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The Preferred Investment Destination

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Geo-Political Location: O
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q160 million Population (2006 est) qLiberal policies and profitable
opportunities
qTrained workforce
q5th largest milk producer – 3% milk is
qHuge domestic market processed
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Rising per Capita Income- Rising qlargest cotton producer
Consumer Spending
qHuge Coal reserves
qGeo-strategic location
qRich in Mineral Resources
qAbundant Land
q1000 Km coastal Line
qClimate suitable for multiple crops
qSea Ports –Airports-Dry Ports-
qExport manufacturing zero rated
qIndustrial Estates-EPZ, SIZ etc
qAvailability of low cost raw materials
and manpower q

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POPULATION &
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• 160 million (2006 est)

• A young and highly talented population
• Rising Middle Class

Pakistan Population Demographic Japan Population Demographic

B elow 19
60 y ears y ears
Pakistan Population Demographic and ab ov e 19%
26%
20to 39
years
Below 19 27%
years
54%
20 -39 y ears
28%
40to 59 40-59 y ears
years
60years 27%
13%
and above
6%

Source: Population Census Organization, Federal Bureau of Statistics

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Growing Middle Class O
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Household Income Distribution (%)

36.0
41.7
49.3

51.6
48.6
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9.7 12.3
5.7

1990 2002 2004

2005 2006 2007

Source : Economic Survey 2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-07; House Hold Survey 2004-05
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Highly Competitive Labor Cost O
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US$ Per Hour

4 3.61

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Figures in millions

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1991-92 1992-93 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1999-00 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2005-06

Source: Pakistan Economy Survey - 2005 - 2006

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and Competitiveness as cor ner stone of the

Economy
Fiscal Responsibility &
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Tax Reforms Governance

Transparency
Major
Capital Market
Privatization Economic Reforms
Reforms
Agriculture Sector Financial Sector
Reforms Reforms

Access to Justice,
judicial reforms and civil
reforms
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Indicators 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07

2007-08 2008-09
(Jul-Oct)

Exports (B $) 9.13 11.16 12.31 14.39 16.47 17.01 19.22 5.2

Imports (B $) 10.34 12.22 15.59 20.60 28.58 30.54 39.96 10.82

Remittances (B$) 2.39 4.24 3.87 4.17 4.60 5.49 6.2 2.34

FOREX Reserves 6.43 10.72 12.33 12.61 13.14 15.18

(B $) 10.83 6.74

Stock Exchange 1,520 3,402 5,279 7,450 9,989 13,772 9,182.9

Index 12,289.03

GDP Growth 3.6% 5.1% 6.4% 8.4% 6.6% 7.0% 5.8% --

Source: State Bank of Pakistan (SBP)

Federal Bureau of Statistics (FBS)
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9 .0 % 8 .4 %
8 .0 %
7%
7.0 %
6 .0 % 6 .4 % 6 .6 % 5 .8 0 %
5.0 %
5 .1 %
4 .0 %
3 .0 % 3 .6 %
2 .0 % 2 .6 %
1.0 %
0 .0 %
2 0 0 0 -0 1 2 0 0 1-0 2 2 0 0 2 -0 3 2 0 0 3 - 0 4 2 0 0 4 -0 5 2 0 0 5- 0 6 2 0 0 6 -0 7 2 0 0 7- 0 8

Average GDP Growth 7.0% during Last Four Years

Source: Pakistan Economic Survey
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1200
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800 712.61
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590.39
600 518.8
460.6
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400

200

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1200 1085

1000 926
836
800 733
669
586
US $

600 507 529

400

200

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•Expatriate Pakistani’s remittances at around $ 6.5 billion
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Billion $ 6.5

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4.6
4.24 4.17
3.872
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2.39

2 1.09

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25

20

15 19.22
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16.47 17.01
10 14.41
12.31
11.16
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2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08
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CEMENT PRODUCTION O
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35
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MILLION TONS

