China comes forward to rescue crumbling economy of Pakistan

China comes forward to rescue crumbling economy of Pakistan

Finance Minister Miftah Ismail on Thursday said that that the government has reached a refinancing agreement worth $2.3 billion with Chinese banks.

In a tweet, he said that “the terms and conditions for refinancing of RMB 15 billion deposit by Chinese banks (about US$ 2.3 billion) have been agreed”.

“Inflow is expected shortly after some routine approvals from both sides. This will help shore up our foreign exchange reserves,” the finance minister wrote.