In bilateral sources, Pakistan has
borrowed $54.24 million from China.
The total amount
borrowed for budgetary support in 2017-18 amounted to Rs1,110bn, which is just slightly above the latest 10-month figures.
class="MsoNormalspan xml:lang="EN-GBHere's an example: In November, as a silver-status member, I
borrowed Sh7,000 and paid it back with an interest of Sh770 that's a rate of 11 per cent.
Also high on the list was Swansea City and County Council which
borrowed PS203.6m as well as Wrexham County Borough Council which
borrowed PS177.4m.
$320 million were
borrowed from commercial banks, $230 million from China and $70 million from Islamic Development Bank.
He said the Federal Government was inevitably financing the nation's budget through a deficit in view of the crises in the economy, and that the nation should not have
borrowed if it had a balanced budget.
Despite heavy borrowing from the central bank in 2016-17, the government
borrowed Rs361bn from scheduled banks.
However, in the case of Saudi Arabia, although the sovereign did liquidate some assets, S&P estimates that the government also
borrowed $26bn equivalent in 2015.
Shura Council financial and economic affairs committee chairman Khalid Al Maskati urged members to approve the increased borrowing limit, saying that it would be illogical to reject it now since the money has been already
borrowed and spent.
India
borrowed around 65 per cent of its full year needs during the first half of 2013/14.
Borrowing would be through the Public Works Loan Board (PWLB) to achieve the best rate of interest on the capital
borrowed (currently 2.5 % to 3%).
The government of South Korea has
borrowed record amounts from the central bank, the apex bank said.