25
20.955
20 17.909
16.321 16.936
15.534 15.723
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Events

30 33

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§ Equal treatment with local & foreign investors
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§ All economic sectors open to FDI

§ Foreign equity upto 100 % allowed
§ No Government permissions required
§ Network of Export Processing Zones / Industrial Estates
§ Repatriation of 100 % capital , profits , dividends , royalty , technical &
franchise fee , allowed
§ Attractive incentive packages
• - 0 - 5 % customs duty on import of machinery
• - No sales tax & Withholding tax on import of machinery
• - Import of raw material for export oriented manufacturing zero - rated
• - Initial Depreciation allowance at the rate of 50 %.
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§ Foreign investment fully protected under the Reform Act , 1997 .

§ Protection of Economic Reforms act 1992
§ Bilateral Agreements :
− Investment Promotion & Protection : 47 countries
− Avoidance of Double Taxation Treaty : 52 countries
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GDP bigger than Vietnam, Egypt and Malaysia

World Bank – Ease of Doing Business 2008 Report

76 120 83

Pakistan India China

•Pakistan was the runner-up reformer in South Asia in 2006

•Reforms to modernize customs reduced time to import from 39 to 15

days and time to export from 33 to 24 days
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•Corporate tax rates fell from 39% in 2004 to 37% in 2005, 35% in
2006 for large companies and 20% for small companies in 2006
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Economic Freedom Index

GDP bigger than Vietnam, Egypt and Malaysia

89 104 119

Pakistan India China

–Pakistan scores well in fiscal freedom,
business freedom, freedom from
government and labor freedom
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–Experts observe that Pakistan is on a vital
crossroad
between Central and South Asia
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BGP Haier
ZTE

Deutsche Bank
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Sector Company 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Average

Oil & Gas Shell Pakistan 21.0% 24.6% 29.5% 30.7% 29.0% 37.8% 25.2%

Power Hubco 24.0% 18.4% 17.0% 9.3% 9.1% NA 15.6%

Consumer Items Unilever Pakistan 79.4% 81.9% 86.7% 89.8% NA NA 84.5%

Food Nestle Milkpak 63.2% 63.5% 61.9% 53.9% 43.9% NA 57.3%

Chemical Engro Chemicals 25.0% 24.0% 31.0% 22.0% 20.0% NA 24.4%

Pakistan

Engineering Siemens Engg. 18.5% 19.2% 31.7% 26.9% 46.4% NA 28.5%

Financial Business Bank Alfalah NA 21.8% 26.8% 17.9% 21.6% NA 22.0%

Oil & Gas PSO 30.9% 27.3% 32.7% 36.2% 22.4% NA 29.9%

Source: Company Reports (annual A/Cs); ROE: Return on Equity

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6000
5139.6 5152.8

5000

4000 3521
Million US$

3000

2000 1523.9

798 949.4
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FDI by Country O
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Country 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 (Jul-
Sep)
USA 211.5 238.4 325.9 516.7 913.1 1,309.3 210.0
UK 219.4 64.6 181.5 244 860.1 460.2 72.0
U.A.E 119.7 134.6 367.5 1424.5 661.5 588.6 (13.1)
Japan 14.1 15.1 45.2 57 64.4 131.2 21.7
Hong Kong 5.6 6.3 32.3 24 32.6 339.8 34.9
Switzerland 3.1 205.3 137.5 170.6 174.7 169.3 41.8
Saudi Arabia 43.5 7.2 18.4 277.8 103.5 46.2 8.9
Germany 3.7 7 13.1 28.6 78.9 69.6 8.9
Korea 0.2 1 1.4 1.6 1.5 1.2 0.3
(South)
Norway 0.3 146.6 31.4 252.6 25.1 275.0 50.3
China 2.99 14.30 0.44 1.70 712 13.7 0.7
Others 173.91 108.6 369.26 521.9 1512.2 1,748.7 674.6
Total 798.0 949.0 1523.9 3521.0 5139.6 5,152.8 1,111.0
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Sector 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09

