Ease of doing business in Pakistan
I saw this World bank report a few months ago for the first time when it confirmed something that I had suspected all along. We don’t know how good we have it here in this country. If you are too busy being negative here is what you need to know:
We are ranked at number 2 overall in South ASIA, and in the upper half of all countries globally when it comes to ease of doing business. Our strengths (where we score fairly high) include
- Starting a business
- Registering property
- Getting credit
- Protecting investors
- Trading across borders
- Closing a business
Why is this important? If you believe like I do that the future of this country is in the hands of small business, making it easier to do business for everyone is a step in the right direction.
Don’t take my word for it, go check out the World Bank site
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March 24, 2008
Posted in: Pakistan, entrepreneurs
4 Responses
Amazing stuff Jawwad – thanks for sharing. I shall certainly start quoting this report in some of the marketing colatteral I am producing. I love the positive stance that you and TechLahore take on the opportunities that Pakistan provides. There are enough people focusing on the negative. We need less of those.
Dear Jawwad – thanks for sharing this – you might want to trim that pic on your blog – its stretching outwards.
Like JA said, its good that we keep focused on the positive sides of Pakistan, rather than negative only.
Faisal Khan
http://faisalkhan.com
Thanks, Bhai. I looked at the actual report, too. This gives me very good material for my Pakistan wind paper. And it is of course very good knowledge and reference for when I start my own tiny, aerospace company in Pakistan. =)
Doing Business in Pakistan « Nida Gives Vent : a commentary on Energy, Aerospace and other things - July 12, 2008
[...] July 12, 2008 by nidagivesvent I happened to come across this report when going through my brother’s blog archives (http://alchemya.com/wordpress2/2008/03/24/ease-of-doing-business-in-pakistan/) yesterday, searching for his entry on the Fatimah Jinnah Girl’s School. Needless to say, what I saw in this blog entry interested me as a prospective small business owner, even though the role may be a few years away. [...]
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