ISLAMABAD :Pakistan expects to conclude talks with the International Monetary Fund over a staff level agreement as soon as this week, the country's finance secretary said, in a crucial step towards unlocking funds to battle an economic crisis.
The financing package has been held up since late last year over policy issues, with the IMF requesting a series of fiscal adjustments, including the removal of subsidies, jacking up fuel prices and raising more taxes to bridge a revenue shortfall.
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Pakistan to finish talks on staff level agreement with IMF possibly this week - finance secretaryISLAMABAD : Pakistan is expecting to conclude consultations with the International Monetary Fund to sign a staff level agreement as soon as this week, the country's finance secretary said. The IMF mission spent more than a week in Islamabad earlier this month in discussions over a policy framework to unlo
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