(July-Sep)
Oil & Gas 186.8 202.4 193.8 312.7 545.1 634.8 190.0

Financial Business 207.4 242.1 269.4 329.2 930.3 1,607.6 295.5

Textiles 26.1 35.4 39.3 47.0 59.4 30.1 8.1

Trade 39.1 35.6 52.1 118.0 172.1 175.5 39.5

Construction 17.6 32.0 42.7 89.5 157.1 88.5 17.3

Power 32.8 14.2 73.4 320.6 193.4 70.3 36.2

Chemical 86.1 15.3 51.0 62.9 46.1 78.0 9.2

Transport 87.4 8.8 10.6 18.4 30.2 73.0 12.2

Communication 24.3 221.9 517.6 1,937.7 1,898.7 1,625.3 296.1

(IT&Telecom)
Others 90.4 170.1 274.0 285.0 1,107.2 769.7 206.2

Total 798.0 949.4 1,523.9 3,521.0 5,139.6 5,152.8 1,111.0

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•Offshore & Onshore

Exploration
•Refining
•Pipelines
•Storages

•Coal Oil & Gas

•Granite •Hydel
•Marble •Thermal
Mining

Power
•Copper Priority Sectors •Coal
•Rocksalt •Solar
•Semi-Precious Stones •Wind
•Biogas
• IT & Telecom
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•Call centers
•Cell phone
•E-Commerce
•Software
•IT Parks

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•Ports & Roads

•Urban Mass Transport
•Water supply &
•Sanitation
•Housing
•Desalination

•Leather
Infrastructure •Electronics
•Hotels •Furniture
•Resorts Tourism •Gemstones

SMEs
•Theme Parks Priority Sectors •Jewelry
•Cultural tourism •Food Processing
•Entertainment Centers • Sports & Surgical goods
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•
Agriculture • Value added textiles &
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• - Agri-Business - Corporate Farming
- Fruits & Vegetables - Livestock & Dairy •
- Fisheries
- Cool chains
- Seed Production
- Storages

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•Oil & Gas

•Infrastructure
•Power
•Industry/ Real Estate
•Banking
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•Pesticides
•Golf City Privatization •Dyes

Chemicals
•Water City •Agro Based
•Sports City Housing Priority Sectors
•Mineral Based
•Media City •Synthetic Fiber
•Residential Complexes •Pharmaceuticals
•Office apartments •Petrochemical
• •Complex/ Naphtha
Engineering •Cracker
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• •Light & Heavy Engineering
•Automobiles •
•Auto parts
•Agriculture Machinery •
•Steel Production
•Textile Machinery

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Facilitation for Local & Foreign Investors

• The One Stop Investment Promotion Agency
www.pakboi.gov.pk
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GROWTH DRIVERS
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• Rice-Bansmati 5.5 Mtpa Potential

•Large-scale investments needed
• Wheat-24 Mtpa for converting grains into
value-added products
• Cotton-12.5 M bales •Corporate farming needs to be
developed for all agricultural
• Sugarcane-46 Mtpa crops particularly oil seeds,
wheat, maize & cotton
• Maize-3.6 Mtpa •The crops sector can absorb
over US$ 10 billion of
• Oil Seeds investment in the next 5
years
– Sun Flower-0.6 Mtpa
•Land can be made available by
– Canola -68,000 tpa the Govt. on long-term lease

– Mustard-210,000 tpa
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• Fertile agriculture land in public as well as private sector available

in all the 4 provinces for corporate farming on mutually agreed
terms and conditions.
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• Similarly vast tracts of waste land also available for conversion into
fertile land by using modern technology and used for agricultural
crops.
•
• Details of land available for above are as follows:
•Punjab 30227 (acres)
•Sindh 212000 “
•NWFP 20000 “
•Balochistan 40000 “
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• Citrus Fruits •

