I fear further delay in the approval of the IMF program for Pakistan

There is a fear of further delay in the approval of the loan program for Pakistan by the IMF The schedule of more meetings of the Executive Board of the IMF has been released in September, these meetings will be 9 and 13 September. Pakistan’s agenda was not included in the meeting of September 9 and 13, after the final approval of the program of $ 7 billion from the IMF was delayed The meeting of September 9 of the Executive Board of Bhutan while the case of Norway is included in the meeting of the Executive Board of the IMF on September 13. The staff level agreement between Pakistan and the IMF was signed on 12 July. Sources say that Pakistan is yet to meet the external financing gap Hoping to fulfill all the conditions of the IMF, Federal Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb said that they are at an advanced stage to fill the external financing gap. Finance Minister Federal Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb is optimistic that the loan program will receive IMF approval this month.