Research & Initiatives

Argentine Republic is located in South America and is the eighth largest country in the world. It is a high-income country with vast natural and mineral resources. Trade with Pakistan has been increasing in the last three years with Argentina’s exports to Pakistan amounting to $ 397.8 million

This Country Profile on Chile presents a snapshot of the Chilean economy, focusing on trade and foreign direct investment, and...

The Africa Country Series is part of the efforts of the Pakistan Business Council (PBC) to bring into focus countries in Africa which have traditionally not been major trading partners for Pakistan. Prior to this Country Profile, the PBC has published country profiles on Ethiopia, Nigeria, South Africa, Angola and Mozambique.

The Pakistan Business Council, as part of its ongoing research initiatives, aims to conduct a series of studies on key economies which indicate opportunities for investment.

Angola’s GDP and population are much smaller than Pakistan’s, however its per capita income is more than 4 times Pakistan’s.

The 2015 Investment Climate Statement-Mozambique by the US Department of State stated that the IMF predicts that Mozambique will be...

The last decade saw an increase on the sanctions imposed on Iran by world powers in an attempt to curb its nuclear ambitions. As of 16th January 2016, The United States of America, the European Union and the United Nations announced

Pakistan’s exports appear to have hit a ceiling at US$24 – 25 Billion a year. Conventional wisdom suggests that given Pakistan’s size and resource endowment, this should ideally be around the US$50 – 60 Billion a year.

The Federal Republic of Nigeria (Nigeria) is Africa’s largest country; in terms of population and the size of its economy. Situated in West Africa it has an area of nearly 924,000 square kilometers, a population of close to 180.0 million and a GDP estimated at US$574.0 billion in 2014.

This short profile of The Republic of South Africa (South Africa) is the 2nd in a series produced by The Pakistan Business Council (PBC).