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Foreign Direct Investment

FDI – a weak link

In a country with high political, economic and financial volatility, little can be expected on the foreign...

Updated 23 Aug, 2023 10:42am

July FDI up 17.3pc to $87.7m YoY

KARACHI: The foreign direct investment (FDI) in July has increased by 17.3 percent on year-on-year basis to $87.7...

Updated 19 Aug, 2023 03:23pm

Business & Finance

Foreign investors: Repatriation of profit, dividend dives to 18-year low

KARACHI: The repatriation of profit and dividend by foreign investors plunged by 80 percent, ie, to 18 years lowest...

Updated 27 Jul, 2023 10:01am

BR Research

Repatriation axed!

Dividend and profit repatriation on foreign direct invest was almost negligible in FY23 and also lowest in at least...

Published 17 Jul, 2023 07:03am

BR Research

Telecom FDI still in the blue

While the disappointing run in the telecommunications industry’s foreign direct investment (FDI) continues, slight...

Published 05 Jul, 2023 09:54am

BR Research

FDI not hopeful

That foreign direct investment plunged is not a news anymore. FDI in the country has been weak and shrinking, as per...

Updated 22 Jun, 2023 11:33am

FDI plunges 21pc in 11 months

KARACHI: Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the country plunged by 21 percent during the first eleven months of this...

Updated 21 Jun, 2023 08:55am

BoI seeks to cut red tape to woo global investors

The Board of Investment in consultation with the World Bank Group drafts a Zero Time to Start Policy aimed at facilitating investment in country

Updated 08 May, 2023 08:59am

BR Research

FDI drying up

Nothing is going in favor of the investment climate in the country. Foreign direct investment in the country is...

Published 22 Mar, 2023 08:44am

Jul-Feb FDI down 40pc YoY

KARACHI: The Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the country fell by 40 percent in the first eight months of current...

Updated 21 Mar, 2023 09:00am

Business & Finance

Jul-Jan FDI dips 44pc

KARACHI: Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Pakistan constricted by 44 percent during the first seven months of this...

Published 21 Feb, 2023 05:57am

BR Research

FDI – No respite soon!

The lull for foreign direct investment is stretching with continued political uncertainty and the disastrous ...

Published 23 Jan, 2023 09:38am

FDI plunges 59pc during HIFY23

KARACHI: The Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) into the country remained on a downward trend and fell by 59 percent...

Updated 19 Jan, 2023 08:41am

Opinion

FDI: disastrous policies

This writer has been writing following in response to the news that the Government of Pakistan is considering...

Published 11 Jan, 2023 06:33am

BR Research

FDI – no way out!

That the FDI continues to spiral down is nothing surprising. There will be no respite in plummeting foreign...

Published 20 Dec, 2022 08:54am

Pakistan

Pakistan can borrow through ICIEC to reduce financing cost, says CEO

KARACHI: As a member country, Pakistan can borrow through the Islamic Corporation for the Insurance of Investment...

Updated 20 Dec, 2022 11:16am

Jul-Nov FDI declines 51pc to $430m YoY

KARACHI: Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) recorded negative growth and declined by 51 percent during the first five...

Updated 17 Dec, 2022 10:02am

Editorials

Delay in IMF 9th review: uncertainty deepens

EDITORIAL: Former Prime Minister Imran Khan, the leader of the largest single party and with a government in two...

Published 16 Dec, 2022 05:58am

Business & Finance

BOI, FPCCI join hands to boost investment

KARACHI: Irfan Iqbal Sheikh, President Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) has informed...

Published 13 Dec, 2022 07:18am

Business & Finance

‘Pak-Vietnam trade volume to cross $1bn level soon’

KARACHI: Head of Vietnam Trade Mission Nguyen Thi Diep has said that Pakistan and Vietnam have been maintaining good...

Published 03 Dec, 2022 05:50am

Pakistan

Net FDI in Pakistan falls over 52% in first four months of FY23

Net Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Pakistan dropped 52.1% during the first four months of the ongoing fiscal ...

Updated 21 Nov, 2022 07:25pm

Business & Finance

Indonesia’s Q3 foreign direct investment value rises 63.6% y/y

JAKARTA: Foreign direct investment (FDI) in Indonesia rose 63.6% on a yearly basis in the third quarter in rupiah...

Published 24 Oct, 2022 09:58am

Business & Finance

Q1 FDI declines 47pc to $253.4m YoY

KARACHI: Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) continued negative growth and plunged by 47 percent during the first...

Updated 20 Oct, 2022 09:52am

Business & Finance

Net FDI falls over 26% in first two months of FY23

Net Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Pakistan fell 26.1% during the first two months of the ongoing fiscal year...

Published 22 Sep, 2022 12:06pm

Editorials

Spurring forex inflows need of the hour

EDITORIAL: Home remittances inched up from the previous month to $2.7 billion in August 2022. However, in the first...

Published 16 Sep, 2022 06:04am

Opinion

Need for all-out reforms

Economic growth is strongly related to good governance and political stability in a country. Unfortunately, during...

Published 09 Sep, 2022 06:09am

BR Research

No break in FDI woes

Dreary, weak, dull. That is how one can sum up the FDI situation in Pakistan. Foreign direct investment in the...

Published 25 Aug, 2022 10:47am

Editorials

Better late than never

EDITORIAL: It turns out that repeated assurances from the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) and finance ministry were on...

Published 11 Aug, 2022 04:35am

Pakistan

Ahsan says economy in ‘recovery mode’ after tough decisions taken

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal has said the country’s...

Published 05 Aug, 2022 06:27am

Business & Finance

Twin cities to get first resort-style housing society soon

ISLAMABAD: As a major boost to the federal government’s efforts to lure foreign direct investment (FDI) in the...

Published 25 Jul, 2022 06:12am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 23	278.40
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 23	278.10
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 23	154.85
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 23	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 23	1.24
Euro to USD / Apr 23	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 22	5010.60
Nasdaq / Apr 22	15451.31
Dow Jones / Apr 22	38239.98
India Sensex / Apr 23	73884.02
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 23	37552.16
Hang Seng / Apr 23	16828.93
FTSE 100 / Apr 23	8045.70
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 23	17967.18

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 19	21035
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 22	213220
Petrol/Litre / Apr 23	293.94
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 23	82.41
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 23	2301.86
Diesel/Litre / Apr 23	290.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 23 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 23 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 23 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 23 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 23 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 23 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 23 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 23 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 23 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 23 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 23 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 23 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 23 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 23 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 23 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 23 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 23 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 23 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 23 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 23 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 23 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Apr 23 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Apr 23 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Apr 23 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 23 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 23 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Apr 23 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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