IMF approves half a billion financial assistance to Pakistan

December 19, 2015 00:20

The IMF today approved nearly $500 million in its latest tranche of financial assistance to Pakistan, bringing the total amount of money released to revive the country's economy to $5 billion.

A decision in this regard was taken by the Indian Monetary Fund Executive Board which completed the ninth review of Pakistan's economic performance under a 36-month programme supported by an Extended Fund Facility (EFF) arrangement. The Executive Board's decision enables the immediate disbursement of an amount equivalent to SDR 360 million (about USD 498.1 million), bringing total disbursements to SDR 3.6 billion (about USD 4.98 billion), the IMF said. On September 4, 2013, the IMF had approved the three-year extended arrangement under the EFF in the amount of SDR 4.393 billion (about USD 6.64 billion at the time of approval of the arrangement, or 425 per cent of Pakistan's quota at the IMF).

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