*WASHINGTON – **PM Imran Khan discusses economic issues and reforms withIMF Chief in Washington.*
*David Lipton, the acting managing director of the International MonetaryFund (IMF) met Prime Minister Imran Khan and discussed a wide range ofeconomic issues.*
“I was pleased to meet Prime Minister Khan of Pakistan today in Washington,DC. We discussed recent economic developments and the implementation of theauthority’s economic reform programme supported by the IMF, “ Lipton saidin a statement issued by the IMF.
Their programme aims to stabilize the economy, strengthen institutions, andthereby put Pakistan on a path of sustainable and balanced growth, he added.
“I highlighted the need to mobilize domestic tax revenue now and on intothe future to provide reliably for needed social and development spending,while placing debt on a firm downward trend,” he added.
The IMF, together with other international partners, is working closelywith the government of Pakistan to support the implementation of theauthorities’ economic development programme, the statement concluded.
Pakistan and IMF recently signed a $6 billion loan programme under whichPakistan has to implement range of economic reforms for next three years.These include raising the tariffs of electricity and gas and increasingtaxes.