Pakistan finance minister confident about new IMF programme

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ISLAMABAD : Pakistan's finance minister said on Sunday he was "very confident" his country would secure a new funding programme from the International Monetary Fund after the cash-strapped country's annual fiscal budget passed into law.

"We are taking it forward; it is inevitable.

I'm very optimistic that we'll be able to take it through to the finish line for an Extended Fund Programme, which is going to be larger and longer in nature," he said, according to local broadcaster Geo News.

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Category: EconomyBusiness

Markets: SingaporePakistan

Topics: Muhammad 2024 Aurangzeb Secure Billion Minister Finance Country Programme Pakistan April

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Published On: 2024-07-01 @ 01:39:19 (1 days ago)

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