Kamran Paracha

Government of Pakistan

Pakistan has come a long way and today is one of the fastest growing economies of Asia. With over 160 million inhabitants, Pakistan offers its investors a strong and large consumer market with an ever expanding middle class. Strategically placed at the crossroads of South Asia, Central Asia and West Asia with close proximity to the Gulf makes Pakistan a promising regional hub and an important market for intra and inter-regional trade and investment. Pakistan has a lot to offer to foreign investors, especially in the engineering, power, medical, horticulture and manufacturingmanufacturing sectors with unlimited untapped potential for growth. The government has also formulated a liberal and attractive investment policy, key features of which include equal opportunities for foreign and private investors, no restrictions on investment in any economic sector with up to 100% foreign equity, freedom to repatriate initial equity, profits, dividends and technical fee or royalties. Despite challenges in the recent past, Pakistan's economy remains resilient. Pakistan has also been ranked by the Investors Chronicle, UK as one of the seven attractive emerging markets offering a wide range of investment opportunities.