ISLAMABAD – Ministry of Finance on Saturday has revealed that theSaudi-backed Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) will lend Pakistan oil worth$4.5 billion.
“The IsDB will lend Pakistan oil worth $4.5 billion over three years. Theoil will be lent in three installments of $1.5 billion each every year,”the spokesperson added.
The Ministry of Finance spokesperson further said that in the first phasethey have received oil worth $100 million and oil worth $270 million willbe lent in the second phase.
“We are also in talks with the IsDB regarding lending of liquefied naturalgas (LNG),” the spokesperson added.
“Talks with Saudi Arabia regarding lending of oil have been finalised. Wewill start receiving oil from the kingdom from mid-February,” he shared.







