General Economic Updates

[Dalit]

@SoulSpokesman It is the Americans that should be sad and worried. Not you.

 

[Ali_Baba]

This is good initiative, and will help with inward investment into Pakistan, but at the same time this shows how no one externally trusts the judicial system as it has been so highly politicised and weaponised and can now no longer can perform its basic function.

While, external investors may have legal recourse to be treated "fairly", this does show how Pakistan's are and will continue to be denied good Judicial prudence.

 

[Fatman17]

@hydrabadi_arab

Hydra bro,

It is a good initiative for sure. But are there any American corporates left behind in Pakistan for a dispute to emerge in the first place?

Regards

Hardly any

 

[ghazi52]

 

[FarhanSiddiqui]

Pakistan’s trade very low

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[Distant_Observer]

 

[SoulSpokesman]

@Distant_Observer

Good work by Pak textile companies.

Regards

 

[Fatman17]

Pakistan's broken economic contract | The Express Tribune

Structural flaws, policy zigzags and neglect of people continue to drag the economy downwards

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Pakistan’s broken economic contract

 

[lightning f57]

The US wants these critical minerals, but militants with American weapons stand in the way​

Paks potential natural resources wise is huge. If only the country can get a few decades if stability you will see a sea of positive economic change. One hopes for competent visionary leaders.

 

[Fatman17]

Pakistan’s trade deficit rises 28% to $22bn in July-January

- Trade balance stood at $17.19 billion in same period of previous fiscal year

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Pakistan’s trade deficit rises 28% to 22B$

 

[ACE OF HEARTS]

"Fuel taxes remain high, with an additional petroleum development levy of about 80 rupees ($0.28) per liter, while interest rates are around 12.5%, nearly double the 6 to 7% seen in the region," he said.

He added that electricity expenses average about 34 rupees per unit, compared with a regional average of 17 rupees. The sharp depreciation of Pakistan's currency -- which tumbled from 110.7 rupees per dollar in January 2018 to 280 rupees per dollar in December 2025 -- has made imports far more expensive. "In addition, the overall tax burden can reach up to 55%, significantly higher than in regional economies," he told Nikkei Asia, referring to the effective tax rate for companies.

Doing business in Pakistan 34% more expensive than in regional peers

Rising costs and red tape pushing workers away from entrepreneurship

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[PakFactor]

Doing business in Pakistan 34% more expensive than in regional peers

Rising costs and red tape pushing workers away from entrepreneurship

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[جوبا]

This is good initiative, and will help with inward investment into Pakistan, but at the same time this shows how no one externally trusts the judicial system as it has been so highly politicised and weaponised and can now no longer can perform its basic function.

While, external investors may have legal recourse to be treated "fairly", this does show how Pakistan's are and will continue to be denied good Judicial prudence.

I would like to disagree merely from personal experience, ADR is necessary as most investors see that as a faster and cheaper route. Most countries are not lawsuit savvy like the US where everything can be turned into a lawsuit, so going to the court is considered a very tedious and very cumbersome process.
Even the Saudis have just recently set up an ADR system, while the UAE is still not there yet, cases that I have worked on in UAE have dragged on for years and this scares away foreign investors, lots of the gulf investors dont want to do business in anything other than real estate because of this.

 

[PakFactor]

I would like to disagree merely from personal experience, ADR is necessary as most investors see that as a faster and cheaper route. Most countries are not lawsuit savvy like the US where everything can be turned into a lawsuit, so going to the court is considered a very tedious and very cumbersome process.
Even the Saudis have just recently set up an ADR system, while the UAE is still not there yet, cases that I have worked on in UAE have dragged on for years and this scares away foreign investors, lots of the gulf investors dont want to do business in anything other than real estate because of this.

You do law in Saudi?

 

[جوبا]

You do law in Saudi?

Private Equity, which by its nature lives or dies on contracts.