Since July 22, many unauthorized money changers have been closed after military intelligence summoned foreign exchange traders to deal with 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 2025-2026 financial year, an increase of 39 percent compared to the same period last year, according to the Ministry of Economic Affairs.
Officials said that in September 2025, external inflows declined by 26.47% year-on-year, but overall funding for the July-September quarter still increased sharply. During the corresponding period of the previous financial year, external financing amounted to $1.308 billion.
As of 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 total external financing at over $19.77 billion for the current fiscal year.
The estimate includes $9 billion in deposits from Saudi Arabia and China, including $5 billion from Saudi Arabia and $4 billion in SAFE deposits from China.
