ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb on Tuesday said the government was actively pursuing a diversified capital markets strategy, aimed at strengthening external buffers and ensuring sustainable financing.

He made the remarks during a meeting with European Union (EU) Ambassador to Pakistan Raimundas Karoblis, the finance ministry said in a post on the social media platform X.

The minister underscored Pakistan’s steady return to macroeconomic stability and renewed engagement with international capital markets, highlighting “growing investor confidence and the government’s commitment to a structured and forward-looking economic reform agenda”.

“He noted that Pakistan has recently re-entered international capital markets after a four-year hiatus through a privately placed Eurobond transaction, which witnessed strong investor interest and was successfully upsized,” the ministry said.

Mr Aurangzeb emphasised that “this milestone reflects improving economic fundamentals and signals a positive trajectory for Pakistan’s global financial integration”.

Mr Aurangzeb further stated that “the government is actively pursuing a diversified capital markets strategy, including future international issuances and innovative financing instruments, aimed at strengthening external buffers and ensuring sustainable financing”.

The ministry added that the EU ambassador extended an invitation to the finance minister to participate in the high-level EU-Pakistan Business Forum scheduled to be held on April 28 in Islamabad, which the minister accepted.

It added that the minister appreciated the EU’s efforts in “bringing toge­ther a large number of international and domestic business representatives, noting that such initiatives provide a valuable platform to showcase Pakistan’s improving business climate and investment potential, while fostering meaningful business-to-business engage­­ment”.

Published in Dawn, April 22nd, 2026