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Abid Hussain

Pakistan PM hopeful of IMF deal this month amid escalating crisis

Sharif also spoke to IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva last month to revive the bailout programme [File: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP]

Islamabad, Pakistan – Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is optimistic the country will be able to finalise a critical loan deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) this month.

“We are still very hopeful that the IMF programme will materialise. Our ninth review by the IMF will match all terms and conditions and, hopefully, we’ll have some good news this month,” the 71-year-old leader told the Anadolu Agency in an interview on Monday.

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