Abdussamad
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In the last week half the $1bn Saudi aid that has been realized so far has been spent on debt servicing and/or defending the value of the rupee:
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Last month, Pakistan had received $1 billion from Saudi Arabia out of the $3 billion cash commitment. It took no time to consume half of the borrowed money.
The sources said the SBP dumped dollars in the market to defend the rupee after it could not properly handle the decision to devalue the currency against the US dollar.
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