Pakistan has a rapidly developing economy and high potential for future growth. It has implemented numerous business incentives and reforms to become one of the most business friendly and investment friendly countries in South Asia. Karachi specifically has been identified as the most business friendly city in Pakistan, with the lowest cost of living in the world and a GDP of $78 billion in 2008 that is projected to grow to $193 billion by 2025. Real estate development in Pakistan and Karachi has seen enormous growth, with high demand for residential units and skyrocketing prices, as many investors prefer real estate as a safe investment option.

1. Pakistan is a rapidly developing country[23][24][25]
and is one of the Next Eleven, the eleven
countries that, along with the BRICs, have a high potential to become the world's largest
economies in the 21st century.
The World Bank (WB) and International Finance Corporation's flagship report Ease of Doing
Business Index 2010 ranked Pakistan 85 among 181 countries around the globe. Pakistan
came highest in South Asia and also was ranked higher than China and Russia which were
at 133
The Government of Pakistan has granted numerous incentives to technology companies
wishing to do business in Pakistan. A combination of decade-plus tax holidays,
zero duties on computer imports, government incentives for venture capital and a variety of
programmes for subsidising technical education, are intended there.
Pakistan is now the most investment-friendly nation in South Asia. Business regulations
have been profoundly overhauled along liberal lines, especially since 1999. Most barriers to
the flow of capital and international direct investment have been removed. Foreign investors
do not face any restrictions on the inflow of capital, and investment of up to 100% of equity
participation is allowed in most sectors. Unlimited remittance of profits, dividends, service
fees or capital is now the rule. Business regulations are now among the most liberal in the
region. This was confirmed by the World Bank's Ease of Doing Business Index report
published in September 2009 ranking Pakistan (at 85th) well ahead of neighbours like China
(at 89th) and India (at 133rd).
Pakistan is attracting an increasingly large amount of private equity and was the ranked as
number 20 in the world based on the amount of private equity entering the nation. Pakistan
has been able to attract a large portion of the global private equity investments because of
economic reforms initiated in 2003 that have provided foreign investors with greater
assurances for the stability of the nation and their ability to repatriate invested funds in the
future.
With the rapid growth in Pakistan's economy, foreign investors are taking a keen interest in
the corporate sector of Pakistan. In recent years, majority stakes in many corporations have
been acquired by multinational groups.
In February 2007, the World Bank identified Karachi as the most business-friendly city in
Pakistan.[5]
In 2010, research by the global human resources company Mercer found Karachi
to be the most inexpensive city in the world.
PricewaterhouseCoopers study released in 2009, which surveyed the2008 GDP of the top
cities in the world, calculated Karachi’s GDP (PPP) to be $78 billion[12]
(projected to be $193
billion in 2025 at a growth rate of 5.5%).
KSE is well into its fourth year of being one of the Best Performing Markets of the world as
declared by the international magazine Business Week. Similarly, the US newspaper USA
Today termed Karachi Stock Exchange as one of the best performing bourses in the world.
Real Estate development in Pakistan in general and Karachi in particular has witnessed
enormous growth, with prices skyrocketing and hundreds of property transactions taking
place daily. Majority of people have preferred to invest in real estate as they were
attracted by the safe and secure returns on their investments than in any other sector,
business or trade. In Karachi, the dearth for residential units will further accelerate and

2. with it, affordable luxury will always remain in demand for families as they are growing
needing more and more units