INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
WASHINGTON: David Lipton, Acting Managing Director of International Monetary Fund (IMF) called on Prime Minister Imran Khan at the Embassy
of Pakistan, Washington.He was accompanied by Jihad Azour, Director of the Middle East and Central Asia Department and Jafar Mujarrad,
Executive Director of the Fund and Alfred Kammer, Chief of Staff, Office of the Managing Director
The Prime Minister was assisted by Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Foreign Minister; Hafeez Shaikh, Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance;
Abdul Razak Dawood, Adviser to the Prime Minister on Commerce; Mr
Sohail Mahmood, Foreign Secretary and Ambassador Asad Majeed
In the meeting, the Prime Minister thanked the IMF Board of Directors for approving the recent Extended Fund Facility (EFF) for Pakistan
The Prime Minister pointed out that reforms implemented under the IMF Program will be instrumental in stabilizing the economy and reviving
He expressed his government commitment to take all necessary measures needed to resolve the macroeconomic and structural challenges for
sustainable and long-term growth
The Prime Minister underscored that his government was determined to minimize the initial adverse impact of the reform process on the
vulnerable social groups through enhanced allocation for social sectors and social protection initiatives including the Ehsaas Programme
Lipton acknowledged various initiatives undertaken by the government to stabilize the economy
He stressed the importance of continued implementation of the agreed fiscal, monetary, exchange rate and structural reforms to fully benefit
The Managing Director assured the Prime Minister of the Fund continued support for reform implementation process in
Pakistan.TheIndianSubcontinent has not verified the content of the source
This first appeared/also appeared in
https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/com/YEor/~3/GPuHiOMKtIw/502120-imf-managing-director-meets-pm-imran-in-washington
