ISLAMABAD – Pakistan has inked a $2.3 billion loan facility agreement with a Chinese consortium of banks amid draining foreign exchange reserves and rupee depreciation.
Finance Minister Miftah Ismail confirmed the development, he also hailed Beijing for facilitating this transaction.
He added that the inflows are expected within a couple of days.
The Chinese consortium of banks has today signed the RMB 15 billion (~$2.3 billion) loan facility agreement after it was signed by the Pakistani side yesterday. Inflow is expected within a couple of days. We thank the Chinese government for facilitating this transaction.
— Miftah Ismail (@MiftahIsmail) June 22, 2022
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