Pakistan signs new $343.5 million credit facility to finance BOP gap

The financing comprises a $165.5 million conventional facility and a $178 million Islamic facility.

Pakistan signs new $343.5 million credit facility to finance BOP gap

The financing comprises a $165.5 million conventional facility and a $178 million Islamic facility.

February 22, 2022

Pakistan, through its Ministry of Finance, has signed a new $343 5 million credit facility comprising a syndicated conventional facility of $165 5 million and a $178 million Islamic facility, Credit Suisse announced in a media release

Oversubscribed by 1 7 times and reflective of strong demand from the syndicated loan market, Pakistan will use the 1-year financing to support its balance of payments, as well as its crude oil and petroleum imports, the announcement added

While Pakistan had recorded a $1 25 billion surplus between July-December 2020, Pakistan’s current account deficit (CAD) rose from $629 million in December 2020 to $1 93 billion in December 2021 – a figure...

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