Pakistan's banking system approved over Rs 400 billion in financing intended for affordable housing projects. Of this total, only approximately Rs 76 billion, representing about 19 percent, was allocated to first-time homebuyers.
Muhammad Aurangzeb stated that expanding access to finance constituted one of the government’s six key priorities. The nation’s twin deficits reduced from a high of around 12.5 percent of gross domestic product to 2.6 percent by the close of the last fiscal year.
Foreign exchange reserves reached a record high of $21.4 billion. Aurangzeb noted that Pakistan’s sovereign credit rating improved three times since April 2025.
The country returned to international capital markets following the successful issuance of a $3 billion Eurobond. The economy achieved a 3.7 percent growth rate in the last fiscal year.
Analysts now expect the economy to expand by more than 4 percent in the current fiscal year. Growing private sector confidence was reflected by two major domestic investor groups submitting a joint bid of around $1.2 billion for Pakistan International Airlines.
Furthermore, three Turkish companies expressed interest in the first distribution company that was offered. Pakistani freelancers generated $1.6 billion from IT services exports during the last fiscal year.
Over the preceding seven to eight months, a digital, collateral-free financing scheme approved around Rs 6 billion and disbursed over Rs 2 billion to small farmers. The export refinance limit was increased from Rs 1 trillion to Rs 1.5 trillion.
Of this newly established limit, 20 percent is reserved specifically for small and medium-sized enterprises.
