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The foreign investment plunge

EDITORIAL: Recent data uploaded by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) indicates that foreign direct investment has...

Published 01 Apr, 2021 04:10am

Opinion

Delays in resolution of power sector issues - bad signals for future investment

Delays in the resolution of the lingering deadlock between K-Electric and the Federal Government over the ...

Published 30 Mar, 2021 05:45am

World

Vietnam sees foreign investment rise to $4.1bn in first quarter

FDI has been a key driver of Vietnam's economic growth. Companies with investment from foreign firms account for about 70% of the southeast Asian country's exports.
FDI pledges - which indicate the size of future FDI disbursements - rose 18.5% from a year earlier to $10.13 billion in the January-March period, the government said in a statement.

Updated 27 Mar, 2021 08:25pm

Print

Resumption of Indo-Pak trade now in sight

ISLAMABAD: The ban on trade with India may be lifted soon as the recent get well messages from Indian Prime Minister...

Published 25 Mar, 2021 05:08am

BR Research

FDI platter continues to shrink.

Foreign direct investment continues to post negative growth. Central bank’s latest data shows that net flows in...

Published 22 Mar, 2021 07:35am

Business & Finance

First eight months of FY21: FPCCI concerned over 30pc fall in foreign direct investment

LAHORE: Raising serious concern over the falling trend of foreign direct investment (FDI), the Federation of ...

Updated 21 Mar, 2021 09:31am

Business & Finance

IT (2nd Amend) Act 2021: Withdrawal of fiscal concessions to damage investor confidence: PBC

KARACHI: With reference to the draft Income Tax (Second Amendment) Act 2021, which is being extensively discussed in...

Published 20 Mar, 2021 04:39am

Pakistan

NHA attracts Rs144bn private sector investment for road infrastructure projects

The ECNEC has given go-ahead to the construction of 306km-long Motorway at a cost of Rs165.679 billion.

Published 18 Mar, 2021 06:01pm

Print

Jul-Feb FDI plunges 30pc YoY

KARACHI: Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) fell by 30 percent during the first eight months of this fiscal year ...

Published 18 Mar, 2021 03:56am

Business & Finance

Malaysia investment slump shows need for structural reforms: World Bank

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia risks falling behind in the regional competition for foreign investments due to longstanding...

Published 18 Mar, 2021 03:56am

Business & Finance

Pakistan FDI drops over 29pc in first eight months of FY21

During the period under review, FDI inflows stood at $1.984 billion against the outflow of $ 683.6 million.
FDI fell by 44.04pc on a YoY basis to $155 million in the month of February 2021 as compared to the same month in 2020.

Updated 17 Mar, 2021 12:55pm

Markets

Malaysia investment slump shows need for structural reforms: World Bank

Firas Raad, World Bank country manager for Malaysia, said reforms would revitalise Malaysia's investment credentials and boost growth.

Published 16 Mar, 2021 12:40pm

Opinion

Adding to Shabbar Zaidi’s argument

In one of his recent articles for Business Recorder, Syed Shabbar Zaidi has threw ample light on the criticality of...

Published 05 Mar, 2021 05:17am

Opinion

FDI: under-developed, developing economies

A report in press based on facts that during the current period the amount of dividend remitted out of Pakistan on...

Published 03 Mar, 2021 05:49am

Print

Investment declines by 78pc in 7 months of FY21

ISLAMABAD: There was a decline of 78 percent in total investment in the country during the first seven months of the...

Published 27 Feb, 2021 04:29am

Print

July-Jan period: Repatriation of profit, dividend exceeds $1bn

KARACHI: Repatriation of profit and dividend by the foreign companies operating in the country crossed $1 billion in...

Published 27 Feb, 2021 04:29am

BR Research

Dismal telecom FDI

Foreign investment into the country’s telecom sector has flipped back to a disappointing trend in FY21 so far. The...

Published 25 Feb, 2021 07:30am

BR Research

FDI – stagnant, diminutive and confined

FDI blues continue as every consecutive month posts an even dreary picture of foreign direct investment pouring into...

Published 24 Feb, 2021 07:35am

Print

Jul-Jan FDI down 27pc YoY

KARACHI: The Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Pakistan continued to post a negative growth. It declined by 27...

Updated 23 Feb, 2021 09:31am

Business & Finance

Pakistan's FDI decline over 27pc in Jul-Jan FY21

The SBP's statistics revealed that FDI fell significantly by 12.27 percent or $27 million to $192.7 million in Jan 2021 compared to net inflow of $ 219.6 million investment in Jan 2020.

Published 22 Feb, 2021 01:33pm

Markets

Launch of first phase of TAPI gas pipeline project planned for this year: ADB

ISLAMABAD: The first phase of the Turkmenistan– Afghanistan–Pakistan–India Natural Gas Pipeline project is...

Published 11 Feb, 2021 04:34am

World

US lobby group urges India not to tighten foreign e-commerce rules

NEW DELHI: A US lobby group which represents firms including Amazon.com and Walmart has urged India not to tighten...

Published 31 Jan, 2021 03:36am

Business & Finance

Vietnam says January FDI inflows up 4.1% y/y to $1.51bn

FDI pledges - which indicate the size of future FDI disbursements.

Published 28 Jan, 2021 11:52am

Print

First 5 months of FY21: Fiscal deficit stands at 1.8pc of GDP

ISLAMABAD: The fiscal deficit during the first five months of the current fiscal year stood at 1.8 percent of GDP,...

Published 27 Jan, 2021 04:59am

Print

Profit, dividend: Foreign investors repatriate $892m in H1

KARACHI: Foreign investors repatriated some $892 million abroad on account of profit and dividend during the first...

Published 27 Jan, 2021 04:59am

World

China was largest recipient of FDI in 2020

BENGALURU: China was the largest recipient of foreign direct investment in 2020 as the coronavirus outbreak spread...

Published 26 Jan, 2021 05:05am

Markets

Asian shares near record highs as US stimulus plans offset virus woes

The dollar index eased to 90.073, with the euro at $1.2181, while sterling was last a tad firmer at $1.3721.

Published 25 Jan, 2021 12:40pm

World

Foreign investment to Russia lowest since 1994

MOSCOW: The inflow of foreign investment to Russia last year slumped to the level of the mid-90s amid the ...

Published 25 Jan, 2021 04:23am

Business & Finance

Foreign investment faces U-shaped recovery: UN

GENEVA: Global foreign direct investment flows are set to go through a U-shaped recovery, staying weak in 2021, the...

Published 25 Jan, 2021 04:23am

BR Research

Think out-of-box FDI (II)

While there is a need to rethink FDI policy and invigorate and charge up IPAs’ role – as highlighted last in ...

Published 22 Jan, 2021 07:35am