IMF mission likely to visit Pakistan on Sept 23 for economic review
After successful completion of review, Pakistan will be eligible for the disbursement of about $1bn under the EFF and $200m under the RSF by end of November
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission is expected to visit Pakistan on September 23 for a biannual review of the country’s economic performance and implementation of the $7 billion Extended Fund Facility (EFF) and the $1.4bn Resilience and Sustainability Facility (RSF) for the period ending June 30, 2026.
Official sources said the IMF staff mission, led by Iva Petrova, would conduct the fourth review of the EFF and the third review of the RSF.
The IMF team would begin its visit with technical discussions at the State Bank of Pakistan, followed by meetings with the government’s sectoral teams, alongside a customary inaugural meeting with Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb.
The global lender’s team would also examine policy implementation at the start of the fiscal year, particularly the Federal Board of Revenue’s (FBR) ability and preparedness to meet its first-ever half-yearly revenue collection structural benchmark under an IMF programme, given the revenue machinery’s repeated large annual shortfalls.
Upon successful completion of the review, Pakistan will be eligible for the disbursement of about $1bn (760 million Special Drawing Rights) under the EFF and another $200m under the RSF by the end of November or early December.