Pakistan's Investment Climate : Laying the Foundation for Renewed Growth, Volume 1. Main Report

Pakistan has faced a seismic shift in its global and domestic economic landscape which until recently limited policy options to address investment climate concerns. External shocks, internal policy inaction and political turmoil placed the country...

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Main Author:	Manes, Eric
Format:	Investment Climate Assessment (ICA)
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:	ACCESS TO BANK ACCOUNTING ADEQUATE RESPONSE ALLOCATIVE EFFICIENCY AUDITS AVERAGE PRODUCTIVITY BANK ACCOUNT BANK FINANCING BANK LENDING BANKING SECTOR BANKING SYSTEM BARRIERS TO ENTRY BENEFICIARIES BLUE CHIP BOND INDEX BUSINESS CLIMATE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT CAPITAL ACCUMULATION CAPITAL MARKET CENTRAL BANK CHECKS COAL COLLATERAL COLLATERAL REQUIREMENTS COLLATERAL SYSTEMS COLLATERALS COMMODITY COMMODITY PRICE COMMODITY PRICES COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS CONSUMER PRICE INDEX CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT CORPORATE GOVERNANCE CORPORATE INSOLVENCY CORPORATE LAW CPI CREDIT DECISIONS CREDIT INFORMATION CREDIT INFORMATION SYSTEMS CREDIT MARKET CREDITOR CREDITOR RIGHTS CROSS SUBSIDIZATION CURRENCY DEBT DEFICITS DEREGULATION DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT BANK DISPUTE RESOLUTION DOMESTIC ECONOMY DOMESTIC MARKETS ECONOMIC DOWNTURN ECONOMIC GROWTH EMERGING MARKET EMERGING MARKET BOND EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS ENERGY EFFICIENCY ENFORCEABILITY ENFORCEMENT OF CONTRACTS ENTERPRISE PERFORMANCE ENVIRONMENTAL EQUILIBRIUM EQUIPMENT EXCHANGE COMMISSION EXCHANGE RATE EXCHANGE RATES EXPANSIONARY POLICY EXPENDITURE EXPORT COMPETITIVENESS EXPORT GROWTH FINANCIAL MARKET FINANCIAL MARKETS FINANCIAL SECTOR FINANCIAL STRUCTURES FINANCIAL SUPPORT FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY FIRM ASSETS FIRM PERFORMANCE FISCAL DEFICIT FISCAL DEFICITS FLEXIBLE EXCHANGE RATES FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FOREIGN EXCHANGE FOREIGN INVESTMENT GLOBALIZATION GOVERNANCE INDICATORS GOVERNANCE ISSUES GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GROWTH RATE GROWTH RATES HOLDING HOUSEHOLD INCOMES IMMOVABLE PROPERTY INCOME INCOME LEVELS INFLATION INFORMAL FINANCE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE INSOLVENCY REGIME INSTITUTIONAL ENVIRONMENT INSURANCE INSURANCE INDUSTRY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INTEREST RATE INTEREST RATES INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT INTERNATIONAL STANDARD INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS INVENTORY INVESTMENT CLIMATE INVESTMENT DECISIONS INVESTMENT FINANCE INVESTMENT RATES INVESTMENT REGIME JOINT VENTURES JUDICIAL SYSTEM LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKETS LABOR PRODUCTIVITY LACK OF TRANSPARENCY LAND TITLE LAND TITLING LEGAL FRAMEWORK LEGAL RIGHTS LEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORK LENDERS LENDING PORTFOLIO LEVEL PLAYING FIELD LIEN LINES OF CREDIT LIQUIDATION LOAN LOAN PROCESSING LOAN SIZES LOCAL BUSINESS LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS MACROECONOMIC INSTABILITY MACROECONOMIC MANAGEMENT MACROECONOMIC POLICIES MACROECONOMIC STABILITY MARKET CONDITIONS MARKET CONSTRAINTS MARKET DEPTH MARKET INFORMATION MARKET MECHANISMS MARKET POWER MARKET SHARE MARKET SHARES MONETARY FUND MONETARY POLICIES MONETARY POLICY MOVABLE COLLATERALS MOVEABLE COLLATERAL NATIONAL SAVINGS OIL OPEN MARKETS OUTPUT PATENTS POLICY MAKERS POPULATION GROWTH POWER OUTAGES PRICE CHANGES PRIVATE INVESTMENT PRIVATE INVESTMENTS PRIVATE PROPERTY PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH PROPERTY RIGHT PROPERTY RIGHTS PROTECTION OF INVESTOR PRUDENTIAL REGULATIONS PUBLIC GOODS PUBLIC INVESTMENT REGISTRATION PROCESS REGULATORS REGULATORY AGENCY REGULATORY FRAMEWORK REGULATORY SYSTEM RESERVE RESERVE REQUIREMENT RESERVES RESOURCE ALLOCATION RESOURCE USE RETAINED EARNINGS RETURN RETURNS RISK MANAGEMENT SAFETY NET SAFETY NETS SECURITIES SECURITY INTERESTS SETTLEMENT SOCIAL SAFETY NETS STABILIZATION POLICY STATE BANK SUPPLY SHOCKS TAX TAX CODE TAX COLLECTION TAX POLICY TAX RATE TAX RATES TAX SYSTEM TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER TELECOMMUNICATIONS TRADE BALANCE TRADE CREDIT TRADING TRANSACTION TRANSPARENCY UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT RATE WAGES WASTE MANAGEMENT WORKING CAPITAL WORLD TRADE
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/12/16251082/pakistans-investment-climate-laying-foundation-renewed-growth-vol-1-3-main-report http://hdl.handle.net/10986/12412