KARACHI: Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased 20 per cent year-on-year in the first half of 2021-22, reflecting an improvement in the investment environment.
In the first half of the current fiscal year, FDI amounted to $1.05 billion against the inflow of $879.7 million in the same period of 2020-21.
The inflow in December 2021 jumped 29pc year-on-year to $218.7m, data released by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) showed on Tuesday.
KARACHI: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Affairs, Khalid Mansoor Thursday said that during the initial stage of the CPEC, power was too expensive because of the furnace oil cost, which could directly hit the country’s balance of payment position.
Minister of State and Chairman Board of Investment (BOI) Muhammad Azfar Ahsan on Thursday said that private sector is the engine of growth and successful businesses drive growth, create jobs and pay the taxes that finance services and investment
ISLAMABAD: Adviser to PM on Commerce and Investment Razak Dawood on Thursday appreciated the regulatory reforms introduced for facilitation of SMEs under Board of Investment (BOI) led regulatory reforms and guillotine initiative.
He was chairing the sixth steering committee meeting on Pakistan Regulatory Modernization Initiative (PRMI).
Remaining reforms, out of 168 proposed, at various stages of implementation
The Board of Investment (BOI) has completed 100 reforms out of the 168 proposed reforms under Regulatory Reforms and Guillotine Initiatives (PRMI) that aim to identify, simplify, modernize or eliminate the regulatory bottlenecks for facilitation of businesses, particularly Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs).
Special Economic Zone committee of M3 Industrial City has approved three companies for zone enterprise status to catalyse economic activity in the province
LAHORE, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 10th Jan, 2022 ) :Special Economic Zone committee of M3 Industrial City has approved three companies for zone enterprise status to catalyse economic activity in the province.
Mr. Muhammad Azfar Ahsan, MoS / Chairman, Board of Investment (BOI) after meeting with Mr. Hatem Bamatraf, President PTCL, & Mr. Naveed K Butt, Group Regulator Officer, PTCL during his visit at BOI on Friday, the 24th December, 2021. Mrs. Fareena Mazhar, Secretary, BOI also present.
Mr. Muhammad Azfar Ahsan, Minister of State / Chairman, Board of Investment (BoI) and Mrs. Fareena Mazhar, Secretary, BoI addressing the Investment Webinar successfully hosted by BoI in collaboration with Pakistan embassy in US to highlight investment opportunities in priority sectors on Thursday, the 16th December, 2021. Over 90 US companies were given detailed presentations by representatives of various federal and provincial departments.
Mr. Muhammad Azfar Ahsan, MoS / Chairman, Board of Investment (BOI) meeting with Mr. Irfan Bukhari, President and CEO, EXIM Bank of Pakistan during his visit at BOI on Friday, the 24th December, 2021.
Mr. Muhammad Azfar Ahsan, MoS / Chairman, Board of Investment (BOI) meeting with Mr. Ahmed Saeed, CEO, Balochistan Board of Investment & Trade during his visit at BOI on Friday, the 24th December, 2021.