IMF review mission to arrive in Islamabad today.

ISLAMABAD -- An International Monetary Fund (IMF) review mission will arrive in Islamabad today (Sunday) to inspect Pakistan's economic plans made under the $6-billion extended loan programme. Finance ministry sources confirmed on Saturday that the IMF mission would begin its visit from October 28, adding that the mission would be headed by IMF's Pakistan, Middle East and Central Asia Mission Chief Ernesto Ramirez Rigo. The IMF's review mission would hold technical and policy levels talks from October 28 to November 11, 2019, after which the mission will prepare its report to present before the IMF's Executive Board for release of the second tranche of the loan.

The delegation would meet Advisor to PM on Commerce Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh and Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Chairman Shabbar Zaidi, besides holding talks over fixed tax scheme for traders. Earlier on October 21, IMF and the World Bank had assured continued support...

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