Why Invest in Pakistan? Demographics - Population: 200 M Economics - Karachi Stock Exchange has returned 32% in 2012 Stability Top quartile country for “Protecting Investors” (Source: World Bank) "Pakistan offers a large, lucrative market for consumer goods, construction and financial services firms" Declan Walsh Pakistan Bureau Chief New York Times  "What you see in the popular press is just one part of the picture … There’s another side to these countries, where life goes on. And that’s what we focus on." Mark Mobius Fund manager Franklin Templeton Investments ($1 billion invested in Pakistan stocks, mostly in the energy sector)

1. Why Invest
in Pakistan?
Salahuddin Khawaja
s@decklaration.com
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2. Demographics
Population:
200 M
6th most
populous
60% Under 25
years

3. Economics
GDP $262 Billion
Karachi Stock
Exchange has
returned 32% in 2012
Per capita has
increased 8% over
the last 5 years

4. Stability
Top quartile
country for
“Protecting
Investors”
(Source: World Bank)
Political
stability with
democratic
elections

5. Strategically located at
the cross-roads in Asia

6. What
are the
experts
saying?
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7. “ What you see in the
popular press is just one
part of the picture …
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8. “ There’s another side to
these countries, where life
goes on. And that’s what
we focus on.
Mark Mobius
Fund manager
Franklin Templeton Investments
($1 billion invested in Pakistan stocks,
mostly in the energy sector)
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9. “ Pakistan offers a large,
lucrative market for
consumer goods,
construction and financial
services firms
Declan Walsh
Pakistan Bureau Chief
New York Times
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10. Bottom-line:
Pakistan presents
a big Opportunity
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11. Developed and Designed by
Salahuddin Khawaja
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+1 917 523 6904
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Salah has 14 years of experience, primarily in the
Financial Services Industry. Before joining JP Morgan he
spent 11 years at Deloitte & Touche helping Fortune 500
clients with various types of Strategic Initiatives.
He is has an interest in Presentations, Storytelling and
Visual Design.
Areas of Expertise: Strategy Development, Business
Transformation, System Integration, Program & Project
Management, Mobile Strategy, Data Analytics, Executive
Presentations
Sample Clients: Bank of America, Citi , MasterCard
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