Pakistan is amongst the fastest growing emerging economies of the World; with a large population of 160 million, the country is striving hard to cope with the challenges of sustaining its accelerated economic growth.

Strategically located in the heart of Asia, Pakistan has access to all the growing markets of the world. In order to capitalize on its strategic location, Pakistan has adopted a liberal investor friendly policy, broad features of which includes, tariff reforms, proactive facilitation and guarantees of equal treatment of both local and foreign investors. The said strategy has borne results with record Foreign Investment of US$8.4 billion including Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) of US$ 5.2 billion in 2006-07. The Government now plans to undertake further structural reforms in various sectors of the economy.

The banking sector of Pakistan is regarded as one of the best performing sectors in our region; the stock markets are showing impressive performances and the contribution of service sector in the growth of the economy is almost 60%.

The Government of Pakistan recognizes the importance of the power sector and intends to have a more focused approach towards its development on a priority basis. There are other sectors with untapped potential like horticulture, dairy, construction / infrastructure, manufacturing and tourism. The initiatives taken to set-up Special Economic Zones (SEZs) and other Industrial Zones will further unleash the investment potential in the country. Pakistan is a safe haven for investment and Investment Division & Board of Investment assures its full cooperation and support to facilitate investors investing in Pakistan.

Syed Naveed Qamar ,
Minister for Privatisation and Investment