Why Invest in Pakistan?

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Why Invest in Pakistan? Demographics - Population: 200 M Economics - Karachi Stock Exchange has returned 32% in 2012 Stability Top quartile country for “Protecting Investors” (Source: World Bank) "Pakistan offers a large, lucrative market for consumer goods, construction and financial services firms" Declan Walsh Pakistan Bureau Chief New York Times "What you see in the popular press is just one part of the picture … There’s another side to these countries, where life goes on. And that’s what we focus on." Mark Mobius Fund manager Franklin Templeton Investments ($1 billion invested in Pakistan stocks, mostly in the energy sector)

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Population: 200 M

6th most populous60% Under 25

years

Demographics

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EconomicsKarachi Stock

Exchange has returned 32% in 2012

GDP $262 BillionPer capita has

increased 8% over the last 5 years

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Stability

Political stability with democratic

elections

Top quartile country for “Protecting Investors”

(Source: World Bank)

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Strategically located at the cross-roads in

Asia

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What are the experts saying?

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“What you see in the popular press is just one part of the picture …

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“There’s another side to these countries, where life goes on. And that’s what we focus on.Mark MobiusFund manager Franklin Templeton Investments

($1 billion invested in Pakistan stocks, mostly in the energy sector)

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“Pakistan offers a large, lucrative market for consumer goods, construction and financial services firmsDeclan Walsh Pakistan Bureau Chief New York Times

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Salah has 14 years of experience, primarily in the

Financial Services Industry. Before joining JP Morgan

he spent 11 years at Deloitte & Touche helping Fortune

500 clients with various types of Strategic Initiatives.

He is has an interest in Presentations, Storytelling and

Visual Design.

Areas of Expertise: Strategy Development, Business

Transformation, System Integration, Program & Project

Management, Mobile Strategy, Data Analytics, Executive

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