RDA Inflows Approach $300M As Overseas Pakistanis Relocate Funds Amid Regional Conflict.
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Inflows through Pakistan’s Roshan Digital Account (RDA) scheme have climbed toward $300 million, up from over $200 million previously, as overseas Pakistanis strategically relocate funds amid ongoing regional conflict and geopolitical uncertainty. Speaking at a Remittance and RDA Roadshow in London organized by UBL and Meezan Bank on Thursday, Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb noted that cumulative RDA inflows reached $13.906 billion by August 2026, marking a monthly increase of $259 million (2%) from July's figures.The finance minister urged overseas investors to shift focus away from real estate and Naya Pakistan Certificates toward the productive industrial investments. Furthermore, Aurangzeb highlighted that Pakistan's import cover has strengthened to roughly three months, while federal tax revenues have grown by 40% over the past two years driven by digitalization and enforcement rather than the new tax impositions.
Inflows through Pakistan’s Roshan Digital Account (RDA) scheme have increased to nearly $300 million, up from more than $200 million previously, as some overseas Pakistanis are strategically relocating funds amid the ongoing regional conflict, Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb said on Thursday.
Aurangzeb made the remarks while addressing a Remittance and Roshan Digital Account Roadshow in London, organised by UBL and Meezan Bank. He said RDA inflows had consistently remained close to $300 million as overseas investors reassessed the location of their funds amid geopolitical uncertainty.
The finance minister urged overseas Pakistanis to direct a greater share of RDA funds towards productive investment rather than concentrating them in real estate or Naya Pakistan Certificates.
He said the focus should increasingly shift from simply bringing funds into Pakistan to determining where those funds are invested. Aurangzeb specifically highlighted opportunities in the industrial sector as part of efforts to channel overseas capital into productive economic activity.
According to State Bank of Pakistan data, cumulative RDA inflows reached $13.906 billion by August 2026, rising by $259 million, or 2%, during the month from $13.647 billion at the end of July.
Aurangzeb also said Pakistan’s import cover has improved to around three months, reflecting an improvement in the country’s foreign-exchange position. The government has been closely monitoring external-sector developments amid elevated global energy prices and geopolitical uncertainty.
On tax collection, the minister said federal tax revenues had increased by 40% over the past two years, attributing the improvement to enforcement, digitalisation and greater use of technology rather than the introduction of new taxes.
The RDA was launched by the State Bank in September 2020 to provide overseas Pakistanis with a fully digital mechanism to open accounts and invest or transfer funds into Pakistan remotely. The accounts offer access to investment avenues and allow funds to be repatriated without prior approval from the bank or SBP.
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