IMF board clears Pakistan to access $1.32 billion

The International Monetary Fund said on Friday that its board had completed reviews of some of its agreements with Pakistan, clearing the way for the South Asian nation to access about $1.32 billion in fresh funding immediately.



The IMF said Pakistan would be able to draw around $1.1 billion under the Extended Fund Facility and about $220 million under the Resilience and Sustainability Facility, lifting total disbursements under the two ongoing programmes to about $4.8 billion.



Earlier on Friday, Reuters reported, citing sources, that the IMF's executive board voted to approve an agreement it previously reached with Pakistan.



The country is on a $7 billion IMF program and reached a staff-level agreement in March.