Since July 22, several unauthorized exchanges have been closed after the military intelligence agency called in currency traders to counter the rising dollar rate on the open market. photo: file
ISLAMABAD:
Pakistan received $1.82 billion in external financing during the first quarter (July-September) of the 2025-26 fiscal year, reflecting a 39% increase from the same period last year, according to the Ministry of Economy.
Officials stated that in September 2025, external inflows fell by 26.47% year-on-year, but total funding for the July-September quarter still rose sharply. In the corresponding period of the previous fiscal year, external financing had amounted to $1.308 billion.
In September 2025, Pakistan received $436.6 million in external financing compared to $593.9 million in September last year.
The PML-N led federal government has estimated a total external funding of over $19.77 billion for the current financial year.
The estimate includes $9 billion in deposits from Saudi Arabia and China – comprising $5 billion from Saudi Arabia and $4 billion in SAFE deposits from China.
