IMF mission to visit Pakistan today for key EFF, RSF reviews

ISLAMABAD: An International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff mission will visit Pakistan from February 25 to March 11 to conduct discussions on the third review under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) programme and the second review under the Resilience and Sustainability Facility (RSF).

Mahir Binici, IMF Resident Representative in Pakistan, confirmed to Business Recorder that discussions will start from Wednesday (today).

The mission will begin engagements in Karachi with officials of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) before moving to Islamabad next week for talks with the government’s economic team.

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Discussions are scheduled to continue until March 11.

The mission will assess Pakistan’s economic performance for the July–December 2025 period and initiate negotiations for the release of the next tranche under the EFF, as well as RSF.

According to officials, the fund’s mission will examine tax collection, besides reforms in the energy sector and progress on the privatisation programme. Governance and anti-corruption measures will also come under discussion, particularly transparency in appointments to key institutions.

After IMF staff and the Pakistani authorities reach a staff level agreement (SLA) on the third review under the EFF and the second review under the RSF, the agreement will be subject to approval of the IMF’s Executive Board.

Upon approval, Pakistan will have access to about USD 1 billion under the EFF and USD 200 million under the RSF. Pakistan has already received USD 3.3 billion under the two arrangements.

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