Bilateral Investment Agreements and Taxation Treaties Pakistan has signed Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs) with 49 countries, with only 27 entered into force. Pakistan has free…
Openness To, and Restrictions Upon, Foreign Investment Policies Towards Foreign Direct Investment Pakistan seeks greater foreign direct investment in order to boost its economic growth,…
Financial Sector Capital Markets and Portfolio Investment Foreign portfolio investment halted its decline and increased in the last three months of 2019 and into early…
Foreign Exchange and Remittances As a prior action of its July 2019 IMF program, Pakistan agreed to a flexible market-determined exchange rate. The SBP regulates…
Industrial Policies Investment Incentives The government’s investment policy provides both domestic and foreign investors the same incentives, concessions, and facilities for industrial development. Though some…
Laws and Regulations on Foreign Direct Investment Pakistan’s investment and corporate laws permit wholly-owned subsidiaries with 100 percent foreign equity in all sectors of the…
Protection of Property Rights Real Property Though Pakistan’s legal system supports the enforcement of property rights and both local and foreign owner interests, it offers…