Propitious Factors of Foreign Direct Investment in Pakistan: The Shifting Geography of Inclusive Businesses
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https://doi.org/10.53575/irjei.v3.01.30(22)336-342Keywords:
FDI in Pakistan, Global Investment Opportunities in Pakistan, Prospects of Potential Markets to Pakistan, Economical Labor in PakistanAbstract
The article is consisting of the study on productive prospects of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) obtainable in Pakistan that assist investors to find the supportive factors while starting their business. As it is examined that foreign investors yet did not identified hidden potential of investment hence, the study present evidence of FDI opportunities available in Pakistan. The core elements of investment were examined that somewhat investor prefer before capitalizing in any economy for instance, accessibility of cheap labor, convenience of economical land to establish any industry or commercial units, tranquil availability of raw material, facility of transportation, banking and communication. The secondary data collected from eminent sources mainly from research articles, periodicals and other sources like world bank reports, Pakistan Board of Investment, Labor Statistics Pakistan, Economic Resources Analysis. The main parameters of this study were; at what level the resources and opportunities are available in Pakistan that facilitate FDI, and how Pakistan has edge than other countries in providing ideal opportunities to foreign investors. It is concluded that mainly Pakistan comprises of idyllic openings, resources, and amenities that every investor want in form of an inexpensive labor force, qualified human resource whose number is in millions, presence of various types of economical raw material in custom of minerals, raw agriculture commodities, ideal climate, all forms of transport and logistic capability like road, rail, air, and sea on low rates, permission of owning property and business with availability of enormous empty and cheap land country wide, tranquil banking and internet services and massive consumer market. So, the Pakistan offer unsurpassed environment for foreign investor that is not identified by many companies yet it has sound edge to many countries in term of providing friendly environment to foreign investment.
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