ISLAMABAD: There has been a rise of seventeen percent in foreign direct investment (FDI) in the country due to business-friendly policies by Special Investment Facilitation Council, officials said on Tuesday.
The official cited the data released by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), foreign investment touched around 1.9 billion dollars during the financial year 2024. Foreign direct investment (FDI) stood at 169 million dollars in June in the current year as against 122 million dollars in the same period last year.
The data showed that China remained Pakistan’s largest investor and trading partner, with investments of around 568 million dollars in the last fiscal year.
Similarly, Hong Kong was the 2nd largest investor with foreign direct investment of 359 million dollars. Other significant countries who invested in Pakistan include the United States, the UK, and Singapore.
