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FDI inflows

Whither Pakistan’s FDI inflows

Published 03 Nov, 2025 04:58am

Pakistan’s total foreign direct investment (FDI) July-September 2025 plummeted to negative 64.5 million dollars...

July FDI up 7pc to $208m YoY

Updated 20 Aug, 2025 08:44am

KARACHI: Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) into Pakistan rose by 7 percent in the first month of this fiscal year...

‘$50mn in FDI’: CCP approves 69 merger and acquisition in FY2024-25

Published 08 Jul, 2025 06:47pm

The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) approved a total of 69 merger and acquisition (M&A) transactions...

FDI Uptick, Deeper Worries

Published 26 Mar, 2025 08:42am

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

FDI surge: a flicker or flame

Published 20 Feb, 2025 08:29am

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

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

Updated 17 Jan, 2025 07:22pm

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

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

Updated 01 Jan, 2025 09:21am

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

Efficiency-Seeking FDI in Pakistan: A comprehensive analysis

Published 01 Jan, 2025 08:50am

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

FDI in 5MFY25

Published 19 Dec, 2024 08:46am

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

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

Updated 18 Nov, 2024 11:20pm

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

FDI in Pakistan - beyond quick gains

Published 13 Nov, 2024 08:44am

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

Facilitating FDI inflows

Published 07 Nov, 2024 06:44am

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

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

Updated 05 Oct, 2024 10:27pm

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

FDI at a crossroads

Published 23 Sep, 2024 09:02am

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

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

Updated 19 Sep, 2024 08:51am

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

FDI – better or not?

Published 22 May, 2024 06:34am

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

Apr FDI inflow up 172pc to $358.84m YoY

Updated 18 May, 2024 04:58pm

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

FDI – more of the same

Published 24 Apr, 2024 07:30am

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

Jul-Mar FDI inflows decline 10pc YoY

Updated 23 Apr, 2024 09:42am

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

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

Updated 27 Mar, 2024 08:42pm

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

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

Published 21 Mar, 2024 05:22am

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

FDI – the worst isn’t over yet!

Published 22 Feb, 2024 08:38am

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

Jan remittances up 0.6pc to $2.397bn MoM

Published 13 Feb, 2024 05:59am

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

FDI in 1HFY24

Published 18 Jan, 2024 09:04am

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

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

Published 17 Jan, 2024 08:41pm

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

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

Updated 17 Jan, 2024 10:52pm

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

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

Updated 15 Jan, 2024 09:14pm

Cumulative inflow has crossed $7.2 billion by December-end

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

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Sep 29	277.32
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Sep 29	277.12
USD to Japanese Yen / Sep 30	157.03
USD to Swiss Franc / Sep 30	0.83
Pound Sterling to USD / Sep 30	1.32
Euro to USD / Sep 30	1.13
SOFR % / Sep 28	3.90

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Sep 29	7,670.84
Nasdaq / Sep 29	26,797.54
Dow Jones / Sep 29	51,349.92
India Sensex / Sep 30	72,729.39
Tokyo Nikkei / Sep 30	66,728.56
Hang Seng / Sep 30	24,534.37
FTSE 100 / Sep 30	10,714.17
Germany DAX 30 / Sep 30	25,546.29
France CAC40 / Sep 30	8,055.71

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Sep 29	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Sep 29	374,945
Petrol/Litre / Sep 30	387.54
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Sep 30	89.69
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Sep 30	4,309.98
Diesel/Litre / Sep 30	402.24
Cotton US¢/pound / Sep 30	79.18

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Colony Tex.Mills Ltd / Sep 30 Colony Textile Mills Limited(CTM)	7.26 ▲ 1 (15.97%)
Kohinoor Spinning / Sep 30 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	5.73 ▲ 0.77 (15.52%)
Lse Spac-I Ltd. / Sep 30 Lse Spac-I Limited(SPAC1)	20.41 ▲ 1.86 (10.03%)
Tri-Star Mutual / Sep 30 Tri-Star Mutual Fund Limited(TSMF)	16.57 ▲ 1.51 (10.03%)
Sindh Modaraba / Sep 30 Sindh Modaraba(SINDM)	33.28 ▲ 3.03 (10.02%)
Ghazi Fabrics / Sep 30 Ghazi Fabrics International Limited(GFIL)	26.38 ▲ 2.4 (10.01%)
Asim Textile / Sep 30 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	113.96 ▲ 10.36 (10%)
Dadex Eternit / Sep 30 Dadex Eternit Limited(DADX)	150.32 ▲ 13.67 (10%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Sep 30 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	29.04 ▲ 2.64 (10%)
Oilboy Energy / Sep 30 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	18.59 ▲ 1.69 (10%)

Stock	Price
Ashfaq Textile / Sep 30 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	50.57 ▼ -5.62 (-10%)
Ghani Chemworld Limited(PRS) / Sep 30 Ghani Chemworld Limited(PRS)(GCWLPRS)	118.83 ▼ -13.16 (-9.97%)
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / Sep 30 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	11.25 ▼ -1.15 (-9.27%)
The Thal Ind.Corp. / Sep 30 The Thal Industries Corporation Limited(TICL)	918.13 ▼ -92.07 (-9.11%)
Pakistan Services / Sep 30 Pakistan Services Limited(PSEL)	1,019.63 ▼ -99.15 (-8.86%)
Mandviwala / Sep 30 Mandviwala Mauser Plastic Industries(MWMP)	77.07 ▼ -7.14 (-8.48%)
S.G.Power / Sep 30 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	23.41 ▼ -1.84 (-7.29%)
D.M. Corporation / Sep 30 D.M. Corporation Limited(DMC)	165.33 ▼ -11.63 (-6.57%)
Cordoba Logistics / Sep 30 Cordoba Logistics & Ventures Limited(CLVL)	28.32 ▼ -1.94 (-6.41%)
EMCO Industries / Sep 30 Emco Industries Limited(EMCO)	32.10 ▼ -1.93 (-5.67%)

Stock	Volume
Pak Int.Bulk / Sep 30 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	73,446,994 ▲ 0.11
Kohinoor Spinning / Sep 30 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	58,387,095 ▲ 0.77
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Sep 30 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	50,882,891 ▼ -0.09
Cnergyico PK / Sep 30 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	28,308,841 ▲ 0.03
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Sep 30 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	21,823,804 ▲ 1.27
Arif Habib Corp / Sep 30 Arif Habib Corporation Limited(AHCL)	17,873,579 ▲ 0.1
Pak Refinery / Sep 30 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	17,817,038 ▲ 0.45
WorldCall Telecom / Sep 30 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	17,431,935 ▼ -0.01
S.G.Power / Sep 30 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	16,575,953 ▼ -1.84
F. Nat.Equities / Sep 30 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	14,238,200 ▲ 0

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