Finance Minister Miftah Ismail Friday announced that a Chinese consortium loan of RMB 15 billion (roughly $2.3 billion) has been credited into the State Bank of Pakistan's (SBP) account, increasing Pakistan's foreign exchange reserves.
Earlier, Pakistan had signed a loan facility agreement with a Chinese consortium of banks to aid the depleting foreign exchange reserves and depreciation of the local currency.
I am pleased to announce that Chinese consortium loan of RMB 15 billion (roughly $2.3 billion) has been credited into SBP account today, increasing our foreign exchange reserves.
— Miftah Ismail (@MiftahIsmail) June 24, 2022
“We thank the Chinese government for facilitating this transaction,” wrote the finance minister on his Twitter account.
The agreement with Chinese banks is expected to bolster the country's reserves and enable it to make import payments while lending some support to the rupee
