Doing Business in Pakistan Islamabad

Course summary (Business in Pakistan)

The Islamic Republic of Pakistan is advantageously situated in Central - South Asia. Pakistan is a Next Eleven economy with major economic and political challenges.

Pakistan has preferential access to the markets of:

• Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO)
• South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)
• Asian Clearing Union (ACU)
• Free trade agreements of Pakistan: China Pakistan Free trade agreement, ASEAN Pakistan Free Trade Area (FTA)

Pakistan has made important economic reforms mainly in the manufacturing sector and financial services, but the outlook for economic growth in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is not optimistic.

• The Automobile Sector of Pakistan (32 automobile manufacturing units) is one of the major contributors to the manufacturing in Pakistan (growth of 30% annually)
• The textile industry of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is the major driver of the export growth

Example of the course doing business in Pakistan:

The International trade development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) is the agency of the Government of Pakistan working in the promotion of External Trade of Pakistan .

Borders of Pakistan: Afghanistan, Iran, India and China.