- SBP allows capital outputs as the external account improves
- Pakistan publishes $ 1.9 billion surplus of current accounts in July – March FY25
- The repatriation of IED’s profits increases to $ 1.649 billion.
Karachi: Multinationals have repatriated $ 1.719 billion in profits and dividends in the first nine months of the current year – an increase of 108%, according to the latest figures from the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP).
This increase indicates that the central bank continues to authorize the capital outflows of foreign investors, reflecting continuous improvements in the external account, The news reported on Sunday.
In March, $ 157.9 million was sent home by multinational companies and foreign investors who participated in the local stock market.
Pakistan posted a record current account surplus of $ 1.2 billion in March due to funding. However, the country experienced a current account deficit of $ 97 million in the previous month.
During the first nine months of the year 2025, Pakistan recorded a current account surplus of $ 1.9 billion, unlike a deficit of $ 1.7 billion during the same period last year.
The SBP expects Forex reserves to reach more than $ 14 billion in June. Currently, SBP reserves amount to $ 10.57 billion – enough to cover two months of imports.
Pakistan Net Foreign Direct Investment (IDE) increased by 14% to $ 1.644 billion for the July-Mars period of 25. However, the country attracted ied $ 25.7 million in March, against $ 294.2 million a year earlier.
SBP data has shown that repatriation of IED profits increased to $ 1.649 billion during the July-Mail-Mars period, compared to $ 764.3 million last year.
During this same period, profits and dividends of foreign private investments amounted to $ 70.8 million, compared to $ 61.7 million the previous year.
The electricity sector experienced the highest flow of profits and dividends in July-Mars 2010, or $ 327.9 million, an increase of $ 113.5 million last year.
The food sector ranked second, with repatriations of $ 291 million, followed by the financial sector, which had $ 214.2 million outings in the first nine months of the current year.