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ISLAMABAD - The government has taken whopping $6.
9 billion loans in just nine months from international financial institutions and different countries, which enhanced the country’s overall debt.
The PML-N government received $1.
5 billion from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and $5.
4 billion from multilateral and bilateral donors during first nine months (July-March) of the ongoing financial.
Pakistan’s overall debt had surged to Rs18.
69 trillion by end of January 2016 due to the massive borrowing from international lenders.
Foreign debt was recorded at Rs5, 573.
6 billion ($53,122.
0 million) and domestic debt at Rs13, 120.
6 billion.
Massive borrowing helped the government in increasing country’s foreign exchange reserves to nearly $21 billion, of which SBP’s reserves are about $16 billion.
The Ministry of Finance defended the foreign loans taken by the government since coming into power in June 2016.
“All inclusive cost of the total external debt obtained by present government comes to around 3.
30 percent, which is significantly lower than the domestic financing cost of about 10.
0 percent, even if one builds a margin of capital loss due to exchange rate depreciation.
Thus, the cost of external debt contracted by the current government is highly economical”, the Ministry of Finance stated.
It added that share of external loans maturing within one year is equal to around 28 percent of official liquid reserves at the end of 2014-15 as compared with around 69 percent at the end of 2012-13.
Meanwhile, Pakistan is currently negotiating with the IMF in Dubai for another tranche of $500 million.
The official documents of the Economic Affairs Divisions showed that Pakistan has taken $5.
4 billion loans from the multilateral and bilateral donors.
On top of the list, the government took $1.
4 billion loan from commercial banks during July-March period of the current fiscal year as against the budgeted amount of $200 million.
Pakistan received $721.
8 million from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) during nine months of FY15-16 against the budgeted estimates of $1020.
4 million.
Meanwhile, China provided loan of $615.
7 million during July-March period against the annual estimated amount of $3.
04 billion.
Another larger component of the assistance was the auction of Eurobond of $500 million.
The government has still got a space to auction another bond of the same value before the end of June 2016, as it estimates to generate $1 billion during the current financial year.
International Development Association (IDA) released $708.
8 million for Islamabad during period under review.
Similarly, UK disbursed $246.
9 million.
Pakistan received $129.
2 million from the United States of America (USA), $78.
5 million from the International Bank of Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and $81.
5 million from the Islamic Development Bank during July-March period of the year 2015-2016.
Kuwait disbursed $48.
66 million, Germany $31.
98 million and IDB (S-Term) $684.
8 million in the current fiscal year.
However, the government received no assistance from Australia, EU, Italy, Norway and UNDP during the period under review.
http://nation.com.pk/business/05-May-2016/govt-took-6-9b-foreign-loans-in-just-9-months
Looks like more Dollars are going to be transferred to Offshore Companies.
9 billion loans in just nine months from international financial institutions and different countries, which enhanced the country’s overall debt.
The PML-N government received $1.
5 billion from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and $5.
4 billion from multilateral and bilateral donors during first nine months (July-March) of the ongoing financial.
Pakistan’s overall debt had surged to Rs18.
69 trillion by end of January 2016 due to the massive borrowing from international lenders.
Foreign debt was recorded at Rs5, 573.
6 billion ($53,122.
0 million) and domestic debt at Rs13, 120.
6 billion.
Massive borrowing helped the government in increasing country’s foreign exchange reserves to nearly $21 billion, of which SBP’s reserves are about $16 billion.
The Ministry of Finance defended the foreign loans taken by the government since coming into power in June 2016.
“All inclusive cost of the total external debt obtained by present government comes to around 3.
30 percent, which is significantly lower than the domestic financing cost of about 10.
0 percent, even if one builds a margin of capital loss due to exchange rate depreciation.
Thus, the cost of external debt contracted by the current government is highly economical”, the Ministry of Finance stated.
It added that share of external loans maturing within one year is equal to around 28 percent of official liquid reserves at the end of 2014-15 as compared with around 69 percent at the end of 2012-13.
Meanwhile, Pakistan is currently negotiating with the IMF in Dubai for another tranche of $500 million.
The official documents of the Economic Affairs Divisions showed that Pakistan has taken $5.
4 billion loans from the multilateral and bilateral donors.
On top of the list, the government took $1.
4 billion loan from commercial banks during July-March period of the current fiscal year as against the budgeted amount of $200 million.
Pakistan received $721.
8 million from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) during nine months of FY15-16 against the budgeted estimates of $1020.
4 million.
Meanwhile, China provided loan of $615.
7 million during July-March period against the annual estimated amount of $3.
04 billion.
Another larger component of the assistance was the auction of Eurobond of $500 million.
The government has still got a space to auction another bond of the same value before the end of June 2016, as it estimates to generate $1 billion during the current financial year.
International Development Association (IDA) released $708.
8 million for Islamabad during period under review.
Similarly, UK disbursed $246.
9 million.
Pakistan received $129.
2 million from the United States of America (USA), $78.
5 million from the International Bank of Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and $81.
5 million from the Islamic Development Bank during July-March period of the year 2015-2016.
Kuwait disbursed $48.
66 million, Germany $31.
98 million and IDB (S-Term) $684.
8 million in the current fiscal year.
However, the government received no assistance from Australia, EU, Italy, Norway and UNDP during the period under review.
http://nation.com.pk/business/05-May-2016/govt-took-6-9b-foreign-loans-in-just-9-months
Looks like more Dollars are going to be transferred to Offshore Companies.