Bank of China provides US$500 million to Pakistan for balance of payment obligations
Commitment amount
$ 1091280960.0
Constant 2017 USD
Summary
Funding agency [Type]
Bank of China (BOC) [State-owned Commercial Bank]
Recipient
Pakistan
Sector
General budget support (Code: 510)
Flow type
Loan
Concessional
Vague
Category
Project lifecycle
Description
In the 2001 fiscal year, the Pakistani government needed to generate US$3.58 billion to plug the resource gap in the external finance sector. According to an official in the Ministry of Finance, the resource gap would mainly be bridged by rolling over different existing loans and credits currently deposited with the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP). A sum of US$500 million had been received by the Bank of China as a rollover facility to be utilised for balance of payment obligations. Additionally, US$250 million has been provided by the government of Kuwait, US$300 million by the government of United Arab Emirates.
Number of official sources
1
Number of unofficial sources
1
Details
Cofinanced
No
Receiving agencies [Type]
Government of Pakistan [Government Agency]
Loan type
No Information
Gurarantee provided
No
Insurance provided
No