Pakistan Selects Global Banking Consortiums for GMTN and Sukuk Debt Programs
The Ministry of Finance has chosen leading international banking consortiums to manage its multi-year GMTN, Sukuk, and foreign currency debt issuances.
Global Investment Banks Reevaluate Sovereign Debt Dynamics in Central Asian Corridors
Barclays upgraded Pakistan dollar bonds to overweight, pointing to improved oil market prospects, steady external reserves, and firm multilateral backstops.
Ministry of Finance Rejects All Bids in Primary Market Sovereign Sukuk Auctions on Pakistan Stock Exchange
The government of Pakistan passes on a combined one hundred and fifty billion rupee target by rejecting all offers for its recent hybrid and ijarah sukuk auction.
Pakistan Makes Historic Chinese Market Entry with Over-Subscribed Inaugural Panda Bond Issuance
Pakistan enters China onshore capital market with a successful RMB 1.75 billion Panda Bond issuance, securing a highly competitive 2.5 percent coupon rate.
Fitch Warns Political Instability to Heighten Credit Risks in Asia-Pacific Emerging Markets in 2026
Fitch Ratings flags political instability as a key credit risk for Asia-Pacific emerging market sovereigns in 2026, citing social unrest, fiscal pressures, and investor concerns across Indonesia, Nepal, Philippines, Maldives, and Mongolia.
IMF Executive Board Set to Review Pakistan’s Program for $1.2 Billion Tranche on December 8
The IMF’s Executive Board will deliberate on Pakistan’s next tranche totaling $1.2 billion under the Extended Fund Facility and Resilience and Sustainability Facility on December 8, following a recent staff-level agreement.
Govt Raises ₨934bn Through PIBs and T-Bills Auctions as Investors Favor Short Tenors
The government of Pakistan has raised around ₨934 billion through PIBs and T-Bills auctions, with investors showing strong demand for short-term instruments amid stable interest rates and monetary policy expectations.
PM Shehbaz Welcomes Bloomberg Report Highlighting Sharp Decline in Pakistan’s Default Risk
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif lauds Bloomberg’s latest report recognizing Pakistan as the world’s second most improved economy in reducing default risk, attributing the progress to strong governance, fiscal reforms, and renewed investor confidence.