ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - China has given Pakistan a credit line worth $1.6 billion to stave off a balance of payments crisis, two Pakistani central bank sources said on Thursday, with cash earmarked for boosting fast-depleting foreign currency reserves.
Two State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) sources told Reuters the credit facility that accompanies a currency swap agreement between SBP and China's central bank has been hiked to 20 billion yuan ($3.13 billion) from 10 billion yuan.
"This arrangement has been finalised," said one SBP source, who spoke on condition of anonymity. A second source confirmed the agreement and the figures.
(Reporting by Drazen Jorgic; editing by John Stonestreet)
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