Potential
– Mandarin (kinnow) Large-scale investments
•Producing fruit preserves
– Grape Fruit •Fruit pulp
– Orange varieties •Fruit juices
•Vegetable dehydration
• Mango •Cold storages
•Refrigerated transport
• Banana • Onions
•for local markets and exports
• Garlic 5th Largest Producer of Dates
• Pomegranate
•Date processing units
• Coriander
• Dates Over US$ 2 Billion in next 5 years
• Chilies
• Apples • Tomatoes
• Pears • Potatoes
• Turmeric
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Varieties of high quality meat

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Potential
and dairy livestock •World’s 5th largest producer of milk
•Need large-scale investment in dairy
farming & dairy processing
•Cattle •Poultry •Quality livestock for beef, mutton &
•Goat •Fisheries lamb meat production and processing
•High quality fresh and marine fish
•Sheep
species available for corporate farming
(both inland & coastal)
•Large-scale poultry farming potential
•Sector can absorb an investment of
US$10 billion in next 5 years
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•Gemstones – world’s 5th largest deposits. Emeralds, Topaz,
Aquamarine, Garnet, Ruby, Tourmaline, Moonstone &
Peridot. Investment of US$100M needed in next five
years.
•Oil and gas – a success rate of over 25%. 100 wells planned for 2007

•Coal – Thar coal having deposits of 182.5 billion tons. Additionally

good quality coal is available in Balochistan and Punjab
•Gypsum - 95% white deposits est. at 5-6 billion tons. Investment of
US$3 billion needed.
•Magnesite – large deposits in NWFP for re-factories

•Copper/Gold – Very large deposits in Balochistan. Saindak Copper

Mining Complex already functioning. Second
complex coming at Ricodic. Investment of US$100 million
already made in this sector

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Ø Direct Allocation of Blocks for Oil and Gas Exploration

without bidding process.
Ø Joint Ventures with public sector Oil and Gas Companies
like OGDCL and PPL for Oil & Gas Exploration.
Ø Participation in services side of Exploration & Production
(E&P) Sector both within Pakistan and for the region
through regional offices based in Pakistan.
Ø Pakistani downstream companies like SSGCL and SNGPL
for participation in pipeline projects .
Ø Participation in down stream oil marketing and distribution .
Ø Investment in Iran-Pakistan-India (IPI) Gas pipeline project
(Approximately 6 billion $ project size).
Ø Investment in Oil Refinery (ies) in Coastal regions.
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Over 30,000 units functioning

•Automotive – US$2 billion investment needed for OEMs
•Chemicals, Fertilizer & Paint – US$2 billion investment needed
•Engineering
–Electrical
–Electronics
–Machine Tools
–Light
–Heavy
•Food & Consumer Items
•Food Processing
•Oil, Gas & Energy
•Pharmaceutical
•Textile
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•Dairy Products (milk, butter, yogurt, cheese, ice-cream)

•Edible Oils (cooking oils, hydrogenated vegetable oils) •

Potential
•Fruits & Vegetable Products (fruit juices, fruit juice drinks,
canned fruits) •Dealerships for Pak-origin food
items need to be established in
•Carbonated Beverages KSA
•Sugar, Flour •Large-scale investments needed
in preparing halal prepared-foods
•Snack Foods (potato crisps, salted nuts, extruded for USA, Canada, UK, EU and
products from rice flakes, corn grits) ME markets

•Processed Chicken, Fish & Meats •Investment of over US$500

million needed
•Honey, Jams, Jellies, Marmalade, Squashes, Sauces, •

Pickles
•Cereals (cornflakes, rice cereal, porridge)
•Biscuits, Breads, Confectionary (toffees, bubble gums,
chocolates)
•Spices (pepper, corriander, turmeric, ginger)
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• OIL & GAS PRODUCERS
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Pakistan Petroleum Ltd. (Under Privatization)

