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Foreign Direct Investment

Jul-May: FDI into Pakistan falls 4.9% on a year-on-year basis to $1.59bn

FDI flows during May registered a decline of 37% YoY

Published 17 Jun, 2022 10:16pm

Business & Finance

Bank Alfalah observes International Day of Family Remittances

KARACHI: On International Day of Family Remittances, as adopted by the United Nations General Assembly, Bank Alfalah...

Published 16 Jun, 2022 07:15am

World

Ukraine war to hit foreign direct investment: UN

GENEVA: Foreign direct investment is expected to fall this year, with the food, fuel and financial crises triggered...

Published 09 Jun, 2022 05:38pm

BR Research

FDI sorrows

The news is abuzz with India reporting highest ever foreign direct investment of $83.57 billion for 2022. On the...

Published 25 May, 2022 08:33am

Pakistan

FDI inflow soars to $170.6m in April

KARACHI: The inflow of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) into Pakistan increased to $170.6 million in April 2022...

Published 21 May, 2022 04:34am

Business & Finance

Jul-April FDI falls 1.6% year-on-year to $1.46bn

Although Chinese investment in the country has declined sharply, China is still the largest investing county

Published 20 May, 2022 11:23am

Opinion

We’re one step from Sri Lanka

It’s heartening to note that remittances from workers abroad in month of April 2022 have registered a historic...

Published 16 May, 2022 05:42am

Business & Finance

Political uncertainty rattles economy: Country witnesses $1.5bn capital outflow during ongoing fiscal year

LAHORE: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry’s Businessmen Panel (BMP) has said political...

Published 03 Apr, 2022 05:34am

BR Research

FDI in ICTs

To power the country’s digital economy, significant and sustained amounts of investment are required. When the...

Published 21 Mar, 2022 06:07am

India approves investments worth $1.79bn from its neighbours

NEW DELHI: India said on Wednesday it had approved foreign investment worth $1.79 billion from neighbouring states,...

Updated 17 Mar, 2022 09:34am

BR Research

E&P sector and investment

The upstream oil and gas sector in Pakistan has been a constant contributor to the total foreign direct investment...

Published 16 Mar, 2022 08:16am

BR Research

FDI needs a solution

The latest country report by the IMF suggests that Pakistan should take steps to improve business climate to attract...

Published 22 Feb, 2022 08:23am

Jul-Jan FDI posts 11pc growth YoY

KARACHI: Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) posted 11 percent growth during the first seven months of this fiscal year...

Updated 18 Feb, 2022 09:29am

Business & Finance

BMP praises govt, says FDI boost reflects improved security

LAHORE: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry’s Businessmen Panel (BMP) has said that...

Published 24 Jan, 2022 06:50am

Foreign investors: Jul-Nov profit repatriation drops 16.5pc YoY

KARACHI: Repatriation of profit and dividend by foreign investors fell by 16.5 percent during the first five months...

Updated 30 Dec, 2021 10:02am

BR Research

FDI — maintaining status quo

Amid continued promises and claims for good omen, foreign direct investment landscape in Pakistan has been...

Published 21 Dec, 2021 10:56am

BR Research

FDI in power: diversification needed

The country might have announced its objective to increase the share of renewable energy to 30 percent by 2030 along...

Published 08 Dec, 2021 08:00am

BR Research

The repatriation trend

Profit and dividend repatriation in the particular context of foreign direct investment during the first quarter of...

Published 26 Nov, 2021 06:25am

Markets

Pakistani OMCs participate in ADIPEC in Dubai

KARACHI: Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition & Conference (ADIPEC), one of the world’s most...

Published 24 Nov, 2021 06:22am

BR Research

FDI keeps falling...

Globally, foreign direct investment has made a comeback and has returned to pre-pandemic levels in the last couple ...

Published 23 Nov, 2021 07:51am

Opinion

Is CPEC last chance for industrialisation?

The statement “the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is Pakistan’s last chance for industrialisation”...

Published 20 Nov, 2021 03:58am

FDI declines 12pc in 4 months

KARACHI: Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) continued to post negative growth and declined by 12 percent during the...

Updated 18 Nov, 2021 09:27am

BR Research

FDI: IT eclipses Telecoms

Telecom sector continues to score low on the foreign direct investment (FDI) count. As per latest State Bank of...

Published 22 Oct, 2021 07:30am

FDI up 16pc YoY: Dawood

ISLAMABAD: Adviser to Prime Minister for Commerce and Investment, Abdul Razak Dawood on Thursday said that net...

Published 22 Oct, 2021 03:18am

BR Research

FDI ecosystem needs a shake-up

While not so soaring as many have been reporting, FDI to Pakistan has witnessed an improvement in September 2021,...

Published 21 Oct, 2021 07:25am

Q1 FDI slips as Chinese investment plummets

KARACHI: Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the country fell by 4 percent during the first quarter of this fiscal...

Updated 19 Oct, 2021 11:53am

BR Research

OGDCL keeps it flowing

Waning foreign direct investment has not been the only concern for the hydrocarbon exploration and production ...

Published 04 Oct, 2021 07:35am

Profits, dividends: Foreign investors repatriate $396m in Jul-Aug

KARACHI: Foreign investors repatriated some $ 396 million on account of profit and dividend during the first two...

Updated 29 Sep, 2021 10:04am

Pakistan

PAC panel's findings: Mismanagement in BoI held responsible for lower FDI

ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary panel Monday pointed out that mismanagement in the Board of Investment (BoI) has a...

Updated 21 Sep, 2021 11:33am

BR Research

FDI - need for a new perspective

The needle on FDI is not moving; the latest monthly FDI data by the central bank's shows nothing jovial. Net foreign...

Updated 20 Sep, 2021 08:27am

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Jun 26 786 Investments Limited(786)	4.99 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Jun 26 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	269.86 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Jun 26 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16.00 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Jun 26 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Jun 26 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Jun 26 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	68.99 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Jun 26 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	637.11 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Jun 26 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Jun 26 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	7.70 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Attock Cement / Jun 26 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	69.85 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Jun 26 786 Investments Limited(786)	4.99 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Jun 26 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	269.86 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Jun 26 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16.00 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Jun 26 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Jun 26 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Jun 26 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	68.99 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Jun 26 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	637.11 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Jun 26 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Jun 26 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	7.70 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Attock Cement / Jun 26 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	69.85 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume

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Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 24	207.70
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 24	207.50
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 24	135.23
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 24	0.96
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 24	1.23
Euro to USD / Jun 24	1.06
UK LIBOR % / Jun 24	1.57

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 24	3911.74
India Sensex / Jun 24	52727.98
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 24	26491.97
Nasdaq / Jun 24	11607.62
Hang Seng / Jun 24	21719.06
FTSE 100 / Jun 24	7208.81
Dow Jones / Jun 24	31500.68
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 24	13118.13
France CAC40 / Jun 24	6073.35

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 24	107.62
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jun 24	21180.00
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 24	122300.00
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 24	1826.88
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 24	98.05

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