The federal government signed agreements worth USD 10.643 billion with development partners and foreign commercial banks during June‑July 2024‑25, according to the Foreign Economic Assistance report released by the Economic Affairs Division on Wednesday.
Of the total commitments, USD 5.061 billion came from multilateral development partners, USD 1.289 billion from bilateral development partners, and USD 4.294 billion from foreign commercial banks, the report said. These commitments include both loans and grants aimed at supporting fiscal programmes, project execution, balance‑of‑payments needs and commodity financing.
Data compiled in the report is based on information from the Debt Management and Financial Analysis System maintained by the Ministry of Economic Affairs. The assistance is channelled to Pakistan to help address fiscal imbalances, bolster foreign exchange reserves and finance development activities.
Around 40 percent of the commitments was allocated for budgetary support and balance‑of‑payments needs, 15 percent for programme financing, 25 percent for project financing, and 20 percent for commodity financing, the document showed.
During July‑June 2024‑25, disbursements totalled USD 12.144 billion, primarily under project and programme loans and grants from multilateral and bilateral partners and international financial institutions.
Among multilateral partners, the Asian Development Bank, World Bank and Islamic Development Bank were the largest contributors to disbursements, while China led bilateral disbursements followed by Saudi Arabia. As of June 30, 2025, Pakistan’s external public debt stock stood at USD 91.795 billion, with debt servicing payments totalling USD 13.320 billion during the period.
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