Debt servicing declines to $2.72bn.

KARACHI -- External debt servicing in the third quarter of the current fiscal year declined by 30 per cent compared to second quarter, data released by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) showed on Tuesday.

The country paid $2.728 billion in external debt servicing during the third quarter (January-March) compared to $3.907bn in the second quarter of this fiscal year.

The country paid $11.589bn in external debt servicing including $2.95bn in interest during the current fiscal year. The total amount paid in debt servicing during the first three quarters was $9.713bn.

Financial experts expect the total servicing costs to reach $12-13bn by the end of this fiscal year.

The government has requested the G-20 countries for debt rescheduling worth $1.8bn from May to June 2021. The International...

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