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      <title>IMF economic review for next tranche likely to begin on March 3</title>
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Negotiations between Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for the next tranche of the $7 billion loan programme are likely to begin on March 3.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;According to sources, an &lt;a href="https://english.aaj.tv/news/30353968"&gt;IMF mission&lt;/a&gt;, led by Nathan Porter, will conduct a two-week visit to Pakistan, staying until March 14.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The review will assess the economic performance from July to December 2024, with discussions focused on securing a $1 billion tranche under the $7 billion package.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The evaluation will cover agriculture sector taxation, tax reforms, and fiscal policies. Additionally, &lt;a href="https://english.aaj.tv/news/330402331/cjp-afridi-discloses-details-of-meeting-with-imf-delegation"&gt;the IMF will be briefed on Pakistan’s progress in privatisation and workforce restructuring&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The mission will also review reforms in the energy sector, along with monetary policy, interest rates, inflation, and exchange rate policies.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;If negotiations succeed, Pakistan will receive the next $1 billion tranche, subject to final approval from the IMF Executive Board.&lt;/p&gt;
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      <content:encoded xmlns="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[<p><strong>Negotiations between Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for the next tranche of the $7 billion loan programme are likely to begin on March 3.</strong></p>
<p>According to sources, an <a href="https://english.aaj.tv/news/30353968">IMF mission</a>, led by Nathan Porter, will conduct a two-week visit to Pakistan, staying until March 14.</p>
<p>The review will assess the economic performance from July to December 2024, with discussions focused on securing a $1 billion tranche under the $7 billion package.</p>
<p>The evaluation will cover agriculture sector taxation, tax reforms, and fiscal policies. Additionally, <a href="https://english.aaj.tv/news/330402331/cjp-afridi-discloses-details-of-meeting-with-imf-delegation">the IMF will be briefed on Pakistan’s progress in privatisation and workforce restructuring</a>.</p>
<p>The mission will also review reforms in the energy sector, along with monetary policy, interest rates, inflation, and exchange rate policies.</p>
<p>If negotiations succeed, Pakistan will receive the next $1 billion tranche, subject to final approval from the IMF Executive Board.</p>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 11 Feb 2025 18:48:25 +0500</pubDate>
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