Published on, Aug. 28 -- August 28, 2025 6:17 AM

Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb said Pakistan is gearing up to re-enter international capital markets, beginning with the issuance of a Panda bond, expressing optimism that the inaugural issue could take place before the end of the year. The minister also highlighted potential exploration of other global markets, including GMTN, as credit ratings and spreads improve.

The federal minister gave these remarks while addressing the CIPFA-ICAP Public Financial Management Conference 2025, organised by ICAP, at Serena Hotel on Wednesday.

The finance minister shared that he, alongside Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, would visit China next week.

"We will bring up the discussions of where we wa...