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$2b rollover status remains unclear
Pakistan has received over $10 billion in foreign loans, half of it in fresh disbursements and the remainder in rollovers of existing debts, but the central bank has yet to announce the status of the $2 billion rollover by the United Arab Emirates (UAE). According to Ministry of Economic Affairs data, the federal government received $5.1 billion in fresh loans during the July-January period of the current fiscal year. In addition, Saudi Arabia, China and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) either disbursed funds or rolled over $5 billion worth of existing debt. [...]