{
  "id": 12292200,
  "title": "Pakistan Investment Bonds attract inflows from Gulf investors",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/pakistan-investment-bonds-attract-inflows-from-gulf-investors",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-06T03:08:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn Business",
    "slug": "dawn-business",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2035048/pakistan-investment-bonds-attract-inflows-from-gulf-investors"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Amid the US-Iran conflict, Gulf investors are increasingly turning to Pakistan as a secure investment destination. Pakistan Investment Bonds (PIBs) offer higher yields and risk-free returns. According to State Bank of Pakistan data released on Monday, Gulf countries, especially the UAE, invested $129.8 million in long-term PIBs within the first 25 days of September.\n\nForeign investors have previously been hesitant to invest in Pakistan due to political uncertainty, inadequate domestic investment, and weak growth. However, the current situation in the Middle East, including Iran's closure of the Strait of Hormuz and the resulting oil trade disruptions, has created uncertainty for Gulf investors. Some financial experts note that these countries have invested billions of dollars in the U.S., particularly in tech companies, but the changing US-Iran relations and unpredictable ties with other Gulf nations have prompted a search for safer investment options.\n\nThe UAE led investments in PIBs during September, depositing $110 million, while Bahrain contributed $10 million and $14 million in treasury bills, respectively. In the first quarter of the year, from July 1 to September 25, total investments in PIBs reached $203.7 million, with outflows of $115 million. In contrast, investments in treasury bills amounted to $161 million, with outflows of $171 million.\n\nS.S. Iqbal, a money market expert, highlights that most of the maturing amount is being reinvested in domestic bonds, with only a slight additional investment. This, he suggests, indicates that domestic bonds are attractive to Gulf investors. To make Pakistan even more appealing, Iqbal recommends the government to boost foreign exchange reserves and promote long-term PIBs to reduce frequent repayments.\n\nBy encouraging foreign investors, including overseas Pakistanis, to invest in PIBs, the government can encourage additional investments. Overseas Pakistanis are already keeping their savings in European and American banks, as their trust in Pakistani banks was severely damaged in 1998 when their foreign exchange reserves were frozen following nuclear tests and international sanctions.",
  "summary": "KARACHI: Amid the ongoing US-Iran conflict , investors from Gulf countries are increasingly seeing Pakistan as a safe place to invest in domestic bonds, which offer higher yields and risk-free returns. Data released by the State Bank of Pakistan on Monday showed that Gulf countries, particularly the UAE, invested $129.8 million in long-term Pakistan Investment Bonds (PIBs) in the first 25 days of…",
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}