The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) (www.ITFC-idb.org) signs the Annual Plan for 2022 in favor of the Government of Pakistan, to provide integrated trade solutions to support the energy and farming. The $1.2 billion deal includes financing the import of essential commodities such as crude oil, refined petroleum products, LNG, food and agricultural products; in addition to implementing trade-related technical assistance intervention to ensure trade development impact.
The annual plan was signed in a ceremony at ITFC Headquarters in Jeddah between ITFC and a delegation from the Ministry of Economic Affairs (EAD) of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
Referring to the agreement, Nazeem Noordali, COO, ITFC said that this annual plan reflects the importance of the long standing cooperation between ITFC and the Government of Pakistan”ITFC works closely with its member countries to meet their needs by providing integrated solutions including financing and capacity building tools that maximize the development impact of ITFC’s interventions. We are delighted and will continue to mobilize financial resources support Pakistan in its efforts to achieve its economic goals through our existing framework agreement.
On their part, the EAD delegation from Pakistan expressed their gratitude for the continued support and partnership with ITFC, and underscored the need for enhanced cooperation through more efficient processes to further promote the financing of the Islamic trade and trade development interventions in Pakistan.
Despite a challenging year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, ITFC provided approximately US$1.1 billion in trade finance in 2021. ITFC signed the 4th Framework Agreement with the Government of Pakistan in June 2021 for 4 .5 billion US dollars. It is worth mentioning that since 2008, ITFC has provided US$6.7 billion in favor of the Government of Pakistan.
Distributed by APO Group on behalf of International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC).
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