In May, with Pakistan’s rupee looking particularly weak, its balance of payments parlous and election jitters increasing, Yaseen Anwar, the head of State Bank of Pakistan, quietly took advantage of a little-known clause in the bank’s central currency swap agreement with the People’s Bank of China and borrowed almost $600m. By drawing down on part of a $1.5bn line of credit, the government was able to report that far from showing a big deficit, Pakistan’s balance of payments were positive at the end of the month.
今年5月,巴基斯坦卢比汇率看上去尤为疲弱、国际收支处于危险之中,同时选举恐慌情绪加剧,在这种背景下,该国央行(State Bank of Pakistan)行长亚辛•安瓦尔(Yaseen Anwar)悄悄利用该行与manbetx3.0 央行(PBoC)的货币互换协议中一项鲜为人知的条款,借入近6亿美元。通过动用15亿美元信贷额度的一部分,巴基斯坦政府得以报告,5月底该国国际收支没有出现巨额赤字,反而录得了盈余。