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Country Descriptions & Profiles

Background Notes on Countries of the World: Pakistan in Business Source Premier [ About ] BU logo
Published by the U.S. government and includes facts about the land, people, history, government, political conditions, economy, foreign relations and travel/business information.

Ernst and Young: Pakistan
http://www.ey.com/global/content.nsf/Pakistan/Home

Pakistan Country Profile in Business Source Premier [About]BU logo
Provides quick access to country data points, trends and analysis including country's
political and governmental make-up, economic performance, gross domestic product, the potential for economic development, and detailed market and industry analysis of the country's business environment.

Pakistan Country Review in Business Source Premier [ About ] BU logo
Published annually by CountryWatch, these in-depth reports provide demographic, political, economic, business, cultural and environmental data. Includes key sector production, consumption and net exports, maps, country flag, Freedom Rankings for political rights and civil liberties, Human Development Index measuring quality of life and investment climate basic infrastructure information.

Finance, Trade & Commerce

BuyUSA.gov U.S. Commercial Services: Pakistan
http://www.buyusa.gov/pakistan/en/
From the U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration. U.S. Commercial Service (USCS) Provides information to U.S. businesses exporting goods and services, including trade agreements, market research, trade event lists, industry specific information.

Corporate Information: Pakistan
http://www.corporateinformation.com/ctryind.asp?ctry_cod=586

Doing Business. Benchmarking Business Regulations.
http://www.doingbusiness.org/
Produced by the World Bank, this database provides information on business regulations and their enforcement in many countries. Countries are ranked according to ease of doing business. The Doing Business Indicators are comparable across 175 economies. These indicators include starting a business, dealing with licenses, employing workers, registering property, getting credit, protecting investors, paying taxes, enforcing contracts, and others.

Economist.com Country Briefings: Pakistan
http://www.economist.com/countries/Pakistan/
A Web resource highlighting recent articles and a country
profile. Includes forecast, factsheet, economic data, political structure and forces, economic structure and more.

EIU: Economist Intelligence Unit: Pakistan  [About]BU logo (works only with Firefox)
Indepth reports such as Country Finance, Country Commerce, Country Forecast, Country Monitor, etc which include economic indicators, political and business environment analysis, country risk assessment and financial and operating conditions for companies doing business globally.  Type of reports vary country by country.

FITA: Pakistan Country Profile
http://fita.org/countries/pakistan.html
FITA, The Federation of International Trade Associations, website includes general information as well as information on market access, economic indicators, taxes, labor market, agriculture, media, and more.

Global Edge: Pakistan
http://globaledge.msu.edu/ibrd/countryintro.asp?CountryID=34
Created by the Center for International Business Education and Research at Michigan State University ( MSU-CIBER ), globalEDGE contains country specific news, statistics, history, economics, and government data.

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Index of Economic Freedom: Pakistan
http://www.heritage.org/research/features/index/country.cfm?id=Pakistan
A Web resource evaluating the following areas: trade policy, fiscal burden of government, government intervention in the economy, monetary policy, capital flows and foreign investment, banking and finance, wages and prices, property rights, regulation, and black market.

Internationalist.com: Pakistan
http://www.internationalist.com/business/Pakistan.php

MSI Legal and Accounting Network: Pakistan
http://www.msi-network.com/content/doing_business_in_pakistan_page1.asp

Pakistan Country Monitor (Global Insight) in Business Source Premier [About]BU logo
Presents Analyses, Statistics, and Forecasts on the Economy. Includes information on Gross Domestic Product (GDP), Real GDP, Consumer Prices, Foreign Trade, Official Exchange Rate, etc. Also provides Import and Export Statistics as well as the names of important government officials.

Pakistan Economic Competitiveness in Business Source Premier [About]bu logo
From the Icon Group, using vertical analysis or common-sized statements, provides estimates of the financial performance and labor productivity of countries compared to global benchmarks.  Financial analysis includes asset, liability and income structure, ratios, profitability ratios and key percentile rankings.  Labor productivity analysis includes asset-labor, liability-labor, and income-labor ratios.

Political Risk Yearbook: Pakistan Country Forecast in Business Source Premier [About]bu logo
From PRS Group, published annually and includes the Political Risk Service rating system which assesses different political scenarios within a country, 18-month and five year forecasts based on a variety of political scenarios, the country's political framework, key political player as well as economic conditions, investment, taxation and environmental trends, foreign relations, defense forces and the country's history and geography.

World Bank
www.worldbank.org
Provides report and statistics on challenges developing countries face, education, debt, demographics, telecommunications infrastructure, health issues, etc.

Statistics & Government Resources

Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan in Washington D.C.
http://www.embassyofpakistan.org/
Information about business and investment. Also contains information about flora and fauna, education, travel and tourism, visas, immigration, history, geography, people and culture.

Energy Information Administration: Pakistan
http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/cabs/Pakistan/Background.html

Selected Internet Resources: Pakistan-Portals to the world
http://www.loc.gov/rr/international/asian/pakistan/pakistan.html
"Links to electronic resources selected by Library of Congress subject experts."

State Bank of Pakistan
http://www.sbp.org.pk/
The official Web site of the State Bank of Pakistan  includes information on currency rates, monetary policy, statistics and much more.

Statistics Division: Government of Pakistan
http://www.statpak.gov.pk/

U.S. Embassy to Pakistan
http://islamabad.usembassy.gov/

 

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