Pakistan's Cement sector records highest divestment of 102m in April

May, 18 2026 (MLN): Pakistan’s Cement Sector witnessed the highest outflow through foreign investors worth $102.2 million in April 2026, as per the latest data released by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP).

The second and third highest rank was held by the Mining & Quarrying and Communications sector as they experienced a net outflow of $11.2m and $7.7m respectively from foreign investors in the review month.

On the other hand, the sector that witnessed the biggest net inflow was the Power sector as foreign investors invested an amount of $71.4m.

In the ongoing fiscal period (10MFY26), the Power sector has ranked first in terms of highest net FDI of $785.6m, compared to an inflow of $1bn recorded in 10MFY25.

This was followed by the Financial Business sector which attracted a net FDI of $658.9m during the review period as against $593.6m in the previous fiscal year.

The third-highest net FDI receiver was Electrical Machinery sector with cumulative net inflows of $121.1m, showing a drop of 19.59% YoY as the sector observed $150.6m net foreign inflows in SPLY.

Analyzing further, the sector that experienced the highest divestment was Communications sector, as the FDI balance for this sector stood at negative $439.6m in 10MFY26, compared to negative $62.2m in 10MFY25.

The Transport Equipment(Automobiles) sector was the second sector in line to record divestment through FDI of $98.9m, against an an inflow of $11.4m incurred in the SPLY.

Furthermore, the Mining & Quarrying sector also faced a divestment of $92.4m in 10MFY26, significantly down as in 10MFY25, the withdrawal stood at $172.3m.

It is crucial to mention that in April, FDI in the country clocked in at $54.5m.

On a cumulative basis, within 10MFY26, FDI has decreased to $1.41bn as compared to Foreign investment of $2.04bn reported in the corresponding period last year.

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