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spelling okr-10986-196092021-04-23T14:03:46Z Foreign Stakeholders' Perception Survey Mir, Aized H. Durrani, Amer Z. Gilani, Ijaz Malik, Ermeena BID BIDS BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS ENVIRONMENTS CERTIFICATE COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY COMPETITIVE BIDDING CONTRACTORS CURRENCY DEMAND-SIDE FACTORS DEVELOPMENT BANK DEVELOPMENT FINANCE E-MAILS ELECTRICITY EQUIPMENT EXCHANGE COMMISSION EXPENDITURES GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS HUMAN RESOURCE HUMAN RESOURCES ICT IMAGE INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL CONSULTANTS INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT INTERNATIONAL FINANCE INTERNATIONAL LAW INVESTING ISLAMIC BANK JOINT VENTURE LACK OF TRANSPARENCY LETTER OF CREDIT LOCAL MARKET MATERIAL MIDDLE EAST PROCUREMENT PUBLIC DISCLOSURE REGISTRY REGISTRY SYSTEM REGULATORY AUTHORITY REGULATORY FRAMEWORK RESULTS RETURNS RISK FACTOR TELECOMMUNICATION TELEPHONE TURNOVER The literature review and especially the country specific assessments and reports indicated that the capacity of a local construction industry may be limited due to a wide variety of reasons. Therefore, a survey of foreign stakeholders was planned as part of the Pakistan Infrastructure Implementation Capacity Assessment (PIICA). Its objective was to obtain insight on the perceptions of international contractors and consultants and their level of interest in pursuing business in Pakistan. The following were the key issues explored: (i) For countries with the worst business environment, what are the various issues that make the business environments in these countries challenging? Are such challenges acceptable? (ii) For countries with the best business environment, how are the same issues rated? (iii) What would attract foreign stakeholders to pursue business in Pakistan and what deters them? (iv) What are the general perceptions about the business environment in Pakistan? (v) If Pakistan is not on top of the list for exploring business, is it because there is plenty of work available elsewhere? 2014-08-21T20:27:51Z 2014-08-21T20:27:51Z 2007-11 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/11/9382797/foreign-stakeholders-perception-survey http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19609 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Policy Note Economic & Sector Work South Asia Pakistan
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topic BID
BIDS
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENTS
CERTIFICATE
COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY
COMPETITIVE BIDDING
CONTRACTORS
CURRENCY
DEMAND-SIDE FACTORS
DEVELOPMENT BANK
DEVELOPMENT FINANCE
E-MAILS
ELECTRICITY
EQUIPMENT
EXCHANGE COMMISSION
EXPENDITURES
GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS
HUMAN RESOURCE
HUMAN RESOURCES
ICT
IMAGE
INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY
INTERNATIONAL BANK
INTERNATIONAL CONSULTANTS
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
INTERNATIONAL LAW
INVESTING
ISLAMIC BANK
JOINT VENTURE
LACK OF TRANSPARENCY
LETTER OF CREDIT
LOCAL MARKET
MATERIAL
MIDDLE EAST
PROCUREMENT
PUBLIC DISCLOSURE
REGISTRY
REGISTRY SYSTEM
REGULATORY AUTHORITY
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
RESULTS
RETURNS
RISK FACTOR
TELECOMMUNICATION
TELEPHONE
TURNOVER
spellingShingle BID
BIDS
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENTS
CERTIFICATE
COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY
COMPETITIVE BIDDING
CONTRACTORS
CURRENCY
DEMAND-SIDE FACTORS
DEVELOPMENT BANK
DEVELOPMENT FINANCE
E-MAILS
ELECTRICITY
EQUIPMENT
EXCHANGE COMMISSION
EXPENDITURES
GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS
HUMAN RESOURCE
HUMAN RESOURCES
ICT
IMAGE
INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY
INTERNATIONAL BANK
INTERNATIONAL CONSULTANTS
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
INTERNATIONAL LAW
INVESTING
ISLAMIC BANK
JOINT VENTURE
LACK OF TRANSPARENCY
LETTER OF CREDIT
LOCAL MARKET
MATERIAL
MIDDLE EAST
PROCUREMENT
PUBLIC DISCLOSURE
REGISTRY
REGISTRY SYSTEM
REGULATORY AUTHORITY
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
RESULTS
RETURNS
RISK FACTOR
TELECOMMUNICATION
TELEPHONE
TURNOVER
Mir, Aized H.
Durrani, Amer Z.
Gilani, Ijaz
Malik, Ermeena
Foreign Stakeholders' Perception Survey
geographic_facet South Asia
Pakistan
description The literature review and especially the country specific assessments and reports indicated that the capacity of a local construction industry may be limited due to a wide variety of reasons. Therefore, a survey of foreign stakeholders was planned as part of the Pakistan Infrastructure Implementation Capacity Assessment (PIICA). Its objective was to obtain insight on the perceptions of international contractors and consultants and their level of interest in pursuing business in Pakistan. The following were the key issues explored: (i) For countries with the worst business environment, what are the various issues that make the business environments in these countries challenging? Are such challenges acceptable? (ii) For countries with the best business environment, how are the same issues rated? (iii) What would attract foreign stakeholders to pursue business in Pakistan and what deters them? (iv) What are the general perceptions about the business environment in Pakistan? (v) If Pakistan is not on top of the list for exploring business, is it because there is plenty of work available elsewhere?
format Economic & Sector Work :: Policy Note
author Mir, Aized H.
Durrani, Amer Z.
Gilani, Ijaz
Malik, Ermeena
author_facet Mir, Aized H.
Durrani, Amer Z.
Gilani, Ijaz
Malik, Ermeena
author_sort Mir, Aized H.
title Foreign Stakeholders' Perception Survey
title_short Foreign Stakeholders' Perception Survey
title_full Foreign Stakeholders' Perception Survey
title_fullStr Foreign Stakeholders' Perception Survey
title_full_unstemmed Foreign Stakeholders' Perception Survey
title_sort foreign stakeholders' perception survey
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2014
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/11/9382797/foreign-stakeholders-perception-survey
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19609
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