Located in the heart of Asia, Pakistan is the gateway to the energy rich Central Asian States, the financially liquid Gulf States and the economically advanced Far Eastern tigers. This strategic advantage alone makes Pakistan a marketplace teeming with possibilities.
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Reason - 2: Trained Workforce **
A large part of the workforce is proficient in English, hardworking and intelligent. Pakistan possesses a large pool of trained and experienced engineers, bankers, lawyers and other professionals with many having substantial international experience.
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Reason - 3: Economic Outlook**
Pakistan is one of the fastest growing economies of the world having touched a GDP growth rate of 8.4% in 2005. Today Pakistan has over 170 million consumers with an ever growing middle class. Foreign Direct investment has risen sharply from an average of $300 million in the 1990s to over $3.7 billion in 2008-09. Fiscal deficit has declined from an average 7% of GDP in the 1990s to around 3% in recent years. And FOREX reserves have increased from $3.22 billion in 2000-01 to $11.6 billion in June 2009.
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Reason - 4: Investment Policies
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Current investment policies have been tailor made to suit investor needs. Pakistan’s policy trends have been consistent, with liberalization, de-regulation, privatisation, and facilitation being its foremost cornerstones.
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Reason - 5: Financial Markets
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The capital markets are being modernized, and reforms have resulted in development of improved infrastructure in the stock exchanges of the country. The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan has improved the regulatory environment of the stock exchanges, corporate bond market and the leasing sector. Whilst the Federal Board of Revenue has facilitated structural reform in tax and tariffs and the State Bank of Pakistan has invigorated the banking sector into high returns on investment.
LKK bhai, agar aapke paas 1 million dollars hoN to sach sach bataayeN k aajkal ke jo Haalaat haiN usko madd-e-nazar rakhte huye kia apnii gaaRhii kamaaii kii kul poonjii lagaa deNge?
LKK bhai, agar aapke paas 1 million dollars hoN to sach sach bataayeN k aajkal ke jo Haalaat haiN usko madd-e-nazar rakhte huye kia apnii gaaRhii kamaaii kii kul poonjii lagaa deNge?
Aap ka matlab hey ke US aur eurozone ke jo haalaat heiN? :@:
LKK bhai, agar aapke paas 1 million dollars hoN to sach sach bataayeN k aajkal ke jo Haalaat haiN usko madd-e-nazar rakhte huye kia apnii gaaRhii kamaaii kii kul poonjii lagaa deNge?
Khali Bhai, halaat to har jaga tarkreeban aise hi hain. Phir bhi jinhoon ne rist lena hota hy woh letain hain.
its not so plain and simple.........it depends on which 'sector' anyone would want to invest in........ its not ideal generally..........but for some businesses only...
Aap ka matlab hey ke US aur eurozone ke jo haalaat heiN? :@:
*lol...samajhne waale samajh lete haiN :) jo chaaheN samajh leN :)
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Khali Bhai, halaat to har jaga tarkreeban aise hi hain. Phir bhi jinhoon ne rist lena hota hy woh letain hain.
yaaraa, mere sawaal kaa jawaab nahiiN diyaa...will you invest your hard earned money? :)
Khali Bhai, halaat to har jaga tarkreeban aise hi hain. Phir bhi jinhoon ne* rist *lena hota hy woh letain hain.
Bad joke alert:
Scene from Sholay - Dharmendar, on top of water tank talking about taking rist. (with Basanthi, Mausi, Jai and villagers watching from below) One villager asks another, Ajee, yeh rist cheez kya hotee hai?
I’ll also do that bcoz when you have something and you can contribute something for your country (which is the basis for all what you have), I won’t consider ‘Sood o Zayan’.
Apart from this, business environment always carries both risks and rewards and no one can avoid risk on the way of rewards (be it in Pakistan, Japan or Englistan). Situation is not as bad as it is portrayed. Foreign Investors have earned huge profits by investing in Pakistan’s capital market and there is still areas which are under utilised and offer good opportunities for investors.
Back on topic, IMO, one should keep emotion separate from investing. Investment should be motivated by if it has good value. Rather than mainly driven by nationalistic pride. Because the politicians at the top make their money - the little guy needs to ask himself if the investment is under or fairly valued. If answer is yes, then by all means.
All the best! (Sorry for derailing the thread earlier)
Pakistan offers very good valuations for investments.. in stocks/real estate/formal business investments. Our balance of payment and current account is surplus in spite of all the economic troubles so there is very little currency risk with investments in Pakistan.
For small investors Pakistan's banking sector is offering 13/14% returns per annum compared to almost nothing in developed economies. Pakistan's banking sector is robust with very little risk factor because of very strong monitoring by State Bank of Pakistan (not a single investor has lost a penny in Pakistan's banking sector in the 65 year history of the country). With practically very little devaluation in last 2 years, and with present surplus current account situation in Pakistan.. it makes a lot of sense for expatriate Pakistanis to keep their investments in Pakistani banks in Pak rupees.. instead of taking huge risks and exposures in volatile international markets..
^^13-15% interest from banks - looks impressive, esp if currency is stable. (This is not a recommendation for anyobe to jump in or not. Everyone should do his or her own homework before investing hard-earned money)
Happy posting 