Pak expected to secure $1.2 bn from IMF, may help ease pressure on currency

Pakistan's currency and bonds have been hammered this month as the specter of political uncertainty delaying IMF support for the nation unnerves investors

Pakistan is expected to secure $1.2 billion from the International Monetary Fund, which may help ease pressure on the nation’s currency and bonds, according to Fitch Ratings and Moody’s Investor Service.
 

“We assume IMF board approval of Pakistan’s new staff-level agreement” with the lender, said Krisjanis Krustins, a Hong Kong-based director at Fitch. “This will unlock significant additional financing from the IMF and other multilateral and bilateral sources and may well provide a significant confidence boost to the markets.”