General Economic Initiatives and Advocacy

Contours of a New Industrial Policy

Pakistan is deindustrializing – the contribution of manufacturing at 12.1% in 2018 is down from a high of 17.5% in...

General Economic Initiatives and Advocacy

100-Day Economic Agenda for the Incoming Government

The Pakistan Business Council (PBC) believes that notwithstanding the immediate and urgent challenges facing the economy, the foremost socio-economic need...

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“MAKE IN PAKISTAN” THRUST

The key thrust of the Pakistan Business Council’s Agenda for the Economy is “Make in Pakistan.” Manufacturing in Pakistan lags our Asian peers and the economy

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PBC discussion on capital markets held

KARACHI: The Pakistan Business Council held a discussion on opportunities and challenges of the country’s capital markets on Thursday.

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Support Rationale for Pakistan Business Council’s 8-Point Agenda on the Economy

Immediate moratorium on new trade agreements, including ones with Turkey and Thailand; renegotiate existing to Pakistan’s advantage.

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Under-invoicing rampant on imports from UAE

Under-invoicing has been witnessed on the imports from UAE with price disparities in items including mineral and chemicals, pharmaceuticals, dyes, cosmetics, others...

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National Economic Agenda (NEA)

The National Economic Agenda (NEA) is a Pakistan Business Council initiative aimed at facilitating dialogue among the major political parties...

General Economic Initiatives and Advocacy

Agenda for Economic Reform

Pakistan Business Council has expressed on various recent occasions its concerns for Pakistan’s economy. It has been actively engaging with...

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PBC Position Papers on Five Critical Issues

Five critical and immediate issues and challenges facing Pakistan were identified and panels formed for discussion. The issues identified were:...

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RGST Support

Being a premier representative organization of Pakistani enterprises, Pakistan Business Council strongly put its weight towards progressive taxation in the...

General Economic Initiatives and Advocacy