Pakistan is likely to pass the first review of its $7 billion loan program with the International Monetary Fund since it has made enough progress to raise revenue, according to officials and diplomats familiar with the matter.

Pakistan was "well positioned" for the first review of its $7 billion International Monetary Fund bailout programme, the finance minister told Reuters, as talks with the global lender began on Tuesday.

The IMF has issued stricter rules to curtail El Salvador's investment in Bitcoin as conditions for the country's $1.4 billion loan.

A clause in the country's recently-completed IMF financing deal suggested a prohibition against El Salvador accumulating any additional bitcoin.

El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele insists on continuing Bitcoin purchases despite IMF restrictions, signaling ongoing crypto strategy.