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Pakistan secured a $7bn 37-month EFF loan program, following a Staff Level Agreement (SLA) by the IMF, concluding discussions that began in May. However, this comes with tough measures like raising tax on farm income, underscoring the need to raise government revenue and reduce recurrent deficit to win the IMF’s approval. The IMF said that it got assurances that Pakistan will bring taxation on farm incomes on par with corporate and other tax rates. The IMF said that the SLA is subject to approval by its executive board and necessary confirmation of financing assurances from Pakistan’s development and bilateral partners.
Pakistan’s 7.375% 2031s were up nearly 1 point to trade at 82 cents on the dollar, yielding 11.25%.
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