The IMF late last week approved an emergency $0.45bn loan for Pakistan. The funding is small compared to the cost of the reconstruction work but is a vote of confidence in a government whose initial response to the crisis has been heavily criticised. The loan should trigger more financial support. The floods disaster will hit GDP growth, bring higher inflation, and will also leave Pakistan even more vulnerable to domestic political instability and a further deterioration in the internal security situation.
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