July profit repatriation falls 11.5pc YoY

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Key points

• When foreign investors repatriated USD 151 million, reflecting an rise of 73 percent or USD 110 million, nevertheless, repatriation remained significantly higher compared with June 2026.
• Yemen's Houthis say they attacked Najran airport, Aramco facilities in Saudi Arabia.
• The data indicated that the bulk of the repatriated amount was attributable to FDI.
• Five categories of manufacturers/importers: FBR to charge sales tax on basis of value of supply.

KARACHI: Repatriation of profits and dividends on foreign investment from Pakistan declined by 11.5 percent year-on-year (YoY) during the first month of the current fiscal year (FY27), the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) documented on Thursday.

According to the SBP, foreign investors repatriated a total of USD 261.4 million in profits and dividends from foreign direct investment (FDI) and portfolio investment in July 2026, compared with USD 295 million in the same month of 2025, marking a decline of USD 33.6 million.

Meanwhile, the data indicated that the bulk of the repatriated amount was attributable to FDI. Nevertheless, in term of expansion, FDI repatriation declined by around 14 percent year-on-year, falling to approximately USD 255 million in July 2026 from USD 294.8 million in the corresponding month of 2025, a decline of USD 40 million.

Notably, the power sector accounted for the largest share of repatriation, with foreign investors taking out USD 73 million in July 2026, followed by the financial sector with an outflow of USD 62 million. The communication sector and tobacco and cigarettes industry were additionally among the top five sectors, with repatriations of USD 24 million and USD 14.6 million, respectively, during the period under review.

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