{"id":2477,"date":"2018-10-24T09:17:24","date_gmt":"2018-10-24T09:17:24","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2018-10-24T09:17:24","modified_gmt":"2018-10-24T09:17:24","slug":"the-kingdom-has-pledged-to-give-us-3-billion-in-support-to-pakistan-to-help-it-prevent-a-budget-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/riyadh\/en\/future-investment-initiative\/the-kingdom-has-pledged-to-give-us-3-billion-in-support-to-pakistan-to-help-it-prevent-a-budget-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"The Kingdom Has Pledged To Give US $3 Billion In Support To Pakistan To Help It Prevent A Budget Crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Kingdom has pledged $ US 3 billion to support Pakistan and allow for a deferred oil payments to help refrain it off a budget crisis.<\/p>\n
According to Arab News, <\/a><\/em>the deal was a direct result of Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan’s attendance <\/a>at the opening of the Future Investment Initiative (FII) in Riyadh on Tuesday.<\/p>\n (Image Credits: Instagram\/ @imrankhan.pti)<\/em><\/p>\n For Khan’s second visit to the Kingdom, he met with King Salman and MBS to discuss bilateral issues. During his visit, “it was agreed that Saudi Arabia will place a deposit of $3 billion for a period of one year as balance of payment support,” according to a statement from the Pakistan Foreign Ministry.<\/p>\n The arrangement between the two countries states that a one-year deferred payment facility for import of oil, up to $3 billion, will be provided by Saudi Arabia. The arrangement will be intact for three years, and will be reviewed from then.<\/p>\n . @KingSalman<\/a> Receives Pakistan’s PM @ImranKhanPTI<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/8Y4xOQAL31<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Foreign Ministry ???????? (@KSAmofaEN) October 23, 2018<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n During the FII conference, Khan confirmed that Pakistan was in discussion with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a new bailout. Pakistan is also looking for foreign aid to help receive a huge budgetary gap which the prime minister had blamed his country’s previous administration and its mismanagement.<\/p>\n Khan has now been in office for a little more than 60 days and promised (during his election campaign) that he will help create 10 million jobs and establish an “islamic welfare state.”<\/p>\n Prime Minister Imran Khan urged foreign investors to invest in #Pakistan<\/a>. He put forth investment opportunities in a special session in FII Conference focused on Pakistan, a land of \u2018emerging opportunities pic.twitter.com\/U8vz0IVlUO<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Asif Mughal (@asifmughalphoto) October 23, 2018<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\nKhan met with The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman and Crown Prince MBS prior to the conference<\/h4>\n
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Imran Khan addressed a number of issues in Pakistan at the conference<\/h4>\n
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