Times of Islamabad

Foreign Direct Investment in Pakistan drops drastically in first quarter of FY 18

Foreign Direct Investment in Pakistan drops drastically in first quarter of FY 18

KARACHI – Foreign Direct investment in Pakistan in the first quarter ofcurrent fiscal year has been drastically cut down.

As per the media report, FDI decreased by 60 percent, according to datareleased by the State Bank of Pakistan.

Foreign investment in July to September 2018 amounted to $254 millioncompared to $637 million from the corresponding period from last year.

Foreign direct investment dropped by 43% to $440 million.