The total liquid foreign reserves held by the country stand at $14.21 billion, says State Bank of Pakistan on Thursday.
“During the week ended on 17-Jun-2022, SBP reserves decreased by $748 million to $8,237.7 million mainly due to external debt repayments,” stated the central bank.
Meanwhile, the net foreign reserves with commercial banks amounted to $5.97 billion.
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Over 16,600 concessional loans worth Rs23 billion disbursed under Youth Entrepreneurs Scheme
The Minister for Finance and Revenue Miftah Ismail said that the Chinese consortium of banks on Tuesday signed an RMB 15 billion ($2.3 billion) loan facility agreement with Pakistani authorities.
“We thank the Chinese government for facilitating this transaction,” the minister tweeted, saying the inflow was expected within a couple of days.
