{"id":101429,"date":"2025-02-19T12:38:21","date_gmt":"2025-02-19T07:38:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/?p=101429"},"modified":"2025-02-19T12:38:25","modified_gmt":"2025-02-19T07:38:25","slug":"fdi-surges-56-in-first-7-months-of-fy25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/fdi-surges-56-in-first-7-months-of-fy25.html","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan\u2019s FDI surges 56% in first 7 months of FY25"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Karachi: Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Pakistan continued its upward momentum, recording an impressive 56% growth during the first seven months of the current fiscal year (FY25).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to data released by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), the country attracted FDI inflows of $1.523 billion between July and January FY25, compared to $976 million in the same period of FY24. This marks a significant increase of $548 million, reflecting growing investor confidence in Pakistan\u2019s economic potential.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Total FDI inflows during this period stood at $2.122 billion, while outflows were recorded at $599 million, resulting in a strong net inflow. This positive trend indicates a recovery in foreign investments despite global economic uncertainties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read:<\/strong> Workers\u2019 remittances projected to hit record USD 35Bn in FY25: Finance Minister<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In January 2025, FDI witnessed a sharp turnaround, with $194 million in inflows, a notable improvement from the $132.3 million outflow recorded in January 2024. This reversal highlights renewed interest from international investors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While FDI performed strongly, portfolio investments recorded a net outflow of $232 million during July\u2013January FY25, despite an improved stock market performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Overall, total foreign investment, which includes FDI, portfolio investment, and foreign public investment, grew by 25.6% year-on-year, reaching $1.346 billion in the first seven months of FY25, compared to $1.072 billion in the same period of FY24.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read:<\/strong> Overseas Pakistanis boost remittances by 40%<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Analysts believe this surge in FDI reflects growing investor confidence in Pakistan\u2019s economic reforms and investment-friendly policies, positioning the country as a more attractive destination for global capital.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Karachi: Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Pakistan continued its upward momentum, recording an impressive 56% growth during the first seven months of the current fiscal year (FY25). According to data released by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), the country attracted FDI inflows of $1.523 billion between July and January FY25, compared to $976 million in the same period of FY24. This marks a significant increase of $548 million, reflecting growing investor confidence in Pakistan\u2019s economic potential. Total FDI inflows during this period stood at $2.122 billion, while outflows were recorded at $599 million, resulting in a strong net inflow. This positive trend indicates a recovery in foreign investments despite global economic uncertainties. Read: Workers\u2019 remittances projected to hit record USD 35Bn in FY25: Finance Minister In January 2025, FDI witnessed a sharp turnaround, with $194 million in inflows, a notable improvement from the $132.3 million outflow recorded in January 2024. This reversal highlights renewed interest from international investors. While FDI performed strongly, portfolio investments recorded a net outflow of $232 million during July\u2013January FY25, despite an improved stock market performance. Overall, total foreign investment, which includes FDI, portfolio investment, and foreign public investment, grew by 25.6% year-on-year, reaching $1.346…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":101430,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15017],"tags":[7498,61415,4578,62635,18235,4295,62633,62537,62179,60808,32,34475,62634,6066,2631],"persona":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-101429","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-notices-announcements","8":"tag-economic-growth","9":"tag-economic-reforms","10":"tag-fdi","11":"tag-financial-markets","12":"tag-foreign-direct-investment","13":"tag-foreign-investment","14":"tag-fy25","15":"tag-global-investors","16":"tag-investment-growth","17":"tag-investor-confidence","18":"tag-pakistan","19":"tag-pakistan-economy","20":"tag-portfolio-investment","21":"tag-sbp","22":"tag-state-bank-of-pakistan","23":"cat-15017-id"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nFDI surges 56% in first 7 months of FY25 - Zameen News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The country attracted FDI inflows of $1.523 billion between July and January FY25, compared to $976 million in the same period of FY24...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/fdi-surges-56-in-first-7-months-of-fy25.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"FDI surges 56% in first 7 months of FY25 - Zameen News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The country attracted FDI inflows of $1.523 billion between July and January FY25, compared to $976 million in the same period of FY24...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/fdi-surges-56-in-first-7-months-of-fy25.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Pakistan Real Estate News & Pakistan Property News & Latest Updates - Zameen News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ZameenPK\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-02-19T07:38:21+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-02-19T07:38:25+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/news-cdn.zameen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/FDI.