Pakistan receives $505 million from World Bank
- By Web Desk -
- Jul 28, 2020
KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has received 505 million US dollars aid from the World Bank, the central bank announced in a post on Tuesday.
#SBP has received USD 505.5 mn today from @WorldBank
— SBP (@StateBank_Pak) July 28, 2020
Last month, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) had received one billion dollars – 500 million dollars each from the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank.
The ADB approved a $500 million loan to help the country tackle the ongoing coronavirus and strengthen the health sector, while the World Bank approved a $500 million loan to help improve the healthcare and education systems.
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Earlier, Pakistan witnessed an increase in liquid foreign reserves during the week ended on July 17.
According to figures released by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), the country currently has foreign reserves of US$19,047.3 million. The rise in the reserves by US$67 million is mainly due to official inflow received by the central bank.
Divulging details of the reserves, the SBP said that commercial banks currently have forex reserves of $6,925.7 million, besides reserves of $12,121.6 million by the state bank.