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  • Total foreign investment surges by over 98pc in 10 months

    Total foreign investment surges by over 98pc in 10 months

    KARACHI: The inflow of total foreign investment into Pakistan has surged by over 98 percent during first 10 months (July – April) 2020/2021 of the current fiscal year owing to massive investments in public debt securities.

    According to data released by State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Friday, the total foreign investment into the country increased to $3.736 billion during first ten months of the current fiscal year as compared with $1.884 billion in the corresponding months of the last fiscal year.

    The foreign public investment in debt securities has increased to $2.463 billion during the period under review as compared with the outflow of $234 million in the same period of the last fiscal year.

    The foreign private investment fell by around 40 percent to $1.273 billion during first ten months of the current fiscal year as compared with $2.118 billion in the corresponding months of the last fiscal year.

    The major component of foreign private investment i.e. foreign direct investment (FDI) registered a decline of 32.5 percent to $1.553 billion during July – April 2020/2021 as compared with $2.301 billion in the same period of the last fiscal year.

    The other component of the foreign private investment i.e. portfolio investment in the stock market witnessed a sharp outflow of $280 million during the period under review as compared with the outflow of $182.7 million in the same period of the last fiscal year.

  • Foreign direct investment plunges by 35pc in nine months

    Foreign direct investment plunges by 35pc in nine months

    KARACHI: The influx of foreign direct investment (FDI) into Pakistan has plummeted by 35 percent during the first nine months (July – March) of the fiscal year 2020/2021, as per data released by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Monday.

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  • FPCCI expresses concerns over falling foreign direct investment

    FPCCI expresses concerns over falling foreign direct investment

    KARACHI: Federation of Pakistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) has expressed concerns over falling foreign direct investment (FDI) despite incentives granted to foreign investors.

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  • Foreign direct investment falls by 30pc during July-Feb

    Foreign direct investment falls by 30pc during July-Feb

    KARACHI: The net inflow of foreign direct investment (FDI) has declined by 30 percent during first eight months (July – February) 2020/2021 owing to significant increase in outflow of the investment during the period under review.

    According to data released by State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Wednesday, the FDI fell to $1.3 billion during first eight months of the current fiscal year as compared with $1.85 billion in the corresponding months of the last fiscal year.

    The inflows under this head witnessed a decline of 16 percent to $1.98 billion during July – February 2020/2021 as compared with $2.36 billion in the corresponding period of the last fiscal year.

    However, outflow under this head increased by 35 percent to $683 million during the period under review as compared with $507 million in the corresponding period of the last fiscal year.

    The overall inflow of private foreign investment fell by 43 percent to $1.04 billion during the first eight months of the current fiscal year as compared with $1.83 billion in the corresponding period of the last fiscal year.

    The portfolio investment from the equity market witnessed massive outflows during the period. The portfolio investment saw an outflow of $256 million during the first eight months of the current fiscal year as compared with outflow of $26.3 million in the same period of the last fiscal year.

    The foreign public investment recorded outflow of $132 million during first eight months of the current fiscal year as compared with inflows of $2.16 billion in the corresponding period of the last fiscal year.

  • Foreign direct investment plunges by 27 percent in seven months

    Foreign direct investment plunges by 27 percent in seven months

    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.

  • Foreign investment drops by 72 percent in first half

    Foreign investment drops by 72 percent in first half

    KARACHI: The inflow of foreign investment into Pakistan has dropped by 72 percent during first half (July – December) of fiscal year 2020/2021 due to outflows from debt securities and equity market.

    The total foreign investment fell to $514.5 million during first half of the current fiscal year as compared with $1.83 billion in the corresponding half of the last fiscal year, State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) said on Monday.

    Foreign private investment – the major component of total foreign investment into the country – fell by 48.5 percent during the first half of the current fiscal year. The foreign private investment declined to $708 million during July – December 2020/2021 as compared with $1.37 billion in the corresponding period of the last fiscal year.

    The total foreign direct investment (FDI) fell by 30 percent to $953 million during the half under review as compared with $1.35 billion in the corresponding half of the last fiscal year.

    The investment in capital market witnessed outflow of $244 million during the first half of the current fiscal year as compared with inflow of $18.8 million in the same half of the last fiscal year.

    The investment in debt securities also witnessed outflow of $194 million during July – December 2020/2021 as compared with inflow of $452 million during the same period of the last fiscal year.

  • Foreign investment falls 81 percent during July – November

    Foreign investment falls 81 percent during July – November

    KARACHI: The inflow of total foreign investment fell by around 81 percent during first five months of the current fiscal year due to outflow of investment from debt securities.

    According to data released by State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Wednesday the foreign public investment fell by 112.5 percent mainly due to outflow in debt securities.

    The investment in debt securities witnessed outflow of $142 million during first five months of the current fiscal year as compared with inflows of $1.13 billion in the same period of the last fiscal year.

    The other segment of total investment i.e. foreign private investment witnessed a decline of 40 percent during the period under review.

    The foreign private investment fell to $531.6 million during July – November of the current fiscal year as compared with $884 million in the corresponding period of the last fiscal year.

    Under the head of foreign private investment, the inflow of direct investment witnessed 17 percent to $717 million during first five months of the current fiscal year as compared with $864.4 million in the same period of the last fiscal year.

    The investment in capital market witnessed massive outflow during the period. The portfolio investment during first five months of the current fiscal year witnessed outflow of $185.8 million as compared with inflow of $19.5 million in the same period of the last fiscal year.

  • Foreign direct investment grows by 9 percent in four months

    Foreign direct investment grows by 9 percent in four months

    The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) reported a 9.1% increase in net inflows of foreign direct investment (FDI) during the first four months of the current fiscal year (July – October). The net FDI inflows amounted to $733 million, up from $672 million in the same period of the previous fiscal year, signaling a moderate improvement in investor confidence in Pakistan’s economy.

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  • FDI falls by 24 percent in July – September

    FDI falls by 24 percent in July – September

    KARACHI: The flow of foreign direct investment (FDI) into the country has declined by 24 percent to $416 million during first quarter (July – September) of current fiscal year, State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) said on Friday.

    The FDI was $545 million in the same quarter of the last fiscal year.

    The inflow under this head fell by 17.5 percent to $621 million during first quarter of the current fiscal year as compared with $753 million in the same quarter of the last fiscal year.

    Similarly, the outflows of FDI recorded $205 million during July – September of 2020/2021 million as compared with $207 million in the same period of the last fiscal year.

    The inflows in the stock market witnessed sharp decline during the period. The portfolio investment witnessed 578 percent decline when compared with outflow of $108.5 million during the first quarter of the current fiscal year as compared with inflows of $22.7 million in the same period of the last fiscal year.

    The net inflows of foreign private investment fell by 46 percent to $307 million during July – September 2020/2021 as compared with $586 million in the same period of the last fiscal year.

  • Foreign direct investment surges by 40 percent in two months

    Foreign direct investment surges by 40 percent in two months

    The net inflow of foreign direct investment (FDI) in Pakistan has surged by an impressive 40% during the first two months of the current fiscal year, according to data released by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Friday.

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