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FDI Uptick, Deeper Worries

Contrary to earlier celebratory headlines, Pakistan’s foreign direct investment (FDI) performance in FY25 remains...

Published 26 Mar, 2025 08:42am

BR Research

FDI surge: a flicker or flame

In January 2025, Pakistan experienced a notable uptick in foreign direct investment (FDI), recording a net inflow of...

Published 20 Feb, 2025 08:29am

Business & Finance

1HFY25 FDI clocks in at $1.3bn, up 20% YoY

Net Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Pakistan grew 20% during the first half of the ongoing fiscal year (1HFY25),...

Updated 17 Jan, 2025 07:22pm

BR Research

Home-Grown Economic Plan: Does the PM have Aurangzeb’s back?

Despite initial hiccups that saw the eviction of foreign consultant Stefan Dercon and the horror of reassignment of...

Updated 01 Jan, 2025 09:21am

BR Research

Efficiency-Seeking FDI in Pakistan: A comprehensive analysis

This analysis is based on the report titled “Efficiency-Seeking FDI in Pakistan” published by the Pakistan Business...

Published 01 Jan, 2025 08:50am

BR Research

FDI in 5MFY25

According to the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), total FDI inflows reached $1.12 billion during July-November FY25, a...

Published 19 Dec, 2024 08:46am

Pakistan

Jul-Oct FDI clocks in at $904.3mn, up 32% YoY

Net Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Pakistan grew 32.3% during the first four months of the ongoing fiscal year...

Updated 18 Nov, 2024 11:20pm

BR Research

FDI in Pakistan - beyond quick gains

Pakistan’s journey toward economic resilience hinges on shifting gears in many aspects; one of them is FDI. Shifting...

Published 13 Nov, 2024 08:44am

Editorials

Facilitating FDI inflows

EDITORIAL: Shehbaz Sharif made a very valid point the other day about promotion of FDI (Foreign Direct Investment)...

Published 07 Nov, 2024 06:44am

Markets

Pitching Pakistan’s economy: brokerage house AHL says country not witnessing exodus of foreign investment

Brokerage house Arif Habib Limited (AHL) has emphatically said that Pakistan is not witnessing an exodus of foreign...

Updated 05 Oct, 2024 10:27pm

BR Research

FDI at a crossroads

While media outlets are abuzz with reports of a 55 percent spike in FDI during the first two months of FY25, this...

Published 23 Sep, 2024 09:02am

Business & Finance

Jul-Aug FDI up 55.5pc to $350.3m YoY

KARACHI: The Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the country rose by 55.5 percent during the first two months of this...

Updated 19 Sep, 2024 08:51am

BR Research

FDI – better or not?

Like other uncertainties in the country, the investment climate in Pakistan is always volatile. This is the very...

Published 22 May, 2024 06:34am

Apr FDI inflow up 172pc to $358.84m YoY

KARACHI: The inflow of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Pakistan has increased by 172 percent on year-on-year...

Updated 18 May, 2024 04:58pm

BR Research

FDI – more of the same

The investment climate in the country is in shambles; and for years the efforts by the authorities have not yielded...

Published 24 Apr, 2024 07:30am

Business & Finance

Jul-Mar FDI inflows decline 10pc YoY

KARACHI: Inflows of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the country declined by 10 percent during the first nine...

Updated 23 Apr, 2024 09:42am

Pakistan

July-February FY24: foreign investors’ profit repatriation soars 237%

Repatriation of profit and dividends by foreign investors was a massive 237% higher on a year-on-year basis during...

Updated 27 Mar, 2024 08:42pm

Business & Finance

Jul-Feb FDI down 17pc to $820.6m YoY

KARACHI: Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the country plunged by 17 percent during the first eight months of this...

Published 21 Mar, 2024 05:22am

BR Research

FDI – the worst isn’t over yet!

It is no exaggeration that political and economic instability scares away the investors – be it local or foreign....

Published 22 Feb, 2024 08:38am

Business & Finance

Jan remittances up 0.6pc to $2.397bn MoM

KARACHI: The country received worker’s remittance inflows of $ 2.4 billion during January 2024. The State Bank of...

Published 13 Feb, 2024 05:59am

BR Research

FDI in 1HFY24

The recent data released by the central bank shows that FDI in the country during December 2023 jacked up by 60...

Published 18 Jan, 2024 09:04am

World

India eyes $100bn annual foreign direct investment in coming years: IT minister

DAVOS: India is eyeing $100 billion in annual foreign direct investment (FDI) “in the next few years”, its IT...

Published 17 Jan, 2024 08:41pm

Pakistan

Pakistan’s FDI up nearly 35% in first six months of FY24

During November alone, net FDI amounted to $211.1mn, a 538% increase when compared with the same month of the previous year

Updated 17 Jan, 2024 10:52pm

Markets

RDA: inflow up 17%, clocks in at $160mn in December

Cumulative inflow has crossed $7.2 billion by December-end

Updated 15 Jan, 2024 09:14pm

BR Research

Repatriation back on track?

