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WASHINGTON / ISLAM­ABAD: With the government set to enter into a fresh loan agreement with the Inter­national Monetary Fund (IMF), Minister for Finance Mohammad Aurangzeb on Friday called on Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and briefed him about his upcoming visit to the United States.

The finance minister discussed with the prime minister his scheduled meetings with the IMF, World Bank and other institutions, the Prime Minis­ter’s Office said in a statement.

Finance Minister Aurangzeb is due in Washington on Sunday (tomorrow) with a team of exp­erts to attend the IMF and World Bank’s spring meetings and initiate talks on a new package of around $6 billion to $8 billion.

The main ministerial meetings and events will take place April 17-19 with other events and activities taking place during the week, April 15-20.

Mr Aurangzeb and his team’s schedule includes bilateral meetings with the........

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