China has rolled over a $2 billion loan to Pakistan, according to Ministry of Finance sources on Wednesday. This is a significant development. According to the reports, Pakistan has taken out a $2 billion loan with a 7.1% interest rate from China; the debt is due to mature in the first week of March. According to the sources, Pakistan paid China, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Rs26.6 billion in the previous fiscal year for the $9 billion in deposits that these three countries made with the State Bank of Pakistan. Rollover will assist the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) in reducing its $8 billion in foreign reserves. Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar, the acting prime minister, requested the rollover of a $2 billion loan in a letter to Li Qiang, his Chinese counterpart, last month.