Pakistan’s budgetary support reinstated by World Bank

ISLAMABAD: Under the Resilient Institutions for Sustainable Economy (RISE) programme, the World Bank (WB) has announced that Pakistan’s budgetary support will be reinstated.

invest with imarat

Islamabad’s emerging city centre

Learn More

A loan worth $500 million to help improve the fiscal management and harmonise sales tax across the country may also be approved by the WB Board of Directors. The considerations came after Pakistan qualified the budgetary support condition of having ample foreign exchange reserves to cover at least two-and-a-half months of import bill.

The foreign reserves in the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) increased by $45 million to $8.44 billion, informed the central bank.

Sovereign bonds may also be launched by the government of Pakistan, in accordance with the Ministry of Finance. Presently, the Ministry of Finance has worked to align the policy matrix of the RISE loan package under the condition of the WB. The approval of the loan will be given after scrutinising the performance of the concerned authorities and related projects in the third quarter of this fiscal year.

For news and blogs, visit Graana.com.

Maham Tahir

Recent Posts

Govt Plans Strict Tax Measures Against Non-Filers in Upcoming Finance Bill

Islamabad: The federal government is likely to include the Tax Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024 in…

4 hours ago

Pakistan Awaits IMF Verdict on $2.3 Billion in Loan Approvals

Islamabad: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Executive Board is set to convene on Friday, May…

11 hours ago

Lahore-Rawalpindi Bullet Train Project Lauded as a Major Milestone for Punjab’s Development

Members of the National and Punjab Assemblies have lauded the provincial government’s plan to introduce…

1 day ago

CDA Sets New Record with Rs25 Billion Development Expenditure This Fiscal Year

ISLAMABAD: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has recorded a historic development expenditure of Rs25 billion…

2 days ago

Islamabad Set to Inaugurate State-of-the-Art IT Park on August 14

ISLAMABAD: The federal government is set to inaugurate the Islamabad Information Technology Park on August…

4 days ago

Lahore’s Central Business District Completes PKR 9 Billion Smart Road Project

Lahore, April 23, 2025 – The city of Lahore has successfully completed the construction of…

5 days ago