ISLAMABAD, Jul. 27, 2023
From our Overseas Bureau
Latest words of Pakistani minister tell China has rolled over a USD 2.4 billion loan to its all-weather ally Pakistan for couple of years to help the cash-strapped country shore up its foreign exchange reserves, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar informed today.
Ishaq Dar said in a Twitter post that Pakistan was supposed to pay the loan in the next two fiscal years.
“Chinese EXIM Bank has rolled over for 2 years principal amounts of following loans totalling US$ 2.4 billion which are due in next 2 fiscal years: FY2023-24: US$1.2 billion FY2024-25: US$ 1.2 billion,” he said.
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