Pakistan is attracting substantial foreign investment across a wide range of sectors, particularly energy, logistics, information technology, and agriculture, largely through partnerships with Pakistani companies.
Foreign investors are entering the market through new business establishments, joint ventures, acquisitions, and the expansion of existing operations, reflecting growing economic activity and investor interest, said a press release issued by the SECP here on Tuesday. In this context, 79 new foreign companies commenced operations in Pakistan over the past three years, while foreign firms invested Rs40.7 billion in key sectors during the same period. A total of 61 foreign companies also carried out shareholding transactions involving local entities.
Of the 61 shareholding transactions, 29 involved transfers to other foreign companies, four to foreign individual investors, 20 to local individual investors, and eight to local corporate entities. Many of these transactions resulted from global corporate restructuring among multinational companies.