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IMF economic reviews in South Asia

Overview

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission is scheduled to visit Pakistan in September 2026 to conduct the fourth review of the country’s $7 billion Extended Fund Facility (EFF).

The mission will focus on proposed legislation for the Sovereign Wealth Fund (SWF), specifically the Pakistan Sovereign Wealth Fund (Amendment) Bill, 2026, which aims to strengthen governance and implement fiscal safeguards. The review will also evaluate progress regarding state-owned enterprises (SOEs) and the implementation of the Governance and Anti-Corruption Diagnostics (GCD) Assessment Report.

Review talks and Article IV consultations are set to begin on September 22 in Karachi and Islamabad. The discussions are expected to last two weeks. IMF Resident Mission Chief Mahir Binci confirmed the visit will include economic health checks and a scrutiny of the implementation plan for the GCD report. This Article IV consultation follows a two-year pause in such assessments. Additionally, the Pakistani government has reportedly submitted updated monthly and annual import data to the IMF to resolve discrepancies totaling billions of dollars. The results of the consultation will be presented to the IMF Executive Board and released to the public.

Entities

International Monetary Fund · Pakistan · Mahir Binci · Ivan Papageorgio · Finance Division

Timeline

  1. about 4 hours ago

    [BUSINESS] 2 sources
    Pakistan and IMF to begin $7bn EFF review talks on September 22

    Pakistan and the IMF will begin a two-week review of the $7 billion Extended Fund Facility and Article IV consultations in Karachi and Islamabad starting September 22.

  2. 1 day ago

    [INTERNATIONAL] 2 sources
    IMF delegation arrives in Sri Lanka for economic review

    An IMF delegation led by Ivan Papageorgio has arrived in Sri Lanka to conduct the seventh review of the Extended Fund Facility and assess the nation's economic reforms and macroeconomic stability.

  3. 14 days ago

    [BUSINESS] 6 sources
    IMF mission to visit Pakistan for fourth EFF review

    An IMF mission will visit Pakistan in September 2026 for the fourth review of its $7 billion Extended Fund Facility, focusing on Sovereign Wealth Fund governance and state-owned enterprise reforms.

Sources

athavannews.com · centreline.com.pk · dailytimes.com.pk · dnanews.com.pk · hindutamil.in · islamabadpost.com.pk · khybernews.tv · lankanewspapers.com · techjuice.pk · thefrontierpost.com

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