistan Finance Ministry has announced the successful completion of all targets set under the International Monetary Fund (IMF) program ahead of the IMF mission&#8217;s visit, as claimed in a news source on March 13. Read: FBR told to fold special tax for construction: IMF According to the details, this achievement positions Pakistan for the final review of the Stand-By Arrangement (SBA), with the potential disbursement of the final tranche of USD 1.1 billion. Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif has instructed preparations for seeking an Extended Fund Facility (EFF) after the conclusion of the SBA in April. The government aims for a substantial EFF program focusing on economic stabilisation, including potential policy rate reduction and attracting foreign inflows. Read: IMF proposes budgetary reforms for Pakistan, advocates constitutional amendments for fiscal discipline Efforts to attract investment through the Special Investment Facilitation (SIF) platform are underway. In upcoming negotiations with the IMF, various options including climate financing and adjustments to the allocated quota under the EFF program will be explored to rebuild trust and stabilize Pakistan&#8217;s economy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":88,"featured_media":87304,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15017],"tags":[58007,21797],"persona":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-96659","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-notices-announcements","8":"tag-imf-news-and-updates","9":"tag-international-monetary-fund-imf","10":"cat-15017-id"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Pak Meets IMF-Set Targets Ahead of Schedule- Zameen News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Pakistan Finance Ministry declares achievement of all IMF program targets ahead of mission visit. 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