What is it? Foreign exchange reserves are foreign currency assets held by the central banks of countries. These assets include foreign currency assets, gold, special drawing rights (SDRs) and reserve position in the International Monetary Fund (IMF). These reserves act …
Context The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a $7bn loan to cash-strapped Pakistan. The new programme “will require sound policies and reforms” to stabilise and help make the economy more resilient. The country has relied on IMF loans to …
Context The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has cleared the second tranche — of about US$337 million — of the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) to Sri Lanka, based on the debt treatment plan drawn up by the crisis-battered island nation and …