Photo: filePakistan’s central bank is working to open its debt market for retail investors as it gets set to launch its debt market web portal over the next couple of months. The aim of the launch is to mobilise local resources in order to finance domestic projects and cut reliance on tight foreign financing. Speaking at the CFA Society’s 19th Annual Excellence Award on Tuesday, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Governor Jameel Ahmad spoke at length about developing a domestic debt market and highlighted its importance for developing countries like Pakistan. SBP is working on a debt market web portal these days which is near its completion. “The portal is expected to be launched in the next couple of months and will provide access to investors to the debt market and provide relevant information.
