Since July 22, numerous unauthorized exchange points have been closed after the military intelligence agency summoned foreign exchange traders to address the rising dollar rate in the open market. photo: file
ISLAMABAD:
Pakistan received $1.82 billion in external financing during the first quarter (July-September) of fiscal year 2025-26, reflecting a 39% increase over the same period last year, according to the Ministry of Economic Affairs.
Officials stated that in September 2025, external inflows decreased by 26.47% year-on-year, but overall financing for the July-September quarter still increased sharply. During the corresponding period of the previous fiscal year, external financing amounted to 1,308 million dollars.
In September 2025, Pakistan received $436.6 million in external financing, up from $593.9 million in September last year.
The PML-N-led federal government has estimated total external funding of over $19.77 billion for the current fiscal year.
The estimate includes $9 billion in deposits from Saudi Arabia and China, of which $5 billion from Saudi Arabia and $4 billion in SAFE deposits from China.
