KARACHI: The inflows of foreign direct investment (FDI) into Pakistan has increased by 66 percent during first seven months (July – January) of 2019/2020, State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) said on Tuesday.
The inflows of FDI during the period under review increased to $1.56 billion as compared with $944 million in the corresponding period of the last fiscal year.
The total foreign private investment during July – January 2019/2020 registered 196 percent growth. The foreign private investment increased to $1.58 billion as compared with $535 million in the same period of the last fiscal year.
The flow of portfolio investment into the capital market increased by 105 percent during the period under review. The capital market witnessed inflows of $21.5 million during July – January 2019/2020 as compared with outflow of $409 million in the corresponding period of the last fiscal year.
The total inflows of foreign investment has been recorded at $3.42 billion during the period under review. The main source of this investment can be attributed to foreign investment in debt securities.
The inflow of debt securities during first seven months of current fiscal year was at $1.84 billion.
