Outcome of mission’s visit to Pakistan will not be discussed in board meeting, said IMF team member
This means IMF mission still needs clarification regarding implementation of agreed policies, analyses of senior journalist Gibran Pesh Imam
Senior Pakistani Journalist and Writers’ Bureau Chief Gibran Pesh Imam says that the delegation visiting the IMF has said that the outcome of the mission’s visit to Pakistan will not be discussed in the board.
According to Gibran Pesh Imam, the head of the delegation says that virtual discussions will continue in the coming days to finalize the details of the implementation of these policies.
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Gibran Pesh Imam wrote in his tweet that this means that the IMF mission still needs clarification regarding the implementation of the agreed policies.
Just in: IMF visiting delegation says the mission visit to Pakistan will not result in a Board discussion.
Head of delegation says Virtual discussions will continue in the coming days to finalize the implementation details of these policies.
— Gibran Peshimam (@gibranp) February 10, 2023
The mission has said that considerable progress has been made during the mission on policy initiatives to address domestic and external imbalances.
Key phrases in the IMF statement include the need to strengthen the fiscal position with “permanent revenue measures”
I.e. seems one-time measures and taxes to fight the fire this year aren’t going to cut it— Gibran Peshimam (@gibranp) February 10, 2023
According to Gibran Pesh Imam, the key phrase of the IMF statement emphasized the need to strengthen the fiscal position through “sustainable revenue measures”, which appears to be one-off measures and taxes to fight the fire this year. There will be no shortage.
