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KARACHI, September 27, 2026 — Overseas Pakistanis and other account holders put US$259 million into Roshan Digital Accounts (RDAs) in August 2026, according to State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) data reported by the Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) and Profit. That took cumulative inflows since the scheme began in September 2020 to US$13.906 billion. An RDA is a bank account in Pakistan that a non-resident opens and runs online.
The August figures
| Measure | June 2026 | July 2026 | August 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly inflow | US$306m | US$282m | US$259m |
| Cumulative inflow (month end) | — | US$13.647bn | US$13.906bn |
| Accounts registered | — | 956,790 | 966,144 |
Source: SBP data via APP ↗ · checked 2026-09-28
August’s inflow was about 8% lower than July’s. Profit reported that it was 58% higher than the US$164 million of August 2025. Citing Topline Securities, Profit said the August figure was below the six-month average of US$290 million but above the long-term monthly average of US$193 million.
By the end of August, APP reported, RDA holders had invested US$716 million in Naya Pakistan Certificates, US$1,332 million in Naya Pakistan Islamic Certificates and US$155 million through Roshan Equity Investment.
SBP publishes these statistics on its RDA progress page ↗. The copy of that page we could read on September 28, 2026 had not yet been updated for August, so the August figures above are as reported by APP and Profit from SBP’s release.
What the governor said
At the launch of the Pasban Remittance Reward Scheme on September 25, 2026, SBP Governor Jameel Ahmad said the RDA scheme’s scope had been expanded to let foreign investors and Pakistani residents with declared foreign assets invest through RDA channels, besides overseas Pakistanis, Business Recorder reported. Samaa quoted him as saying RDA inflows had reached around US$300 million a month.
What changed
- Before: Cumulative RDA inflows stood at US$13.647bn at the end of July 2026, in 956,790 accounts.
- Now: US$13.906bn at the end of August 2026, in 966,144 accounts, after an August inflow of US$259m.
- Effective: Data for August 2026, released by SBP in mid-September 2026.
What this means for you The figures describe the scheme, not your own account: nothing changes for existing RDA holders. If you live abroad and want to send money home or open an RDA, our from-abroad guide lists the channels and what the receiver needs, with corridor pages for Saudi Arabia, the UAE, the UK and the USA.
