Pakistan International Airlines / Pakistan Railways / Millennium Challenge Corporation / Pakistan Steel / World Bank GNI / /
Country
Turkmenistan / Tajikistan / Pakistan / Afghanistan / Kyrgyzstan / Iran / Kazakhstan / Turkey / Uzbekistan / Azerbaijan / United States / /
Currency
Rs / USD / /
Event
Reorganization / Legal Issues / /
Facility
IMF Extended Fund Facility / Supreme Court / Extended Fund Facility / /
IndustryTerm
scale mining / chronic energy crisis / application processing period / pharmaceutical industry / pharmaceutical raw materials / energy shortages / insurance / normal banking channels / high-tech industries / counterfeit products / machinery / natural gas / improved law / retail food sales / information technology sectors / 3G/4G services / insurance industry / high explosives manufacturing / pharmaceuticals / conventional gas / airline / manufacturing sector / energy reforms / financial services / bank / patent application processing deadline / chronic energy shortages / chemical entities / energy sector / investor facilitation services / energy sectors / life insurance / manufacturing / non-life/general insurance / upstream oil and gas sector / manufacturing subsectors / insurance business subject / export processing zone / media piracy / bankruptcy law / biotechnology-based inventions / cellular operation network / 3G/4G wireless spectrum auction / imported agricultural machinery / non-manufacturing sector / retail sales / radioactive substance manufacturing / non-industrial alcohol manufacturing / banking / patent law / mining / cement / telecommunications sectors / pharmaceutical products / development finance institutions / pharmaceutical data / pharmaceutical firms / /
Organization
Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan / Health Ministry / Pakistan’s government / International Monetary Fund / Supreme Court / Board of Investment / Economic Cooperation Organization / U.S. Government / Pakistan’s Overseas Chamber of Commerce / World Trade Organization / Intellectual Property Organization / Lahore High Court / Ministry of Law / ts/ Heritage Foundation / International Chamber of Commerce / Pakistan’s National Assembly / Policy Board / Pakistan’s Cabinet / American Business Council / Government of Pakistan / Pakistani Cabinet / IPR Directorate / Ministry of Food & Agriculture / International Center for the Settlement of Investment Disputes / Chamber of Commerce of Pakistan / Federal Board of Revenue / Ministry of Finance / Pakistan Telecommunication Authority / State Bank of Pakistan / Department of State / Pakistan Muslim League / World Bank / Federal Government / United Nations / U.S. Chamber of Commerce / Federal Investigation Agency / South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation / Intellectual Property Organization of Pakistan Act / /
Person
Nawaz Sharif / /
Position
Prime Minister / President / Private Investment / /
Executive Summary Despite a relatively open foreign investment regime, Pakistan remains a difficult environment for foreign investors. An unpredictable security situation, chronic energy shortages, and a challenging busi