A top official of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has stressed that Pakistan should stay on the course of reforms — which had helped it secure crucial funding from the lender.
The development came during a high-level Pakistani delegation’s meeting with IMF’s Director of Middle East and Central Asia Department, Jihad Azour, in Washington on Tuesday, a statement from the Ministry of Finance said.
Federal Minister for Finance Muhammad Aurangzeb is leading the Pakistan delegation to the Annual Meetings of the World Bank Group and IMF, being held in Washington DC from October 21-26.
Other delegates include Finance Secretary Imdad Ullah Bosal, Secretary Economic Affairs Dr Kazim Niaz, and State Bank of Pakistan’s Governor Jameel Ahmad, the ministry added.
The delegation thanked the IMF for its continued support to Pakistan, especially for the recently approved $7 billion Extended Fund Facility.
