FDI Rose by 35% in July-Dec 2023

Staff Report

Foreign direct investment from July to December rose by 35 percent to $863 million Compared with the same period last year.

According to data released by the State Bank of Pakistan foreign direct investment in December alone reached $211 million as compared with the December 2022 figure of $33 million. Current Account Shows Surplus of $397m in Dec

Six months of the fiscal year showed a net investment of $70.8 million in the equity market as compared to an outflow of $14.2 million in the same period last year, according to SBP data.

Overall net foreign investment in six months of the fiscal year recorded around $934 million as against a $393 million outflow in the same period a year ago.