Uptick in FDI may not be sustainable
KARACHI: The volume of foreign investment witnessed a slight improvement in the first half of this fiscal year, but experts think if the political chaos continues the FDI inflows would not sustain in the remaining months of 2012-13. The Sate Bank reported on Tuesday that the foreign direct investment improved by six per cent during the first six months of the fiscal compared to the same period of last year. The hike was fed by sudden increase of investment from Hong Kong. According to State Bank, the total FDI during the first half of the current fiscal rose to $562 million from $531 million in the same period last year. The business community said the country’s political uncertainty may dissuade foreign investors as a peaceful working environment is a precondition for investment. Analysts have been indicating another crisis in their reports for prospective investors, besides the energy shortfall that hurt trade and industry that was generally depressed failing t...