State Bank’s blooper worth trillions of dollars
July 28, 2020 05:39 PM
The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Tuesday posted a tweet informing that the Bank had received “USD 505.5 billion” from the World Bank, realizing quickly that it had made a blunder ‘par excellence’, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.
https://twitter.com/StateBank_Pak/status/1288014670280916993
The twitteratis had a field day over State Bank’s wrong figure although the institution is known for his correct stats. However, the news became more interesting when the SBP twitter account posted the wrong figure. Initially, SBP twitter account informed people, “#SBP has received USD 505.5 bn today from @WorldBank.” But realizing its mistake quickly, the previous tweet was deleted and a newly updated tweet was floated.
Here are the social media users’ reactions when they came to know SBP received $505.5 billion!
https://twitter.com/frozenborder/status/1288016196529467392
https://twitter.com/adnanjanjuaPAK/status/1288015219046912001
https://twitter.com/linktosheikh/status/1288020608748486656