Times of Islamabad

Pakistanis buy Prize Bonds worth Rs 134 billion in 2018, up 17 from previous year

Pakistanis buy Prize Bonds worth Rs 134 billion in 2018, up 17 from previous year

ISLAMABAD – The investment in prize bonds was 17% higher in 2018 ascompared to 2017.

In a sign that Pakistanis are investing more in prize bonds, NationalSavings sold prize bonds worth Rs134 billion in 2018, witnessing anincrease of 17% over the preceding year, the data from the State Bank ofPakistan shows.

National Savings, Pakistan’s largest investment and financial institution,reported a total investment of Rs923 billion in prize bonds as of lastDecember, up from Rs788 billion from a year ago.

Among all denominations, Rs7,500 prize bonds saw the highest increase of27% over the comparable period of last year followed by Rs15,000 prizebonds that saw an increase of almost 20%.

National savings sell bonds in different denominations starting from Rs100,the cheapest, all the way up to Rs40,000.