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Doing Business in Pakistan Environmental Factors and SWOT Analysis

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Khalid Mehtabdin, Celeste Hebert, Kurt Pahl, Jason Waite, Andrew Kochian

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DOI:10.17265/1537-1514/2013.05.003

Affiliation(s)

Khalid Mehtabdin, Ph.D., Professor of Economics, Department of Economics, The College of Saint Rose.
Celeste Hebert, MBA, School of Business, The College of Saint Rose.
Kurt Pahl, MBA, School of Business, The College of Saint Rose.
Jason Waite, MBA, School of Business, The College of Saint Rose.
Andrew Kochian, MS, School of Business, The College of Saint Rose.

ABSTRACT

A summary of the environment faced by an organization must considering the possibility of conducting operations in the country of Pakistan. The study includes risks and opportunities found from both an economic, political, and cultural perspective. Doing business in Pakistan has become a risky endeavour because of environmental factors, which are due to the geopolitical situation around the region. What we have discovered through our SWOT analysis is that Pakistan’s business sector has many threats and opportunities, and the hostility in the region is perhaps the greatest threat to both the country and its ability to conduct business in a stable way. The hostile environment, coupled with strained ties with America and other nations, such as India, will make business in Pakistan a difficult ordeal. If Pakistan wants to create growth opportunities in the business sector, it has to cease the support of terrorists, make peace with India, and enhance their political standing as a democratic state to create opportunities for entrepreneurs. Education has to be given the utmost priority in order to create these entrepreneurs for the business sector.

KEYWORDS

doing business in Pakistan, environmental factors for business prospects in Pakistan, SWOT analysis, assessing risk of doing business in Pakistan

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