What Pakistan can and can't do with IMF loan

Pakistan has once again managed to get a huge loan from the IMF. It is expected to get $1 billion on May 16, 2025. Earlier, till 2024, Pakistan had signed a total of 25 loan agreements with the IMF, and a new loan agreement has been signed in 2025 as well.

What Pakistan can and can't do with IMF loan

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a fresh loan package for Pakistan, agreeing to release USD 1 billion under its Extended Fund Facility (EFF).

India is going to get 20 times more money as a gift than the amount Pakistan has struggled to get from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The IMF has given Pakistan a loan, which it has to return, but the amount that India will get, it does not have to return. Many economists say that the government can get a large amount as dividend from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). On May 10, the IMF approved a loan of $ 1 billion for Pakistan, which i…

Money in the Bank, Trust on the Table

May 16, 2025 (MLN): This week, Pakistan received a $1 billion tranche from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), as confirmed by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP). Normally, such inflows are part of routine financial commitments, which is a quiet nod in the background of economic management. But this time, the context made it anything but routine. The country had just emerged from the global spotlight, not for its economy, but for a brief yet in…

Pakistan, IMF begin virtual talks on 2025-26 budge...

Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) commenced consultations aimed at the next budget for the fiscal year 2025–26. The Finance Minister Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb, in a virtual meeting, reaffirmed that the government remained committed to ongoing economic reforms under the current $7 billion Extended Fund Facility (EFF) program. The meeting convened important members of the economic team of Pakistan and IMF officials. Minister Aura…