Pakistan, Sept. 17 -- Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb on Wednesday said Pakistan's inaugural Sustainable Panda Bond has earned international recognition at the 2026 Asia-Pacific Climate Bonds Awards, receiving the Pioneer Sustainable Sovereign Panda Bond Issuer Award.

The minister, while expressing gratitude to the Climate Bonds Initiative, Government of China, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), Asian Development Bank (ADB), investors, advisers, underwriters and other partners, said the recognition reflected more than a successful financial transaction. He said the award demonstrated Pakistan's growing access to new pools of global capital, deeper international partnerships and continued prog...