Increase by 41 % in direct foreign investment in Pakistan

Direct foreign investment in Pakistan increased by 41.06 %.

According to the State Bank report, the volume of direct foreign investment in the country reached $ 1.618 billion during the first eight months of the current fiscal year.

During the same period of the last financial year, the volume of direct foreign investment was $ 1.147 billion, compared to the previous fiscal year, a significant increase of $ 0.471 billion, or by more than 41 percent, was recorded in foreign direct investment in Pakistan this fiscal year.

Current Account deficit over one billion dollars in deficit

According to the State Bank report, China was the leading investment in the country during the current financial year, and China’s $ 662 million FDI was made.

According to the report, the UK and the United States made foreign directly investing $ 167 million and $ 68 million respectively.