KABUL under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF).
The 42-month credit arrangement is aimed to support the Afghan government’s economic reform programme seeking sustainable growth and poverty reduction, IMF said in a statement.
The programme seeks to preserve macroeconomic stability, reverse the fiscal deterioration caused by the Covid-19 pandemic and protect development and social spending.
Structural reforms under the programme will focus on mobilising domestic revenue, improving the quality of public spending and public financial management and strengthening the anti-corruption regime . . .
