Foreign Direct Investment

[mumtazapiracha]

Pakistan has a great opportunity, largely untapped, for attracting foreign direct investment from the Arab world for a couple of distinct advantages. First, the Arab investment is more secure in Pakistan than the U.S. and the Europe. Second, Pakistan badly needs investment in large-scale manufacturing sector where the level of competition is still very limited. There are still very few manufacturing units in almost every consumer industry in Pakistan. Investment in large-scale manufacturing units has multiple benefits for the shareholders as well as the government, employees, suppliers, and dealers. One large-scale industry on an average creates means of livelihood for 10,000 households. Return on investment is handsome. Annual sales growth is 12% plus. It is basically longterm investment. Third, Pakistan is close to Afghanistan and CIS which are the potential markets for goods made in Pakistan. So, there is also a definite, growing, and long term export market.

 

[khanz]

Arabs always invest in the west and even israel they never countries that need it even more I don't think they even gave much money to bangladesh after that recent cyclone

 

[salman nedian]

For large scale industries Pakistan also needs expertise (training) and technology which unfortunately Arabs can’t provide so the Involvement of China would be essential.

 

[Mubashar_ali]

Yes, Good thinking for a great oppurtunity in pakistan for Investment. But investors will come our country when law and order situation gets better, and political unrest comes to an end. These two problem are the 70% problems of Pakistan.