The repatriation of dividends and profits hit a snag in FY23 where the payments of foreign direct investment were...

Published 09 Jan, 2024 09:16am

Opinion

Bullish and bearish norms on PSX

When the bulls took over the PSX in the last week of June 2023, few expected their run to continue unbroken for six...

Published 04 Jan, 2024 05:41am

Markets

Aramco to buy 40% equity stake in GO Pakistan

Planned acquisition is Aramco’s first entry into the Pakistani fuels retail market, Saudi Arabia's company says

Updated 12 Dec, 2023 06:38pm

BR Research

To cut or not to cut

The monetary policy committee is meeting today to largely deliberate on the policy rate. It is widely expected that...

Updated 12 Dec, 2023 11:16am

Markets

Another day, another high: KSE-100 gains 1.5% to close near 64,000

Experts say ongoing momentum signifies boost in investor confidence

Updated 06 Dec, 2023 10:46pm

BR Research

FDI and SIFC

Its most unfortunate that all those who have been in power for the longest time in the country’s history have been...

Published 27 Nov, 2023 06:45am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 23	283.90
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 23	283.60
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 23	147.27
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 23	0.82
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 23	1.34
Euro to USD / Jun 23	1.15
UK LIBOR % / Jun 20	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 20	5,967.84
Nasdaq / Jun 20	19,447.41
Dow Jones / Jun 20	42,206.82
India Sensex / Jun 23	81,805.29
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 23	38,354.09
Hang Seng / Jun 23	23,650.62
FTSE 100 / Jun 23	8,779.33
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 23	23,247.79
France CAC40 / Jun 23	7,558.55

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jun 20	16,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 20	306,069
Petrol/Litre / Jun 23	258.43
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 23	74.78
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 23	3,353.56
Diesel/Litre / Jun 23	262.59
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 23	66.65

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Cresent Jute / Jun 23 Crescent Jute Products Limited(CJPL)	7.49 ▲ 1 (15.41%)
Dewan Farooque Sp. / Jun 23 Dewan Farooque Spinning Mills Limited(DFSM)	5.21 ▲ 0.54 (11.56%)
Ist.Capital Sec / Jun 23 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	2.74 ▲ 0.25 (10.04%)
AN Textile Mills / Jun 23 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	25.70 ▲ 2.34 (10.02%)
Shahzad Tex. / Jun 23 Shahzad Textile Mills Limited(SZTM)	51.23 ▲ 4.66 (10.01%)
Karam Ceramics / Jun 23 Karam Ceramics Limited(KCL)	66.80 ▲ 6.07 (10%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jun 23 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	42.90 ▲ 3.9 (10%)
Rupali polyester / Jun 23 Rupali Polyester Limited(RUPL)	27.07 ▲ 2.46 (10%)
Frontier Ceram / Jun 23 Frontier Ceramics Limited(FRCL)	36.30 ▲ 3.3 (10%)
Fazal Cloth / Jun 23 Fazal Cloth Mills Limited(FZCM)	205.70 ▲ 18.7 (10%)

Stock	Price
United BankXD / Jun 23 United Bank Limited(UBL)	263.01 ▼ -261.18 (-49.83%)
First Prudential Mod. / Jun 23 First Prudential Modaraba(PMI)	3.54 ▼ -0.56 (-13.66%)
Invest Bank / Jun 23 Invest Capital Investment Bank Limited(ICIBL)	7.22 ▼ -0.97 (-11.84%)
Ghani Chemworld / Jun 23 Ghani Chemworld Limited(GCWL)	7.98 ▼ -1 (-11.14%)
F.Credit & Inv / Jun 23 First Credit and Investment Bank Limited(FCIBL)	7.75 ▼ -0.88 (-10.2%)
Dewan Cement / Jun 23 Dewan Cement Limited(DCL)	12.49 ▼ -1.39 (-10.01%)
LSE Financial Serv. / Jun 23 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	32.36 ▼ -3.6 (-10.01%)
Arpak Int. / Jun 23 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	51.53 ▼ -5.73 (-10.01%)
Dewan Motors / Jun 23 Dewan Farooque Motors Limited(DFML)	31.91 ▼ -3.55 (-10.01%)
MACPAC Films / Jun 23 MACPAC Films Limited(MACFL)	31.92 ▼ -3.55 (-10.01%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Jun 23 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	52,603,035 ▼ -0.09
Sui South Gas / Jun 23 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	35,712,366 ▼ -4
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Jun 23 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	23,992,293 ▼ -0.06
K-Electric Ltd. / Jun 23 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	23,678,540 ▼ -0.22
Kohinoor Spining / Jun 23 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	22,360,339 ▼ -0.49
Fauji Cement / Jun 23 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	16,259,049 ▼ -3.72
Maple Leaf Cement / Jun 23 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	14,036,410 ▼ -3.05
Cnergyico PK / Jun 23 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	13,907,753 ▼ -0.41
B.O.Punjab / Jun 23 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	13,731,405 ▼ -0.33
Dewan Cement / Jun 23 Dewan Cement Limited(DCL)	13,670,418 ▼ -1.39

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