IMF approves $7bn loan to Pakistan

The International Monetary Fund ( IMF) has approved a$ 7bn ( £5.25bn ) loan to cash-strapped Pakistan.

The earliest$ 1 billion of the loan is expected to be immediately provided for by the nation, with the remaining money to be paid out over the course of three years.

Shehbaz Sharif, the leader of the IMF, Kristalina Georgieva, and her crew, expressed their gratitude for the judgement.

Pakistan has taken more than 20 money from the IMF since 1958 and is now its fifth-largest creditor.

The new program” will need good policies and measures” to stabilise and help create the business more resilient, the IMF said.

The South Asian country has stated that this loan will get their final from the global provider.

Islamabad agreed to a number of controversial methods as part of the package, including increasing the amount of income it collects from citizens and businesses.

The nation has relied on IMF money for years to meet its needs, but it has continued to struggle despite years of financial incompetence.

The nation had little enough foreign currency to cover a fortnight of imports, and it was on the verge of defaulting on its debts last year.

The IMF approved a $3bn bailout for Pakistan in July 2003. It also received funds from allies Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Mr. Sharif claimed that the rescue was a significant advance in efforts to stabilize the economy at the time.

” It bolsters Pakistan’s financial position to beat fast to medium-term financial problems”, he said.