{"id":980,"date":"2026-02-03T07:41:52","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T07:41:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/?p=980"},"modified":"2026-02-03T07:41:53","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T07:41:53","slug":"uae-extends-2bn-pakistan-loans-for-one-month-amid-talks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/?p=980","title":{"rendered":"UAE extends $2bn Pakistan loans for one month amid talks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>ISLAMABAD:<\/strong> The United Arab Emirates has rolled over $2 billion in loans to Pakistan for one month at the existing interest rate of 6.5%, officials said on Monday, as Islamabad seeks longer-term relief to ease pressure on its foreign exchange reserves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Senior government and central bank sources said the UAE extended two separate $1 billion facilities that matured in mid-January, allowing additional time for negotiations on both the repayment period and the cost of borrowing. Pakistan is pushing for a two-year rollover and a reduced interest rate of around 3%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The short-term extension marks a shift from previous annual rollovers granted by Abu Dhabi. Officials said discussions were continuing and another rollover request had been made, as immediate repayment would widen Pakistan\u2019s external financing gap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Under the ongoing $7 billion International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme, the UAE, Saudi Arabia and China have pledged to maintain a combined $12.5 billion in deposits with the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) until the programme ends in September next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The UAE initially provided $2 billion to Pakistan in 2018, followed by an additional $1 billion in 2023, to help shore up reserves during periods of balance-of-payments stress. At the current rate, Pakistan pays about $130 million annually in interest on the UAE loans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has publicly sought support from the UAE leadership for extended repayment terms, while the SBP has also requested a reduction in interest, citing improved credit indicators and softer global rates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite a recent rise in foreign exchange reserves to about $16 billion, much of the increase reflects deposits from friendly countries, the prime minister acknowledged last week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pakistan\u2019s external position remains fragile, with exports down nearly 7% in the first seven months of the fiscal year and foreign investment falling sharply, leaving the economy heavily reliant on loan rollovers and multilateral financing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD: The United Arab Emirates has rolled over $2 billion in loans to Pakistan for one month at the existing interest rate of 6.5%, officials said on Monday, as Islamabad&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":981,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[933,932,102,909,931],"class_list":["post-980","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-economy","tag-foreign-exchange-reserves","tag-imf-programme-pakistan","tag-pakistan-economy","tag-pakistan-external-debt","tag-uae-loan-rollover"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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