DUBAI – Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday held a one-on-one meeting withInternational Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Christine Lagarde onthe sidelines of the World Government Summit, hosted by Dubai, to discussconditionalities that have held up the accession to fund’s bailoutprogramme.
A press releaselinkissuedby the IMF said Lagarde’s meeting with the Pakistani premier had been “goodand constructive”.
“I had a good and constructive meeting with Prime Minister Khan, duringwhich we discussed recent economic developments and prospects for Pakistanin the context of ongoing discussions toward an IMF-supported program.[image: Embedded video]link
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Prime Minister @ImranKhanPTI link met withMs. Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund(IMF) on the sidelines of the World Government Summit in Dubai.226 link5:43 PM – Feb 10, 2019link
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“I reiterated that the IMF stands ready to support Pakistan. I alsohighlighted that decisive policies and a strong package of economic reformswould enable Pakistan to restore the resilience of its economy and lay thefoundations for stronger and more inclusive growth. As emphasized in thenew government’s policy agenda, protecting the poor and strengtheninggovernance are key priorities to improve people’s living standards in asustainable manner,” the IMF statement read.
Earlier, Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry said the Khan-Lagarde meetingwould “give us a chance to understand the IMF views and we will be able togive our version to IMF chief”, Radio Pakistan reported. Chaudhry claimedthat Pakistan wants “a fair deal that can actually help Pakistan in theshort-term without affecting our long-term economic goals”.
On Sunday evening, PM Imran Khan addressed the 7th edition of the WGS ─ anannual gathering of heads of states and governments, policy makers andexperts. The summit will provide an opportunity to discuss improvement ingovernance through reform, innovation and technology.