Impediments to FDI
Doing business, any kind of business in Pakistan is known to be a tough proposition. The World Bank's 2018 ranking on Doing Business Index (DBI) records Pakistan's overall position almost…
CPEC is an FDI magnet: PBIT chief
China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is a business magnet attracting investment from Europe and other regions; 46 billion dollars from China means many more chunks of 46 billion dollars from other…
How ready is Pakistan for FDI?
Over the past few months, I have canvassed important global companies and investors about their appetite for Pakistan. Unlike the more volatile portfolio investors, these ‘sticky’ investors are courted by…
Need to infuse FDI in defence production
It has been reported that Pakistan intends to offer for sale its JF-17 fighter aircrafts to Bulgaria. JF-17 Thunder, manufactured at Pakistan Aeronautical Complex/Chengdu Aircraft Industry, is a single seat…
$34 billion Chinese FDI/loan: A perspective
Talk of $34 billion proposed Chinese investment with government claiming it to be a Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) while others describing it as a loan is a good fodder for…
Falling FDI inflows
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflows into Pakistan have been drying up over the past few years. After hitting an all-time peak of $5.4 billion in 2007-08, net FDI sank to…
Discouraging FDI
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is vital for the health of any economy. For Pakistan's developing economy, considered by foreign investors as a high risk one, FDI is critical due to…
Scaring FDI away
January saw the government taking two economic decisions which are tantamount to systematic destruction of the economy – investors’ confidence in particular. And it is the economic team led by…
Dealing with recession
WHILE there is no single definition of recession, it is generally defined as a significant decline in economic activity that lasts for months or even years. Most experts declare a…
‘Learning From Others’—II
In Pakistan we do not appreciate the fact that we have lived beyond our means’ for far too long at our own peril. Ways and means as well as the…
