Tag: Portfolio Investment

  • Foreign direct investment falls by 50 percent in 2018/2019

    Foreign direct investment falls by 50 percent in 2018/2019

    KARACHI: The inflow of foreign direct investment (FDI) to the country has declined by 50 percent to $1.73 billion during fiscal year 2018/2019 as compared with $3.47 billion in the preceding fiscal year, State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) said on Monday.

    The inflows under FDI recorded growth of 24.5 percent to $3.16 billion during last fiscal year as compared with $4.185 billion in the fiscal year 2017/2018. On the other hand the outflows recorded 99 percent increase to $1.422 billion during fiscal year 2018/2019 as compared with $714.2 million in the preceding fiscal year.

    The total foreign private investment into the country fell by 59.10 percent to $1.32 billion in the last fiscal year as compared with $3.23 billion in the preceding fiscal year.

    The inflows of portfolio investment into the capital market were declined by 72.5 percent during the fiscal year under review. The market witnessed outflows of $415.2 million during the last fiscal year as compared with the outflows of $240.7 million in the preceding fiscal year.

    The total foreign investment including foreign public investment fell by 94.2 percent to $330 million in 2018/2019 as compared with $5.68 billion in the preceding fiscal year.

  • Pakistan’ FDI declines by 52 percent in 10 months

    Pakistan’ FDI declines by 52 percent in 10 months

    KARACHI: Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) has declined by 52 percent during first 10 months of current fiscal year owing to higher repatriation of profits by corporate sector.

    The total FDI was recorded at $1.376 billion during July –April 2018/2019 as compared with $2.849 billion in the corresponding period of the last year, showing 51.7 percent decline, according to data released by State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Tuesday.

    The inflows under FDI registered 22 percent decline to $2.684 billion during first 10 months of current fiscal year as compared with $3.44 billion in the same period of the last fiscal year.

    The outflows on the other hand increased by 121 percent to $1.308 billion during July – April 2018/2019 as compared with $591 million in the same period of the last fiscal year.

    The total foreign private investment registered 64.3 percent decline to $968 million during July-April 2018/2019 as compared with $2.713 billion in the same period of the last fiscal year.

    The portfolio investment posted 200 percent decline during the period under review to outflow of $408 million as compared with the outflow of $136.2 million.

    Foreign public investment witnessed 140.4 percent decline to $2.45 billion during July – April 2018/2019 as compared with outflow of $990.6 in the same period of the last fiscal year.

  • Foreign Direct Investment Falls By 19.2pc in July-December

    Foreign Direct Investment Falls By 19.2pc in July-December

    The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has reported a significant decrease in the inflow of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) into Pakistan during the first half of the current fiscal year, signaling a challenging economic environment.

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