ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Enhances Export Financing to Rs1.5 trillion for the financial year 2026-27, up from Rs1 trillion, aiming to expand access to affordable credit and strengthen the competitiveness of exporters.
The Export-Import Bank of Pakistan (Pak EXIM) said Rs300 billion from the expanded financing has been specifically allocated to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), agricultural SMEs and new borrowers. The measure is intended to help businesses that have traditionally faced limited access to export financing.
The Pakistan Enhances Export Financing is part of the government’s efforts to promote export-led economic growth by providing Pakistani exporters with greater access to short- and long-term financing.
Pakistan Enhances Export Financing to introduced the LTEGFF
The government has also introduced the Long-Term Export Growth Financing Facility (LTEGFF), with financing lines worth Rs350 billion to support long-term investment and expand export capacity.
Under the facility, exporters can invest in new plant and machinery, including locally manufactured and imported equipment. It will also support balancing, modernisation and replacement (BMR) of existing projects.
The LTEGFF further encourages investments supporting Pakistan’s transition towards a greener and more sustainable economy. Such investments are expected to help exporters improve environmental and sustainability standards and strengthen their position in international markets where ESG and environmental compliance are increasingly important.
Pak EXIM, working closely with the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), is managing the EFS and LTEGFF to support the government’s export-led growth strategy. The initiatives aim to encourage
new exporters, increase SME participation, facilitate business investment and modernisation, and improve the overall competitiveness and diversification of Pakistan’s exports.
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To make export financing more accessible, Pak EXIM has also developed an EFS Digital Portal, connecting the bank with participating financial institutions (PFIs). Development finance institutions (DFIs) are also being onboarded to the platform.
The portal provides digital, end-to-end processing between Pak EXIM and participating institutions, with the aim of improving efficiency, transparency and uninterrupted access to export finance.
