CDNS hits Rs22 billion in islamic finance investment in first four months of FY2025-26

The Central Directorate of National Savings (CDNS) has reached Rs 22 billion in investment for Islamic finance in the first four and a half months of the fiscal year 2025-26, according to a senior official. This achievement brings the CDNS closer to its target of Rs25 billion for the current year.

In the previous fiscal year 2024-25, the CDNS exceeded its target by securing Rs 24 billion in Islamic finance investments. This year, the CDNS has re-established the goal to continue driving growth in Pakistan’s Islamic economy.

The CDNS has been promoting Islamic finance through instruments like Islamic bonds, which have played a key role in boosting the sector. Last year, it achieved Rs 75 billion in investment from these bonds, and it now aims to introduce further dimensions to Islamic finance in the country.

Islamic finance has increasingly become an integral part of the global financial sector, and the CDNS is working to enhance its institutional framework to contribute further to this growing sector. Alongside the focus on Islamic finance, the CDNS has also set a Rs 1.3 trillion target for savings inflows in FY 2025-26, having already achieved Rs 400 billion in savings by mid-September 2025.

The CDNS’ efforts reflect a growing trend in the nation’s financial landscape, aligning with global shifts towards Islamic finance, as it becomes more prevalent in the economies of major countries.