ITFC signs $1.2bn annual plan for CY22 in favor of Pakistan

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MG News | February 22, 2022 at 10:47 PM GMT+05:00

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February 22, 2022: The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) signs the Annual Plan for 2022 in favor of the Government of Pakistan, to provide integrated trade solutions to support the energy and agriculture sectors.

The US $ 1.2 billion agreement includes financing the import of essential commodities such as crude oil, refined petroleum products, LNG, food and agricultural products; in addition to implementing trade related technical assistance intervention to ensure trade development impact, said a news release issued here.

The Annual Plan was signed during a ceremony and a delegation of the Ministry of Economic Affairs (EAD), Islamic Republic of Pakistan.

Referring to the agreement, Nazeem Noordali, COO, ITFC stated that the annual plan reflects the importance of the longstanding cooperation between ITFC and the Government of Pakistan “ITFC is continuously working closely with its member countries to meet their requirements through providing integrated solutions that includes financing and capacity building tools that allows for maximizing the development impact of ITFC interventions. We are delighted and we will continue to mobilize financial resources to support Pakistan in it send eavours to achieve its economic targets through our existing Framework Agreement.”

From their side, the EAD delegation, Pakistan expressed their appreciation for the continued support and partnership with ITFC, and underlined the need for enhanced cooperation through more efficient processes to promote Islamic trade finance and trade development interventions in Pakistan.

Despite a challenging year in due to the COVID-19 pandemic, ITFC provided around US$1.1 billion of trade financing in 2021. ITFC has signed the 4th framework agreement with the Government of Pakistan in June 2021 for US $ 4.5 billion.

It is worth mentioning that, since 2008, ITFC has provided US $ 6.7 billion in favor of the government of Pakistan.

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