ISLAMABAD – Foreign Direct investment into the Pakistan suffers blow in thefirst two months of the FY 2018-19.

FDI has been declined by 40 percent to $288 million in two months of thisfiscal year on Friday.

According to a statement issued on Friday, the foreign private investmentdeclined by 40 percent to $288 million in the first two months of fiscalyear 2018/2019 as compared with $481 million in the same months of the lastfiscal year.

Portfolio investment in the equity market has also witnessed outflowsduring the month. The outflow of $130 million was recorded in two months ascompared with outflow of $156 million last year.