KARACHI: The foreign direct investment FDI) has declined by $432 million or 27 percent during first seven months of the current fiscal year as compared with same months of the last fiscal year, State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) said on Monday.
The net inflows of FDI fell to $1.145 billion during July – January 2020/2021 as compared with $1.577 billion in the corresponding months of the last fiscal year.
The inflows of FDI were at $1.792 billion during the period under review as compared with $2.04 billion in the corresponding period of the last fiscal year. Similarly, the outflows increased by 39.5 percent to $647 million during July – January 2020/2021 as compared with $464 million in the same period of the last fiscal year.
The portfolio investment in the capital market witnessed massive outflow during the period under review. The outflows from the capital market recorded $237 million during first seven months of the current fiscal year as compared with inflow of $21.5 million in the corresponding months of the last fiscal year.
The overall investment, including foreign public investment, fell by 78 percent to $755 million during first seven months of the current fiscal year as compared with $3.438 billion in the corresponding period of the last fiscal year.
