国际英语资讯:Pakistan reaches agreement with IMF for 6 bln USD package over 3 years
<p><span word="ISLAMABAD">ISLAMABAD</span>, <span word="May">May</span> 13-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Pakistani">Pakistani</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Monetary">Monetary</span> <span word="Fund">Fund</span> (<span word="IMF">IMF</span>) <span word="have">have</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bailout">bailout</span> <span word="package">package</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Pakistan">Pakistan</span>, <span word="Adviser">Adviser</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Pakistani">Pakistani</span> <span word="prime">prime</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Finance">Finance</span>, <span word="Revenue">Revenue</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Economic">Economic</span> <span word="Affairs">Affairs</span> <span word="Abdul">Abdul</span> <span word="Hafeez">Hafeez</span> <span word="Shaikh">Shaikh</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>.</p><p><span word="Talking">Talking</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Pakistan">Pakistan</span> <span word="Television">Television</span> <span word="Network">Network</span> (<span word="PTV">PTV</span>), <span word="Shaikh">Shaikh</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="technical">technical</span> <span word="teams">teams</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Pakistan">Pakistan</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="IMF">IMF</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="agreed">agreed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bailout">bailout</span> <span word="package">package</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="Pakistan">Pakistan</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="receive">receive</span> 6 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollar">dollar</span> <span word="assistance">assistance</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="advisor">advisor</span> <span word="said">said</span> "<span word="after">after</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="discussions">discussions</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="negotiations">negotiations</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="staff">staff</span>-<span word="level">level</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="Pakistan">Pakistan</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="IMF">IMF</span>," <span word="which">which</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="approval">approval</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="IMF">IMF</span> <span word="board">board</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="directors">directors</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="shows">shows</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="effective">effective</span> <span word="reforms">reforms</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="underway">underway</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Pakistan">Pakistan</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="release">release</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="IMF">IMF</span> <span word="Mission">Mission</span> <span word="Chief">Chief</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Pakistan">Pakistan</span> <span word="Ernesto">Ernesto</span> <span word="Ramirez">Ramirez</span> <span word="Rigo">Rigo</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="announcement">announcement</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Pakistani">Pakistani</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Pakistan">Pakistan</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="policies">policies</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="supported">supported</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> 39-<span word="month">month</span> <span word="Extended">Extended</span> <span word="Fund">Fund</span> <span word="Arrangement">Arrangement</span> (<span word="EFF">EFF</span>) <span word="for">for</span> <span word="about">about</span> 6 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="IMF">IMF</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="added">added</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="facility">facility</span> <span word="aims">aims</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="Pakistan">Pakistan</span>'<span word="s">s</span> "<span word="strategy">strategy</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="stronger">stronger</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="inclusive">inclusive</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="reducing">reducing</span> <span word="domestic">domestic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="external">external</span> <span word="imbalances">imbalances</span>, <span word="removing">removing</span> <span word="impediments">impediments</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="growth">growth</span>, <span word="increasing">increasing</span> <span word="transparency">transparency</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="strengthening">strengthening</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="spending">spending</span>."</p>
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