*ISLAMABAD – International Monetary Fund** Director will arrive in Pakistanfor briefing on current economic situation.*
*IMF Middle East and Central Asia director Jihad Azour will visit Pakistanthis week, officials said Tuesday.*
According to finance ministry officials, Azour will be in Pakistan fromSeptember 16 to September 20. They said that the IMF director will bebriefed on the country’s current economic situation.
The IMF had released $1 billion to Pakistan in July after its boardapproved a $6 billion bailout package. It is a three-year loan programme.
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The fund will review Pakistan’s performance quarterly over 39 months,phasing release of the additional aid over time.
