{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Daily Lead Pakistan","provider_url":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news","author_name":"Web Desk","author_url":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/author\/edt\/","title":"Business confidence decline signals investment slowdown, warns PFC","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"OuuCztd9dX\"><a href=\"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/business-confidence-decline-signals-investment-slowdown-warns-pfc\/\">Business confidence decline signals investment slowdown, warns PFC<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/business-confidence-decline-signals-investment-slowdown-warns-pfc\/embed\/#?secret=OuuCztd9dX\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Business confidence decline signals investment slowdown, warns PFC&#8221; &#8212; Daily Lead Pakistan\" data-secret=\"OuuCztd9dX\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Pakistan-Furniture-Council-PFC.webp","thumbnail_width":700,"thumbnail_height":400,"description":"LAHORE The Pakistan Furniture Council (PFC) has expressed concern over the sharp decline in business confidence revealed in the latest Overseas Investors Chambers of Commerce and Industry (OICCI) survey, warning that weakening sentiment could further slow investment, production, and export growth in Pakistan\u2019s industrial sectors. In a statement issued here on Tuesday, PFC Director Shahbaz [&hellip;]"}