Foreign firms

Despite improved reserves, MNCs continue sending earnings abroad

Highlights R&D activities, investment opportunities in Pakistan

Punjab’s leadership change complicates situation with lower local budget

Foreigners investing in transport, chemical and tourism sectors manage to send back higher profits

Growth dominated by a few sectors including financial and transportation

Task Force on Textile chairman says we should take advantage of this in CPEC

Firms are removing "Made in China" label by shifting production to countries such as Vietnam, Serbia and Mexico

CASA-1,000 project stakeholders evaluate technical bids filed by companies

Businesses face regulatory and administrative barriers to entry

Amounts to $817.1m; $170m more than inflow of FDI received over the same period