🚨 Pakistan: “The State Bank of Pakistan paid a $1 billion deposit to the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development on April 23, 2026. Deposits worth $2.45 billion were repaid last week. This completes total repayments of $3.45 billion to the UAE.
▪︎ The UAE pressured Pakistan after Pakistan signed a joint strategic defense agreement with Saudi Arabia.
▪︎ Saudi Arabia provided major financial support to Pakistan to enable repayment to the UAE.”