Pakistan back in business
The overall Business Confidence Score (BCS) in Pakistan now stands at a positive score of 9 percent according to the Business Confidence Index Survey in 2021. This is a record…
Doing business in Pakistan
Pakistan is just not there where it merits to be in terms of mobilising foreign direct investment (FDI) in spite of the efforts put in for years by the Board…
Sustainable business
It has been more than six years since governments around the world adopted the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and almost five years to the day since they signed on to…
Ease of doing business reform
Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi seems to have fully recognised the criticality of 'ease of doing business' in order to attract investments and enhance exports. Recognising the slide in country's…
PM-businesspeople interaction
Prime Minister Imran Khan while addressing a select group of businesspeople said last Tuesday that his government was making all-out efforts to provide maximum facilities to business community. The prime…
Manufacturing migration: Trade spat shifts business from ‘Factory of the World’
From socks and sneakers to washing machines and watches, Asian countries are hoping the US-China trade war will permanently boost manufacturing as brands dodge the row by choosing cheaper locations…
‘Mini-budget’: reflection of ease of doing business
In the light of fiscal measures and budgetary targets which were introduced in the 'Federal Budget 2018-19' a mini-budget or revision in budgetary targets was quite expected. The change of…
Unfinished business
Was the struggle to gain independence from colonialism meant to open up opportunities denied to people by dismantling the colonial structure and its underlying medieval culture? Or was it merely…
People, business and growth
Doing business in Pakistan is a challenging venture that tends to surpass professional competence, entrepreneurial skills and acumen. Those who have chosen this country as their business destination must, therefore,…
PML-N: pro- or anti-business?
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) is widely regarded as a business-friendly party however this assessment was recently challenged by two international perception surveys: (i) World Bank's ease of doing business rated…
