Cash-strapped Pakistan gets $700m from Chinese bank | The Express Tribune
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Finance Minister Ishaq Dar on Friday said that the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has received $700 million from the China Development Bank (CDB) in a much-needed boost to forex reserves as the country grapples with a worsening economic crisis. The finance minister took to Twitter to make the announcement. "AlhamdoLilah! Funds $700 million received today by State Bank of Pakistan from China Development Bank". In an earlier tweet, Dar had maintained that the loan would "shore up" Pakistan's foreign exchange reserves. Formalities completed and Board of China Development Bank has approved the facility of US $ 700 million for Pakistan. This amount is expected to be received this week by State Bank of Pakistan which will shore up its forex reserves! — Ishaq Dar (@MIshaqDar50) February 22, 2023 Earlier this month, the country's foreign exchange reserves slipped to the alarming level of below $3 billion for the first time in nine years, reducing