Pakistan and IMF talks set for September 22—the debt trap deepens Pakistan and the IMF will sit down on September 22 for the fourth review of the $7 billion EFF (Extended Fund Facility) program. Article IV consultations will run in parallel—a separate procedure not tied to loan disbursement. What Article IV is. The article of the IMF's Articles of Agreement that gives the Fund the right to conduct regular surveillance of members' economic policies