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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has scheduled its executive board meeting for December 8, 2025, to approve a $1.2 billion disbursement for Pakistan under two ongoing financial programs the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) and the Resilience and Sustainability Fund (RSF).
This development comes after Pakistan reached a Staff-Level Agreement (SLA) with the IMF in October, marking progress in its ongoing reform program amid persistent fiscal challenges.
According to IMF documents, $1 billion will be released under the EFF and $200 million under the RSF. The funds are expected to be credited by December 9, raising total IMF support to $3.3 billion so far under both arrangements.
Before the board’s approval, Pakistan must publish the long-delayed Governance and Corruption Diagnostic (GCD) Assessment Report, a key structural condition of the program. The report, prepared with input from international institutions such as the OECD and FATF, highlights weaknesses in public finance management, tax transparency, and asset disclosure laws for officials.
An official source said,
“The technical disagreements between IMF and Pakistani authorities have been resolved. The GCD report will be made public before the board meeting.”
The IMF has also urged Pakistan to implement anti-corruption safeguards and stronger institutional accountability to restore investor and business confidence.
If approved, this disbursement will provide a major boost to Pakistan’s foreign reserves and signal renewed international confidence in its economic reforms.
