KARACHI: The inflows of foreign investment registered unprecedented growth to $2 billion during first five months (July – November) of 2019/2020 owing to significant investment in debt securities.
According to data of foreign investment in Pakistan by State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Tuesday, the total investment increased to $2 billion during first five months of current fiscal year as compared with $146.7 million in the same period of the last fiscal year.
The total foreign private investment registered 493 percent growth to $869.7 million during the period under review as compared with $146.7 million in the same period of the last fiscal year.
The major component under this head i.e. foreign direct investment grew by 78.1 percent to $850 million during July – November 2019/2020 as compared with $477.3 million in the same period of the last fiscal year.
The portfolio investment in the equity market registered 106 percent growth to $19.5 million during first five months of current fiscal year as compared with outflow of $330.6 million in the corresponding months of the last fiscal year.
The debt securities witnessed substantial investment of $1.136 billion during first five months of current fiscal year as compared with nominal amount in the corresponding period of the last fiscal year.