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Oil and Gas Development Company (Under partial Privatization)
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Pakistan Oil Fields,
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OMV,
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MOL,
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BP
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and ten more private companies
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• OIL REFINERIES
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National Refinery
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Attock Refinery `
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PARCO
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MID Country Refinery
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Pakistan Refinery
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BOSICOR
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• GAS TRANSMISSION & DISTRIBUTION
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Sui Southern Gas Company (Under Privatization)

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Sui Northern Gas Pipe Line Ltd. (Under Privatization)
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• OIL MARKETING COMPANIES
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Pakistan State Oil (Under Privatization)

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Highways
Various Highways & Bridges are planned to be developed on PPP basis.

•Mansehra – Hassanabdal Expressway – 100 Km – US$ 350 M

•
•Rawalpindi Bypass – 28 Km – US$ 50 M
•
•Peshawar Northern Bypass – 30 Km – US$ 30 M
•
•Bridge over River Chenab at Multan – 1 KM - US$ 25 M

EOIs are expected to be in the market by November 2008

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•Two large Shipyards at Bin Qasim, Karachi and Gawadar East

Bay, Gawadar
•
•Shipyards would construct Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC)
and Ultra Large Crude Carrier (ULCC) size Ships &
Offshore / Onshore Oil Rigs.

•Investment requirement is around US$ 500 M for each

Shipyard

EOIs are expected to be in the market by early 2009

Private Sector Investment is Critical for Infrastructure Development
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•Project envisages CNG based Public Transport for eight
major cities in Pakistan in addition to manufacturing of CNG
Buses in Pakistan
•More than 8,000 Buses envisaged in the Project
•Government of Pakistan would provide upfront Grant and
also provide Interest Subsidy
•Investment estimated for Bus Operation is US$ 400 M
Karachi needs 4,000 Buses for which EOIs & SOQs have been
requested
•
•EOIs & SOQs already requested – Last date is 15 December
2008
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•Cool Chain project is being developed for the development of

Supply Chain Infrastructure for Horticulture produce (Fruits &
Vegetables)

•Project envisages establishment of

–39 Export / Pack Houses
–23 Cold Storages
–2 Reefer Yards

•Project size is estimated to be US$ 100 million

EOIs are expected to be in the market by November

2008
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•Project envisages Three star hotel on a area of 25 Acres of land in the
heart of Islamabad

•Proposed facilities of the hotel include Restaurants, Conference Halls,

Theater facilities, Gymnasium, Health Club, Indoor Sports Facilities,
Swimming pools, Corporate Offices etc,

•Estimated project cost is US$ 75 M

EOIs are expected to be in the market by December 2008

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Selected Sectors & Projects

Agriculture & Agro-based industry Oil & Gas

Engineering & Automobile Energy
Building Materials Road & Heavy
Hospitality & Tourism Construction

Hospitals & Medical Supplies Gold & Gems

Domestic Trade &
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• PROJECT NEED ASSESSMENT INVESTMENT IRR

REQUIRED

Farming of Pakistan imports US $ 60 Million 37%

soybean & over US $ 550
production of million worth of
edible oil on edible oil. The
50 , 000 acres project is for
of leased import substitution.
land
producing .
90 , 000 ton
soybean ,
20 , 000 ton
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150 , 000 ton
wheat .
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Fruit Pulping
PROJECT NEED ASSESSMENT INVESTMENT IRR
REQUIRED

Mango , Guava There is a large The total 20-25%

and Tomato local and investment in one
pulp international plant would be
manufacturing demand for high around US$10
plant under quality juices million. 5 to 10
license made from pulp. plants may be
Pakistan produces set-up.
very large
quantity of these
fruits which need
to be used to
manufacture pulp
on year round
basis.
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Cattle Farming & Meat Processing

