Pakistan, July 14 -- An International Monetary Fund (IMF) representative hailed Pakistan's "strong" economic reforms carried out under the lender's $7 billion loan programme, the Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) said on Sunday.

Pakistan had secured a three-year aid package deal in July 2024. The programme, approved by the IMF two months later, is set to allow the country to "cement macroeconomic stability and create conditions for stronger, more inclusive and resilient growth".

IMF's Resident Representative for Pakistan Mahir Binici noted that the country's performance under the 2024 Extended Fund Facility (EFF) had been "strong so far", according to a press release issued by the SDPI on its guest lecture in Islamabad.

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