ISLAMABAD: Foreign loan inflows to Pakistan increased by more than 33 per cent to $2.293 billion in the first four months of 2025-26, mainly on the back of support from the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

This allowed the government to begin the new fiscal year on a positive note, unlike last year’s weak start due to the absence of IMF support.

The total inflows, both loans and grants, in July-October amounted to $2.293bn when compared to $1.723bn last year, an increase of 33.24pc. Inflows in October alone amounted to $471m, slightly higher than $414m in the same month last year.

Of the total, foreign loan inflows amounted to $1.822bn this year compared to $1.308bn last year, showing an increase of more than 39pc. Grants, on the other hand, amounted to just $50.56m compared to $87.66m of last year, a........

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