FILE PHOTO: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) logo is seen outside the headquarters building in Washington, U.S., September 4, 2018.  REUTERS/Yuri Gripas/File Photo
Pakistan

Pakistan to attract $5.6 billion in additional funding

Pakistan is set to draw in $5.6 billion in additional financing, Bloomberg News reported on Friday.

(Reuters) - Pakistan is set to draw in $5.6 billion in additional financing, Bloomberg News reported on Friday.

The new funding will include $3.7 billion of commitments from bilateral partners including Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, Nathan Porter, the IMF's mission chief for Pakistan, Bloomberg News reported.

On Wednesday, Pakistan's central bank received $1.2 billion from the International Monetary Fund as the first tranche of a $3 billion bailout to stabilise the economy.

(Reporting by Urvi Dugar in Bengaluru; Editing by Himani Sarkar)

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