Karachi August 24 2021: SBP has received USD 2.75 billion from the IMF, as part of SDR allocation announced by IMF recently, as per State Bank of Pakistan.
“The largest allocation of Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) in history—about US$650 billion—comes into effect today. The allocation is a significant shot in the arm for the world and, if used wisely, a unique opportunity to combat this unprecedented crisis” says IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva.
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IMF Managing Director Announces the US$650 billion SDR Allocation Comes into Effect
The SDR allocation will provide additional liquidity to the global economic system – supplementing countries’ foreign exchange reserves and reducing their reliance on more expensive domestic or external debt. Countries can use the space provided by the SDR allocation to support their economies and step up their fight against the crisis.
SDRs are being distributed to countries in proportion to their quota shares in the IMF. This means about US$275 billion is going to emerging and developing countries, of which low-income countries will receive about US$21 billion – equivalent to as much as 6 percent of GDP in some cases.
