Wednesday, 18 January 2023

UAE rolls over $2 billion deposit of Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: The Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) has rolled over their deposit of $2 billion with the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP).

The finance minister in a tweet disclosed that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had discussed the rollover with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan, during his recent visit to the country.

It is pertinent to mention here that the UAE President had agreed to roll over the existing loan of $2 billion and provide a $1 billion additional loan.

Sources said that Pakistan’s repayment burden has now reduced to $11 billion during this fiscal year.

Presently, the State Bank has foreign exchange reserves of four and a half billion dollars and these Foreign exchange reserves with the central bank are equivalent to three weeks’ worth of import bills.



from Pakistan Today https://ift.tt/tuxnVeL

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