US EditionForex Reserves Near $21b After IMF Disbursement
The $1.2 billion IMF bailout supports Pakistan's macroeconomic stability and climate resilience under a 37-month Extended Fund Facility and Resilience and Sustainability Facility program.
- On Thursday, the State Bank of Pakistan announced it received $1.2 billion from the International Monetary Fund, with funds reflecting in foreign-exchange reserves for the week ending Dec 12.
- Following a Washington board meeting on Monday, the International Monetary Fund Executive Board approved the release after completing the second review of the Extended Fund Facility and first review of the Resilience and Sustainability Facility.
- Under the approved terms, Pakistan may draw $1 billion under the Extended Fund Facility and $200 million under the Resilience and Sustainability Facility, with the IMF having disbursed $3.3 billion so far.
- Recent impact assessments show the 2022 floods killed 1,700 people, displaced 8 million, and left reconstruction needs at 1.6 times the FY23 national development expenditure, while World Bank found $29.3 billion climate losses since 1992.
- As part of a larger programme, Pakistan is in its 24th IMF programme agreed last year for $7 billion over 39 months, pairing a 37-month EFF with a climate-focused RSF.
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Forex reserves near $21b after IMF disbursement
Pakistan's foreign exchange reserves have crossed the $20 billion mark after the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) confirmed the receipt of about $1.2 billion from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) under its Extended Fund Facility (EFF) and Resilience and Sustainability Facility (RSF). In a statement issued on Thursday, the central bank said the IMF executive board, in its meeting on December 8, 2025, completed the second review of the EFF and ap…
Pakistan’s central bank receives $1.2 billion from IMF for climate resilience
The amount was released after the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) Executive Board had completed the second review of the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) and the first of the Resilience and Sustainability Facility (RSF), the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) said in a statement here.
IMF Disburses $1.2 Billion To Pakistan Amid Ongoing Economic, Climate Pressures
The IMF has, until now under this bail out package, disbursed $3.3 billion to Pak to support the stabilisation of the macroeconomics and long term financial structural reforms for climate resilience.
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