ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have finalized the schedule for their second economic review.
According to officials, an IMF delegation will visit Pakistan from September 25 to October 8. The review will take place in two phases — the first focused on technical discussions and the second on policy-level negotiations.
Sources said the IMF team will hold talks with multiple government ministries and institutions, including the Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Energy, Ministry of Planning, the State Bank of Pakistan, Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), OGRA, and NEPRA, among other regulatory bodies.
The delegation is also expected to engage in separate discussions with provincial governments of Punjab, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and Balochistan.
Finance Ministry officials noted that under the climate financing agreement, Pakistan is due to receive $1.3 billion over 28 months.