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Inviting FDI: Is Pakistan an Attractive Destination?

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  • Iftikhar Ahmad

    (Pakistan Institute of Development Economics)

  • Usman Qadir

    (Pakistan Institute of Development Economics)

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Is Pakistan an attractive destination for foreign investment in the region? To put it bluntly, the answer is, No. The reason why is simple: Pakistan has had volatile and episodic growth since the 1950s, and we: have low rates of local investment, lag in innovation and suffer from low productivity. We need strong efforts to come out of this vicious circle of low investment, low innovation and low productivity.

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  • Iftikhar Ahmad & Usman Qadir, 2021. "Inviting FDI: Is Pakistan an Attractive Destination?," PIDE Knowledge Brief 2021:34, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics.
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    1. Omer Siddique, 2020. "Total Factor Productivity and Economic Growth in Pakistan: A Five Decade Overview," PIDE-Working Papers 2020:11, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics.
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    Inviting FDI; Pakistan; Attractive; Destination;
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