LAHORE: Pakistan has made arrangements to repay a $500 million Eurobond by September 30 , according to sources in the Ministry of Finance.
Officials confirmed that the repayment will not place any burden on the country’s foreign exchange reserves. Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan, Jamil Ahmed, also confirmed the arrangements.
Of the $26 billion in external debt due during the current fiscal year, $3.5 billion has already been repaid. This includes $1.5 billion in payments and $2 billion through rollovers, as per Finance Ministry sources.
Officials said the remaining external debt will also be repaid on time.
The government has remained optimistic about the rollover of $9 billion in deposits from friendly countries. This included $5 billion in time deposits from Saudi Arabia and $4 billion in safe deposits from China.
According to the Ministry of Finance, these rollovers will be conducted under the terms of the ongoing IMF programme.
