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Pakistan has raised a record $3 billion through a dual-tranche Eurobond, attracting nearly $6 billion in global investor orders and signaling renewed confidence in its economy.
Pakistan has raised $3 billion through a dual-tranche Eurobond issuance, marking the country’s largest-ever single international capital market transaction and signaling a notable return to global debt markets.
According to the Ministry of Finance, the offering attracted nearly $6 billion in orders, almost twice the amount issued. The strong demand came from a broad and geographically diversified base of institutional investors, providing a significant market-based indication of renewed interest in Pakistani sovereign debt.
The transaction consists of two bonds: a $1.75 billion, 5.5-year instrument carrying a 7.5 per cent coupon and a $1.25 billion, 10-year bond with a 7.9 per cent coupon. The longer-dated tranche is particularly significant as it tests international investors’ willingness to hold Pakistani sovereign debt over an extended period.
The Finance Ministry described the transaction as an important milestone in Pakistan’s renewed and increasingly diversified access to international capital markets. It also forms the first issuance under Pakistan’s renewed Global Medium-Term Note Programme, following the country’s inaugural Panda Bond and improvements in its sovereign credit profile.
Rather than viewing the transaction solely as a means of raising fresh funds, the government says it forms part of a broader sovereign liability-management strategy. The stated objective is to diversify financing sources, extend debt maturities, reduce refinancing and rollover risks, and potentially replace shorter-term or more expensive obligations with longer-duration financing.
The latest issuance follows Pakistan’s earlier $500 million Eurobond issued in April under the same programme. Strong investor demand allowed that transaction to be increased to $750 million through a green-shoe option. Pakistan also recently repaid a $1.4 billion Eurobond that matured in April.
The latest development comes after several years in which Pakistan relied heavily on multilateral, bilateral and commercial financing. The government argues that successive sovereign credit-rating upgrades and renewed market access demonstrate an improving economic trajectory.
With nearly $6 billion in demand for a $3 billion issuance, the latest Eurobond has provided Pakistan with more than immediate financing. It has also offered a fresh test of international investor confidence in the country’s medium- and long-term economic outlook.
