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      <title>Pakistan repaid $1.3bn Eurobond on schedule, says Khurram Schehzad</title>
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Pakistan on Tuesday repaid a $1.3 billion Eurobond maturing on April 8, 2026, in full and on schedule, as part of its routine external debt management, said Advisor to Finance Minister Khurram Schehzad.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The country also met $126.125 million in coupon obligations on other Eurobond issuances, he wrote in a post on X.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“This brings total payments today to over $1.426 billion,” he said. “Debt servicing continues to be executed as a non-event - reflecting consistency, discipline, and strengthened capacity.”&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Schehzad said this performance was underpinned by “stable external buffers and improved liquidity, continued macroeconomic stabilisation and resilience, strengthening investor confidence, and a more sustainable and disciplined debt trajectory”.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;“The seamless execution of large external repayments underscores both capacity and consistency - reinforcing Pakistan’s credibility across global investors and financial institutions,” he wrote.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Pakistan would return a $3.5 billion loan to the United Arab Emirates this month, raising pressure on reserves and risking breaches of International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme targets with an additional $1.3 billion Eurobond repayment due by June, Reuters, citing two government officials, reported on Tuesday.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Foreign exchange reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) stood at $16.38 billion during the week ended March 27. Net foreign reserves held by commercial banks were recorded at $5.41 billion, bringing the country’s total reserves to $21.79 billion.&lt;/p&gt;
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<p>The country also met $126.125 million in coupon obligations on other Eurobond issuances, he wrote in a post on X.</p>
<p>“This brings total payments today to over $1.426 billion,” he said. “Debt servicing continues to be executed as a non-event - reflecting consistency, discipline, and strengthened capacity.”</p>
<p>Schehzad said this performance was underpinned by “stable external buffers and improved liquidity, continued macroeconomic stabilisation and resilience, strengthening investor confidence, and a more sustainable and disciplined debt trajectory”.</p>
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<p>“The seamless execution of large external repayments underscores both capacity and consistency - reinforcing Pakistan’s credibility across global investors and financial institutions,” he wrote.</p>
<p>Pakistan would return a $3.5 billion loan to the United Arab Emirates this month, raising pressure on reserves and risking breaches of International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme targets with an additional $1.3 billion Eurobond repayment due by June, Reuters, citing two government officials, reported on Tuesday.</p>
<p>Foreign exchange reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) stood at $16.38 billion during the week ended March 27. Net foreign reserves held by commercial banks were recorded at $5.41 billion, bringing the country’s total reserves to $21.79 billion.</p>
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