IMF sets Dec 8 for Pakistan loan review

November 26, 2025 (MLN): The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Executive Board has scheduled a meeting for December 8 to review Pakistan’s progress under its ongoing loan programs, a key step toward releasing approximately $1.2 billion in financing, according to Bloomberg News.

The board will conduct the second review under the 37-month Extended Fund Facility (EFF) and the first review under the Resilience and Sustainability Facility (RSF).

Successful approval by the board is expected to unlock two separate loan tranches for Pakistan:

• $1 billion from the Extended Fund Facility (EFF).

• $200 million from the Resilience and Sustainability Facility (RSF).

This combined disbursement of $1.2 billion will provide critical support to the country’s foreign exchange reserves, which have been gradually rebuilding following a staff-level agreement reached between Pakistani authorities and the IMF last month (October 2025).

The scheduling of the board meeting follows Pakistan's completion of several prior actions, most notably the publication of the Governance and Corruption Diagnostic Assessment (GCDA) earlier this week.

The release of this report, which highlights systemic vulnerabilities and corruption risks within state institutions, was a mandatory condition set by the lender to ensure greater transparency and institutional reform.

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