KARACHI: The foreign direct investment (FDI) into Pakistan has increased by 68.3 percent during first six months (July – December) of 2019/2020 owing to lower outflows during the period, according to data released by State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Thursday.
The FDI increased to $1.34 billion during first six months of current fiscal year as compared with $796.8 million in the corresponding months of the last fiscal year.
The inflows under the head were at $1.71 billion during the period under review as compared with $1.84 billion in the same period in the last fiscal year.
The outflows were at $391.2 million during first half of the current fiscal year as compared with $1.05 billion in the corresponding half of the last fiscal year.
The portfolio investment in the equity market witnessed increased by $18.8 million in July – December 2019/2020 as compared with outflows of $419.8 million in corresponding period of the last fiscal year.
The total foreign private investment surged by 260.6 percent to $1.36 billion during the first half of the current fiscal year as compared with $377 million in the same half of the last fiscal year.
During the period under review an investment of $452 million was witnessed in the debt securities as foreign public investment.
The total foreign investment increased to $1.81 billion during first six months of current fiscal year as compared with $377 million in the corresponding months of the last fiscal year.