PROJECT NEED ASSESSMENT INVESTMENT REQUIRED IRR

Cattle The GCC countries US $ 8 million ROE

Farming and alone import over 40%
Meat US $ 12 billion of
processing meat, offering huge
for exports potential for
200 cows & processed beaf,
1500 sheep / lamb & mutton from
goats per Pakistan.
day Plant .
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Auto Foundry
PROJE CT NEED ASSESSMENT INVESTMENT REQUIRED IRR

20 , 000 Against local US $ 18 Million20%

tons / per demand of 40,000
year TPY of
Automotive automotive
Foundry castings only 6
to 8,000 TPY is
produced in the
country.
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Steel Mill
PROJECT NEED ASSESSMENT INVESTMENT IRR
REQUIRED

4 Million Local US $ 400 25-30%

Tons / per production is Million
year only 4.0 MTY
Integrated against local
Steel Mill demand of 8.0
MTY.
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Naptha Cracker
PROJECT NEED ASSESSMENT INVESTMENT IRR
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Naptha Pakistan Naptha 25%

Cracker + exports over Cracker US$
PE & PP 600,000 tons 300 M, PE &
units Naptha & PE units US
based on imports PE, PP $ 500 M.
650 , 000 and other Total US $
tons plastics 800 Million
locally
available
Naptha .
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Oil Refinery
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Oil Pakistan US$2 to 4 25%-30%

Refinery of continues to billion
200 , 000 to import nearly depending on
300 , 000 70% of its the size
bpl / day requirement of
refined
products.
Location Gwader
or Karachi using
imported crude
oil
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Lapidary Unit
PROJE CT NEED ASSESSMENT INVESTMENT REQUIRED IRR

50 , 00 0 carats p er Pakistan has 5th largest US $ 3.5 Million per unit 100% in
year Gemstone / deposits of Ruby, - Ten Units can be 1st year
Lapid ary units . Tourmaline, Pink Beryl, established in 2 to 3 for each
Topaze, etc. There is no years with a total unit.
Lapidary unit in the investment of US$ 35
country. Huge potential for million.
local & export markets.
World Market is US $ 20
billion for cut & polished
gemstones.

•Huge deposits of gems and gemstones

•Large-scale potential for setting up gemstone
cutting and polishing units
•Investment of US$100 million needed in the
next 5 years
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Cement Plant

PROJECT NEED ASSESSMENT INVESTMENT IRR

10 , 000 TPD By 2011 US $ 250
REQUIRED 20%
Cement Pakistan will Million
Plant need to import
cement. There
is large
export
potential to
Afghanistan
besides local
market.
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Gypsum Plaster Plant

PROJECT NEED ASSESSMENT INVESTMENT IRR

300 , 000 Tons Pakistan has top US $ 50
REQUIRED 25-30%
per year quality huge Million
Gypsum deposits of
plaster & gypsum. There is a
related large demand for
products gypsum plaster,
( blocks , blocks, tiles,
tiles , gypsum gypsum board etc.
board , alpha both locally and
gypsum ) for export to GCC
manufacturin countries.
g plant .
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Tertiary Hospital
PROJE CT NEED ASSESSMENT INVESTMENT REQUIRED IRR

350 bed world There is a great need US $ 50 Million / 20%

class Tertiary for state-of-the-art Tertiary Hospital
hospitals in medical facilities in
Multan , Lahore , the country. There is a
Faisalabad , large demand in the
Sialkot , Peshawar named cities where
& Quetta . patients can pay. Special
purpose charitable funds
can be set-up for others
who can not pay.

