IMF Board approves revival of Extended Fund Facility program: Miftah Ismail

ISLAMABAD (92 News) - Federal Minister for Finance Miftah Ismail has said that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Board has approves the revival of the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) Program.

In a message on Twitter on Monday, he said: "Alhamdolillah the IMF Board has approved the revival of our EFF program. We should now be getting the 7th and 8th tranche of $1.17 billion. I want to thank the Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif for taking so many tough decisions and saving Pakistan from default. I congratulate the nation."

Alhamdolillah the IMF Board has approved the revival of our EFF program. We should now be getting the 7th & 8th tranche of $1.17 billion. I want to thank the Prime Minister @CMShehbaz for taking so many tough decisions and saving Pakistan from default. I congratulate the nation.

— Miftah Ismail (@MiftahIsmail) August 29, 2022

Meanwhile, Federal Minister for Planning Ahsan Iqbal has also endorsed the revival of the IMF EEF program.

In a tweet, he said: "The IMF has approves Pakistan Programme despite PTI’s treacherous act!"

IMF approves Pakistan Programme despite PTI’s treacherous act!
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— Ahsan Iqbal (@betterpakistan) August 29, 2022