The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Executive Board has set November 15 as the date it will determine Malawi's Extended Credit Facility (ECF) fate. The board meeting comes after Malawi reached a Staff Level Agreement with the IMF Mission on September 21. According to the IMF Board calendar, the IMF Executive Board will be looking at Second Review under the Staff Monitored Programme with Executive Board Involvement which the IMF Mission approved in September. In an interview Monday, Finance Minister Simplex Chithyola Banda expressed optimism that Malawi will crack the nod of the IMF Executive Board. "Every Malawian of goodwill is expectant that this is a day God made for Malawians. Let us collectively hold our breath and pray to God for the better," Chithyola Banda said.