Nikkei Asia Sheds Lights On Pakistan’s Unease of Doing Business
Nikkei Asia reports that Pakistan’s cost of doing business is 34% higher than regional peers due to elevated energy prices, taxes, interest rates, and regulatory hurdles, discouraging entrepreneurship and pushing more workers toward salaried employment.
Pakistan Faces Competitiveness Crisis as Business Costs Remain 34% Higher Than Regional Economies
Pakistan Business Forum warns that high taxes, expensive energy and currency instability have pushed the cost of doing business 34% above regional peers, threatening exports and industrial survival.