{"id":4056,"date":"2026-07-22T11:39:27","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T11:39:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=4056"},"modified":"2026-07-22T11:39:27","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T11:39:27","slug":"running-on-rollovers-pakistans-reserves-get-27-billion-foreign-loans-from-saudi-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=4056","title":{"rendered":"Running on rollovers: Pakistan&#8217;s reserves get $27 billion foreign loans from Saudi, China"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-132557666,imgsize-48234,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/pakistan39s-reserves-get-foreign-funding.jpg\" alt=\"Running on rollovers: Pakistan's reserves get $27 billion foreign loans from Saudi, China\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Pakistan continued to lean towards foreign funding in the last fiscal year, with total inflows touching around $27 billion. Saudi Arabia and China continued to roll over billions of dollars in loans, according to a provisional report by the ministry of economic affairs.<!-- --> In the previous fiscal year, the country had borrowed approximately $26 billion, as it continued to rely on external borrowing to support its economy.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"3\"\/>The report showed that around $16 billion came through fresh borrowing, while the rest included rollovers, grants, commercial financing and investment instruments. It further stated that Pakistan secured $9 billion in rollovers from its two closest allies during the year. <!-- -->Saudi Arabia rolled over $5 billion in deposits, while China extended rollover support of $4 billion.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>Saudi Arabia also provided a fresh $3 billion deposit and agreed to extend its existing $5 billion facility for another three years.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>Earlier this week, Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb said Pakistan had officially secured the rollover of the $3 billion deposit alongside the original $5 billion with the State Bank of Pakistan.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"13\"\/>According to the report, Saudi Arabia currently has $8 billion in cash deposits with Pakistan&#8217;s central bank, carrying interest of between 4% and 4.5%. China has placed $4 billion in cash deposits at an interest rate of more than 6%.Pak government stated that the bulk of the foreign assistance was directed towards budget financing, repayment of external debt and strengthening foreign exchange reserves.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/>Of the $27.2 billion in total inflows recorded during the fiscal year, $24 billion went towards these purposes. <!-- -->Only $3.4 billion, or nearly 13%, was used for project financing.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/>The report also showed that Pakistan received $2.2 billion from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) during the fiscal year.Pakistan&#8217;s foreign exchange reserves came under pressure earlier this year after the country repaid $3.45 billion in deposits to the United Arab Emirates in late April.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"22\"\/>By the end of June, gross foreign exchange reserves held by the State Bank stood at $18.5 billion. <!-- -->The report said these reserves were largely supported through rollovers, refinancing of existing loans and purchases of dollars from the market.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"26\"\/>Separately, on Tuesday, the country\u2019s finance minister Aurangzeb requested US treasury secretary Scott Bessent for a $10 billion Exchange Stabilisation Support Facility to help strengthen Pakistan&#8217;s economy.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"28\"\/>The latest borrowing figures come as Pakistan&#8217;s exports declined by 6% in the last fiscal year compared with the previous year, according to data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics last week.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"30\"\/><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/business\/international-business\/running-on-rollovers-pakistans-reserves-get-27-billion-foreign-loans-from-saudi-china\/articleshow\/132557480.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pakistan continued to lean towards foreign funding in the last fiscal year, with total inflows touching around $27 billion. Saudi Arabia and China continued to roll over billions of dollars in loans, according to a provisional report by the ministry of economic affairs. In the previous fiscal year, the country had borrowed approximately $26 billion, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4057,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4056","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-31"],"magazineBlocksPostFeaturedMedia":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pakistan39s-reserves-get-foreign-funding.jpg","medium":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pakistan39s-reserves-get-foreign-funding.jpg","medium_large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pakistan39s-reserves-get-foreign-funding.jpg","large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pakistan39s-reserves-get-foreign-funding.jpg","1536x1536":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pakistan39s-reserves-get-foreign-funding.jpg","2048x2048":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pakistan39s-reserves-get-foreign-funding.jpg","blogsy-small":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pakistan39s-reserves-get-foreign-funding.jpg","blogsy-small-tall":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pakistan39s-reserves-get-foreign-funding.jpg","blogsy-small-square":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pakistan39s-reserves-get-foreign-funding.jpg","blogsy-small-masonry":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pakistan39s-reserves-get-foreign-funding.jpg","blogsy-medium":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pakistan39s-reserves-get-foreign-funding.jpg","blogsy-medium-masonry":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pakistan39s-reserves-get-foreign-funding.jpg","blogsy-large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pakistan39s-reserves-get-foreign-funding.jpg","blogsy-wide":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pakistan39s-reserves-get-foreign-funding.jpg"},"magazineBlocksPostAuthor":{"name":"admin","avatar":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8709732a479614e7a8aa24d3eb1b239f30dc6d90c61464ed495001e7a469d856?s=96&d=mm&r=g"},"magazineBlocksPostCommentsNumber":"0","magazineBlocksPostExcerpt":"Pakistan continued to lean towards foreign funding in the last fiscal year, with total inflows touching around $27 billion. 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