This latest funding marks the third and final installment of a USD 3 billion standby arrangement with the IMF, crucial for Pakistan to stave off a sovereign default, particularly as the existing arrangement is set to expire this month.
Debt restructuring is one of the prerequisites of the IMF's bailout package for Sri Lanka. The process is, however, getting delayed due to Sri Lanka's dire situation and a delay in concrete commitment from China, the island nation's largest bilateral lender. Sri Lanka seems to be missing its