Doing Business in Pakistan Guides. Asia. Learn from the Pakistan Small Business Ideas and Opportunities – a short guide for entrepreneurs. And get information about Pakistan Franchise & Business Opportunities and other small business and SME entrepreneurship news. The past few years’ economic performance has suggested that the country has the potential to move forward in the near future which is also urgently needed to generate adequate employment and meaningful poverty reduction. The economy of Pakistan during the last five years grew on average at the rate of 2.9 percent per annum. Deterioration in the power sector is the main constraint on growth. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth has been stuck at a level, which is half of the level of Pakistan’s long-term trend potential of about 6.5 percent per annum and is lower than what is required for sustained increase in employment and income and a reduction in poverty.
Doing Business in Pakistan Guide
American firms have a fairly strong presence in Pakistan. Currently, there are more than 65 wholly – or majority-owned U.S. subsidiary firms registered with the American Business Council (ABC) of Pakistan and the Lahore-based American Business Forum (ABF). The U.S.-Pakistan Business Council, an affiliate of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and based in Washington, is another forum for U.S. companies with business and investment interests in Pakistan. With a population of approximately 190 million and an overall GDP exceeding $245 billion, Pakistan is the fifth-largest market in the entire Middle East, Africa, and South Asia regions (after India, South Africa, Saudi Arabia and Egypt). Learn more from Pakistan Business Guide provided by ExportGov from the US Government.