The rollover reflects weakness, not success, for Pakistan as per analysts views

xIslamabad : Saudi Arabia has extended the maturity of its USD 3 billion deposit placed with Pakistan's central bank for another year, continuing a financial lifeline that has helped bolster the country's foreign exchange reserves amid ongoing liquidity crunch, a media report said Friday. While some analysts framed Saudi assistance as something that may carry future geopolitical expectations tied to defense cooperation, others argued that the rollover reflects weakness, not success, for Pakistan.

The extension, made through the Saudi Fund for Development (SFD), maintains a facility that has been in place since 2021 and rolled over repeatedly in support of Pakistan's macroeconomic stability, according to The

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