Dubai meeting: Dar in talks for $550m IMF tranche
The head of the IMF review mission and Dar will hold a joint press conference after conclusion of the talks
ISLAMABAD:
Finance Minister Muhammad Ishaq Dar on Monday arrived in Dubai to lead Pakistan’s team in talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for the release of the next tranche of $550 million. A team of officials from the Ministry of Finance, Water and Power and Petroleum was already there for necessary preparation and undertaking preliminaries, said a statement released by the finance ministry. Initial talks at the technical level had already been held, while policy-level talks began on Monday, which would continue for the next three days. The head of the IMF review mission, Jaffrey Frank and Finance Minister Ishaq Dar will hold a joint press conference after conclusion of the talks.
Published in The Express Tribune, February 3rd, 2015.
Finance Minister Muhammad Ishaq Dar on Monday arrived in Dubai to lead Pakistan’s team in talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for the release of the next tranche of $550 million. A team of officials from the Ministry of Finance, Water and Power and Petroleum was already there for necessary preparation and undertaking preliminaries, said a statement released by the finance ministry. Initial talks at the technical level had already been held, while policy-level talks began on Monday, which would continue for the next three days. The head of the IMF review mission, Jaffrey Frank and Finance Minister Ishaq Dar will hold a joint press conference after conclusion of the talks.
Published in The Express Tribune, February 3rd, 2015.