Economy & Trade April 18, 2026 355 stories in this edition

SBP says govt has paid $2bn to UAE

Dawn / Pakistan / 1m ago / none@none.com (Shahid Iqbal)
SBP says govt has paid $2bn to UAE

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KARACHI. The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) said on Saturday that the government had paid $2 billion to the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Earlier this month, a senior Pakistani official said Abu Dhabi had sought the immediate return of $3.5bn; the funds were part of external financing support extended in 2019 to help stabilise Pakistan’s balance of payments. The government had already paid $500 million to the UAE. The re...

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KARACHI. The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) said on Saturday that the government had paid $2 billion to the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Earlier this month, a senior Pakistani official said Abu Dhabi had sought the immediat...

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