Islamabad (Commerce Desk): Negotiations for the third quarterly economic review between Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission are ongoing on the second day. The IMF team is conducting technical-level discussions with officials from the State Bank of Pakistan in Karachi.
Sources say the delegation and SBP officials are reviewing data shared for the first half of the current fiscal year. The IMF mission has key meetings scheduled through Friday, during which officials have provided briefings to the team.
Today, the IMF delegation will meet representatives of the Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce, and on Friday, meetings are planned with the Pakistan Business Council. The team will travel to Islamabad on Saturday, where technical-level talks with the Ministry of Finance will begin on Monday.
The review is being conducted under the Extended Fund Facility program to assess Pakistan’s current economic situation in detail.
