Pakistan brings US$ 2.5bn from Euro bond: ISLAMABAD: In a show of self-confidence in Pakistan from international financiers, the Euro bonds drifted by the nation had the ability to fetch US$ 2.5 billion from the international market.
According to information, the nation turned out three different Euro bonds in the worldwide market with having a timespan between 5 years to thirty years and also a rates of interest ranging in between six percent to 8.87 percent.
The five-year Euro bond presented with an interest rate of six percent had the ability to fetch US$ 1 billion while an additional bond for a duration of 10 years with a rates of interest of 7.73 percent was able to generate US$ 1 billion.
The 30-year Euro bond floated by the nation at 8.87 percent was able to amass US$ 500 million.
The floating of bonds in the global market has assisted the nation in increasing its international reserves by US$ 2.5 billion.
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Besides this, the State Financial Institution of Pakistan (SBP) has introduced obtaining the third tranche of the IMF lending, USD 498.7 million.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has authorized the launch of the next car loan tranche of around $500 million for Pakistan on March 25.
According to the statement launched by the IMF, the approval was given after reviewing Pakistan’s progression in accordance with the program in the Board of Directors (BoD) meeting.
The board’s authorization has actually paved the way for the release of $500 million 3rd loan tranche. Out of the $6 billion, the IMF has currently paid out $1.45 billion in two tranches, bringing the complete dispensations to $2 billion.
The IMF has valued Pakistan’s policies of bringing reforms in the economic sector.
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