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1170\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"417\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Samra Zulfiqar\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@ZameenProperty\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@ZameenProperty\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Samra Zulfiqar\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"FDI surges 56% in first 7 months of FY25 - Zameen News","description":"The country attracted FDI inflows of $1.523 billion between July and January FY25, compared to $976 million in the same period of FY24...","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/fdi-surges-56-in-first-7-months-of-fy25.html","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"FDI surges 56% in first 7 months of FY25 - Zameen News","og_description":"The country attracted FDI inflows of $1.523 billion between July and January FY25, compared to $976 million in the same period of FY24...","og_url":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/fdi-surges-56-in-first-7-months-of-fy25.html","og_site_name":"Pakistan Real Estate News & Pakistan Property News & Latest Updates - Zameen News","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ZameenPK","article_published_time":"2025-02-19T07:38:21+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-02-19T07:38:25+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1170,"height":417,"url":"https:\/\/news-cdn.zameen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/FDI.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Samra Zulfiqar","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@ZameenProperty","twitter_site":"@ZameenProperty","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Samra Zulfiqar","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/fdi-surges-56-in-first-7-months-of-fy25.html#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/fdi-surges-56-in-first-7-months-of-fy25.html"},"author":{"name":"Samra Zulfiqar","@id":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/9810bc80e0f6830dcb87310b88ef6293"},"headline":"Pakistan\u2019s FDI surges 56% in first 7 months of FY25","datePublished":"2025-02-19T07:38:21+00:00","dateModified":"2025-02-19T07:38:25+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/fdi-surges-56-in-first-7-months-of-fy25.html"},"wordCount":250,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/fdi-surges-56-in-first-7-months-of-fy25.html#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/news-cdn.zameen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/FDI.jpg","keywords":["economic growth","economic reforms","FDI","financial markets","Foreign Direct Investment","foreign investment","FY25","global investors","investment growth","investor confidence","pakistan","Pakistan economy","portfolio investment","SBP","State Bank of Pakistan"],"articleSection":["Notices & Announcements"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/fdi-surges-56-in-first-7-months-of-fy25.html#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/fdi-surges-56-in-first-7-months-of-fy25.html","url":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/fdi-surges-56-in-first-7-months-of-fy25.html","name":"FDI surges 56% in first 7 months of FY25 - Zameen News","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/fdi-surges-56-in-first-7-months-of-fy25.html#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/fdi-surges-56-in-first-7-months-of-fy25.html#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/news-cdn.zameen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/FDI.jpg","datePublished":"2025-02-19T07:38:21+00:00","dateModified":"2025-02-19T07:38:25+00:00","description":"The country attracted FDI inflows of $1.523 billion between July and January FY25, compared to $976 million in the same period of FY24...","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/fdi-surges-56-in-first-7-months-of-fy25.html#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/fdi-surges-56-in-first-7-months-of-fy25.html"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/fdi-surges-56-in-first-7-months-of-fy25.html#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/news-cdn.zameen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/FDI.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/news-cdn.zameen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/FDI.jpg","width":1170,"height":417},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/fdi-surges-56-in-first-7-months-of-fy25.html#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Pakistan\u2019s FDI surges 56% in first 7 months of FY25"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/","name":"Pakistan Real Estate News & Pakistan Property News & Latest Updates - Zameen News","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/#organization","name":"Zameen.com","alternateName":"Zameen","url":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/news-cdn.zameen.com\/wp-content\/upload\/2015\/09\/Zameen.com_-_Logo.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/news-cdn.zameen.com\/wp-content\/upload\/2015\/09\/Zameen.com_-_Logo.png","width":600,"height":300,"caption":"Zameen.com"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ZameenPK","https:\/\/x.com\/ZameenProperty","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/zameenpk\/"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/9810bc80e0f6830dcb87310b88ef6293","name":"Samra Zulfiqar","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/news-cdn.zameen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Samra-96x96.jpg","url":"https:\/\/news-cdn.zameen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Samra-96x96.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/news-cdn.zameen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Samra-96x96.jpg","caption":"Samra Zulfiqar"},"description":"Samra Zulfiqar, a real estate analyst at Zameen.com, is passionate about finding projects that offer buyers the best returns. Her keen insights spotlight the market\u2019s most promising opportunities.","url":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/author\/samra"}]}},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101429","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/18"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=101429"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101429\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":101431,"href":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101429\/revisions\/101431"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/101430"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=101429"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=101429"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=101429"},{"taxonomy":"persona","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/persona?post=101429"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}