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Islamabad: Pakistan on Thursday issued its first-ever Panda Bond in China\u2019s onshore capital market, attracting strong investor demand in a move officials described as a sign of growing confidence in the country\u2019s economic outlook.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Advisor to the Finance Minister Khurram Schehzad said the inaugural Panda Bond was a three-year fixed-rate instrument and Pakistan\u2019s first RMB-denominated sovereign issuance in China\u2019s domestic capital market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe landmark Panda Bond issuance of RMB 1.75 billion, equivalent to USD 250 million, attracted overwhelming investor demand of over RMB 8.8 billion, approximately USD 1.26 billion, resulting in an oversubscription of more than five times,\u201d Schehzad said in a post on X.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Panda Bonds are yuan-denominated bonds issued by foreign governments or institutions in China.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read: SBP secures PKR 1.09 tn via govt bonds<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Schehzad, demand for the first tranche alone exceeded Pakistan\u2019s entire planned Panda Bond programme size of RMB 7.2 billion, or around USD 1 billion equivalent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said the strong response reflected increasing international investor confidence in Pakistan\u2019s reform agenda and improving macroeconomic indicators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe strong order book enabled highly competitive pricing with a 2.5% coupon, demonstrating the market\u2019s positive assessment of Pakistan\u2019s improving macroeconomic fundamentals, external stability, disciplined fiscal management, and sovereign repayment capacity,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Officials described the issuance as a major step in expanding Pakistan\u2019s access to international capital markets and deepening financial cooperation with China.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Schehzad said the successful issuance signalled international recognition of Pakistan\u2019s economic recovery and reflected confidence in the country\u2019s fiscal reforms, debt management efforts, and commitment to sustainable growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile, Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb travelled to Beijing on Wednesday to attend the issuance ceremony for Pakistan\u2019s inaugural Panda Bond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Islamabad: Pakistan on Thursday issued its first-ever Panda Bond in China\u2019s onshore capital market, attracting strong investor demand in a move officials described as a sign of growing confidence in the country\u2019s economic outlook. Advisor to the Finance Minister Khurram Schehzad said the inaugural Panda Bond was a three-year fixed-rate instrument and Pakistan\u2019s first RMB-denominated sovereign issuance in China\u2019s domestic capital market. \u201cThe landmark Panda Bond issuance of RMB 1.75 billion, equivalent to USD 250 million, attracted overwhelming investor demand of over RMB 8.8 billion, approximately USD 1.26 billion, resulting in an oversubscription of more than five times,\u201d Schehzad said in a post on X. Panda Bonds are yuan-denominated bonds issued by foreign governments or institutions in China. Read: SBP secures PKR 1.09 tn via govt bonds According to Schehzad, demand for the first tranche alone exceeded Pakistan\u2019s entire planned Panda Bond programme size of RMB 7.2 billion, or around USD 1 billion equivalent. He said the strong response reflected increasing international investor confidence in Pakistan\u2019s reform agenda and improving macroeconomic indicators. \u201cThe strong order book enabled highly competitive pricing with a 2.5% coupon, demonstrating the market\u2019s positive assessment of Pakistan\u2019s improving macroeconomic fundamentals, external stability, disciplined fiscal management, and…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":105523,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15017],"tags":[70019,73065,73068,62798,61415,62777,69015,4295,70018,60808,70749,63747,32,34475,63217,68226,73067,73066],"persona":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-105518","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-notices-announcements","8":"tag-bond-issuance","9":"tag-china-capital-market","10":"tag-china-pakistan-financial-cooperation","11":"tag-debt-market","12":"tag-economic-reforms","13":"tag-finance-ministry-pakistan","14":"tag-fiscal-management","15":"tag-foreign-investment","16":"tag-international-capital-markets","17":"tag-investor-confidence","18":"tag-khurram-schehzad","19":"tag-muhammad-aurangzeb","20":"tag-pakistan","21":"tag-pakistan-economy","22":"tag-pakistan-financial-news","23":"tag-panda-bond","24":"tag-rmb-bond","25":"tag-sovereign-bond","26":"cat-15017-id"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nPak's Panda Bond attracts strong investor interest - 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