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Foreign Direct Investment

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

FDI declines 20pc in two months

SBP reports that Pakistan fetched Foreign Direct Investment amounting to $203 million in July-Aug of FY22

Updated 18 Sep, 2021 10:00am

Pakistan

'Foreign investment desk to be established at CM's office'

LAHORE: With a view to boost the foreign direct investment (FDI) in the province, an in-principle decision has been...

Published 18 Sep, 2021 04:02am

Pakistan

BOI Secy terms visit of German team positive sign for economy

ISLAMABAD: Board of Investment (BOI) Secretary Fareena Mazhar termed the forthcoming visit of German delegation to...

Published 09 Sep, 2021 03:56am

Business & Finance

India attracts $22.5bn in foreign direct investment in April-June

NEW DELHI: India attracted foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows of $22.53 billion during the first three months ...

Published 29 Aug, 2021 03:08am

Repatriation of profit, dividend declines 55pc in July

KARACHI: Repatriation of profit and dividend by the foreign investors fell sharply 55 percent during the first month...

Updated 27 Aug, 2021 09:42am

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FDI –down she goes!

For foreign direct investment, there is nothing to write home about – for a long time now. Every month since the...

Published 23 Aug, 2021 07:35am

July FDI plunges 31pc YoY, clocks in at $90 million

KARACHI: Pakistan fetched Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) amounting to $90 million in the first month of this fiscal...

Updated 18 Aug, 2021 11:29am

Editorials

Need to revise budget projections

EDITORIAL: Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin may direct officials of the ministry of finance to reevaluate the FY...

Published 17 Aug, 2021 04:42am

Business & Finance

FDI far from encouraging despite best policies: PBIF chief

KARACHI: Chairman of National Business Group Pakistan and President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum,...

Published 15 Aug, 2021 04:47am

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Telecom FDI blues

The telecom sector’s contribution to the country’s foreign direct investment (FDI) scorecard has plummeted...

Published 04 Aug, 2021 08:49am

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FDI plunges by 28.9pc in FY21

ISLAMABAD: The net Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) has been decreased by 28.9 percent in financial year 2021 in...

Updated 03 Aug, 2021 09:50am

Unutilised Stimulus Package amount: Rs352bn to be used on vaccine procurement

ECC meeting told that funds were allocated under the Economic Stimulus Package for the entire duration of the Covid-19 pandemic, irrespective of the financial year

Updated 29 Jul, 2021 09:12am

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Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 26	278.40
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 26	278.20
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 26	153.77
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 26	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 26	1.29
Euro to USD / Jul 26	1.09

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 25	5,399.22
Nasdaq / Jul 25	17,181.72
Dow Jones / Jul 25	39,935.07
India Sensex / Jul 26	80,709.64
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 26	37,865.35
Hang Seng / Jul 26	17,058.55
FTSE 100 / Jul 26	8,255.78
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 26	18,346.62

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 26	78.38
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 26	17,035
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 26	215,621
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 26	2,374.19
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 26	68.62
Petrol/Litre / Jul 27	275.60

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Jul 27 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Jul 27 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Jul 27 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Jul 27 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Jul 27 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Jul 27 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Jul 27 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Jul 27 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Jul 27 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Jul 27 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Jul 27 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Jul 27 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Jul 27 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Jul 27 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Jul 27 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Jul 27 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Jul 27 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Jul 27 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Jul 27 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Jul 27 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Jul 27 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Jul 27 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Jul 27 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Jul 27 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 27 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 27 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Jul 27 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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