ISLAMABAD: The Central Directorate of National Savings (CDNS) has attained the annual collection target of Rs23.5 billion in investment in Islamic finance during the start of the fourth quarter of the Current Fiscal Year, from July 1st to May 2nd, 2024-25.
The CDNS has revived the annual collection target and set Rs 40 billion in investment in Islamic finance for the Current Fiscal Year 2024-25, which will lead to growth in the country’s Islamic economy.
“The National Savings had issued the Islamic bonds for the promotion of the Islamic finance system, which will help the development of the Islamic economy in the country,” the senior official of CDNS told APP here on Monday.
Replying to a question, he said the CDNS had achieved the target of Rs 75 billion during the last fiscal year (2023-24) from the Islamic bonds, and that was why it aimed to introduce new dimensions in the Islamic finance sector.
“Islamic finance now has a significant role in the global financial sector. A large part of the economy of many major countries currently includes Islamic finance,” he added. The official said that work was being done on institutional reforms in the CDNS.
Given the current market trend in the country, an ambitious target had been set to improve the savings culture further, he added.