•Major investments needed for setting up tertiary hospitals

in all mega & large cities
•An investment of US$500 million needed
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Amusement Park

PROJECT NEED ASSESSMENT INVESTMENT IRR

REQUIRED

Amusement & Karachi's per US $ 40 Million30%

theme park capita income is
near much higher than
Karachi on that of rest of
250 acres the country
on National having very
Highway little avenues
for amusement &
recreation.
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Five Star Hotels

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REQUIRED
Five Star There is an Each Hotel will 25-30%
Hotels in acute shortage require an
Karachi , of Five Star investment of
Lahore and rooms in all US$75 to US$100
Islamabad major cities. million
under Demand is depending on
franchise increasing due location and
to improving facilities
economic
activity
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2-3 Star Hotel Chain

PROJECT NEED ASSESSMENT INVESTMENT IRR
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Chain of two These hotels will Each hotel will 25-30%

or three star target both foreign require
hotels in top as well as domestic investment of
ten cities tourists and US$30-50 million
e . g . Karachi , business travelers. depending on
Lahore , location and
Faisalabad , facilities.
Hyderabad ,
Multan ,
Rawalpindi ,
Peshawar ,
Quetta ,
Sukkur , Gujrat
under
franchise
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Bunji Dam Hydel Project

PROJECT NEED ASSESSMENT INVESTMENT IRR

REQUIRED
5 , 500 MW Pakistan faces US $ 4 Billion 25%
Bunji energy including
Hydropower deficiency. This transmission
Run of Project uses lines and
River hydel sources. ancillary
project . Pakistan has facilities.
over 45,000 MW
hydel
generation
potential.
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Thar Coal Power Plant

PROJECT NEED ASSESSMENT INVESTMENT IRR

REQUIRED
1000 Mega Thar Coal is US$1.2 to 1.4 20%
Watt one of the billion
Power largest including
Plant deposit of the power
based on low quality plant,
Thar Coal coal in the mining
world operations
estimated at and
about 3.2 ancillary
billion tons facilities.
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RDF Plant

PROJECT NEED ASSESSMENT INVESTMENT IRR

REQUIRED
Refuse The 20 major Each RDF 25-30%
Derived cities of plant will
Fuels for Pakistan in require
generating total produce investment of
electricity about 50,000 US$15-20
tons of million each
municipal solid depending on
waste daily. its size and
This can be usedfacilities
to make RDF
which in turn is
used for
generating power
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Thermal Power Fund

PROJECT NEED ASSESSMENT INVESTMENT IRR
REQUIRED
Thermal The Govt. has US 8 Billion ROE
Power Fund already in the form of 15%
to finance approved 8 IPPs bonds only for
govt . for generating these 8 IPPs.
approved 5,500 MWs based
Independent on gas or
Power imported oil.
Projects . These Projects
( IPPs ) are under
implementation.
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Chain of retail Stores

PROJECT NEED ASSESSMENT INVESTMENT IRR
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100 - Store Chain There is a great Total US $ 20 30 %
of super need for Million
markets establishing top
quality super
markets throughout
the country . Only
Utility Stores
Corporation - a
govt . owned entity
is running a chain
of 400 outlets .
Makro Cash & Carry
has started a
hypher market &
Metro is planning
to do the same .
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Cargo Village

PROJECT NEED ASSESSMENT INVESTMENT IRR

REQUIRED
Cargo The Karachi Port Engineering 25-30%
Village at Trust is planning Consultants have
Karachi Port to reclaim 1350 been appointed.
acres of land for The project
developing an requires an
integrated Cargo investment of
Village to ease US$100 million
the pressure on
existing
facilities and to
handle increasing
business
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-Mil collection & Chilling Centres

-Transportation
-cattle feed Mills
-Breeding Farms
Investment in Fishries Sectors
-Processing & other Value addition
Investment if Fertilizers Sectors
-Establishment of DAP Manufacturing Plant
Investment in Horticulture Sector
Investment in Corporate Agricultural Farming
Investment in Oil Refining Sector
Investment in Metallic minerals Sector
-Reko-Diq Copper
-Daddar-Lead Zinc Projects
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-Marble Granite
-Rock Salt Deposits
-Precious & Semi precious Stones
Investment in Energy/Power Sector
-Thermal
-Hydel
Alternate sources
Investment in Low Cost Housing
-Real Estate development
-Infrastructure
Transport Sector
- Mass urban Transport System
-CNG Buses
-Khi Circle rail