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Political risk analysis, macroeconomic forecasts, business environment ratings, industry research and company intelligence.
Country Risk | Country risk analysis, macroeconomic forecasts and business environment rankings, covering 175 markets worldwide
Business Forecast Reports
- $765
Read More Pakistan Business Forecast Report
80 pages    ISSN: 1479-6201    Pub date: February 4 2010    Quarterly   
Better Days Ahead? Pakistan continues to struggle under the weight of its militant insurgency. The political landscape is plagued by a dire security situation in combination with uncertainties over the presidency of Asif Ali Zardari. The countless terrorist attacks conducted through 2009 illustrate the resilience of Pakistan’...
Monitors
- $765
Read More Asia Monitor - South Asia
ISSN: 1470-5176    Monthly   
South Asia Monitor each month provides country-by-country analyses, ratings and forecasts covering political risk, economic performance, key industries, finance and the business environment
- $2785
Read More Emerging Markets Monitor
ISSN: 1359-0006    Weekly   
Emerging Markets Monitor provides weekly analyses, forecasts and ratings on fixed income, foreign exchange, commodities, bonds, equities and funds across global markets, all backed by Business Monitor International’s highly respected assessments of political and macroeconomic risk.
- $2595
Read More Corporate Financing Week
ISSN: 1064-1912    Weekly   
Corporate Financing Week provides must-read updates and analysis on global M&A activity, IPOs, privatizations and equity and debt financing strategies, with must-read updates and analysis on all the key breaking deals.
Industries | Industry trend analysis and forecasts, and competitive intelligence on leading companies, covering 16 industries across 60 markets worldwide
Special Reports
- $875
Read More Dividing The 3G Mobile Market In Asia
109 pages    Pub date: March 28 2008   
At a time when BMI’s telecoms analysts believes Asia’s mobile market to provide a mixed bag of results, with some markets having peaked while others offer exceptionally high growth rates, BMI presents a new report; Dividing The 3G Mobile Market In Asia. With our telecommunications analysts anticipating the mobile market to offer solutions to operators in developed markets via content delivery and mobile growth as an attractive alternative to fixed-line in developing states.
LATEST Industry Reports
- $875
Read More Pakistan Commercial Banking Report
65 pages    Pub date: March 8 2010    Quarterly   
Significantly, just behind the main 'pack' of European economies, several Asian states have managed to post strong performances in our risk ratings. Malaysia (72.1, 11th) and Singapore (77.1, 8th) come in ahead of Austria. Singapore leads the world globally in the 'Risks to realisation of returns - Country risk' sub-category...
- $875
Read More Pakistan Food & Drink Report
61 pages    Pub date: March 5 2010    Quarterly   
With a population close to 165mn, Pakistan is one of the largest markets in the Asia Pacific region and potentially a highly lucrative long-term play for fast-moving consumer goods companies. Yet it continues to be weighed down by fundamental risks and is still firmly rooted to the bottom of BMI’s Asia Pacific Food & Drink Bu...
- $875
Read More Pakistan Real Estate Report
61 pages    Pub date: March 3 2010    Quarterly   
This is the fourth of BMI's reports on the real estate sector of Pakistan. The country's real estate sector continues to be dominated by two major issues: a chronic shortage of housing against a backdrop of a rapidly rising population and the impact of security factors on the risk appetite of investors and develop...
- $875
Read More Pakistan Autos Report
39 pages    Pub date: March 3 2010    Quarterly   
Pakistan's car sales have shown signs of improvement, largely thanks to price reductions on the part of carmakers. Car sales of 10,372 units were up by 28% month-on-month (m-o-m) in October and were 8% higher than in October 2008. Although this may appear to be a welcome sign of recovery after a 50% decline in car sales in FY...
- $875
Read More Pakistan Oil & Gas Report
98 pages    Pub date: February 23 2010    Quarterly   
21.40mn barrels per day (b/d) in 2001 reached an estimated 25.63mn b/d in 2009. It should average 26.13mn b/d in 2010, then rise to around 29.23mn b/d by 2014. Regional oil production was just under 8.41mn b/d in 2001, and averaged an estimated 8.46mn b/d in 2009. It is set to increase to 8.77mn b/d by 2014. Oil imports are grow...
- $875
Read More Pakistan Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare Report
84 pages    Pub date: February 16 2010    Quarterly   
In BMI’s Business Environment Ratings for Q110, Pakistan slipped from 13th to 15th – and last –place, out of the key markets assessed in the Asia Pacific region. In addition to the challenging economic environment, the country’s pharmaceutical expenditure will also be shaped by the volatile political and security situation...
- $875
Read More Pakistan Infrastructure Report
74 pages    Pub date: February 10 2010    Annual   
We estimate that Pakistan’s construction sector will undergo a contraction of 10.8% in real terms in 2009, after a decline of 3.9% in 2008, completing a miserable couple of years for the industry. The market has suffered from the global economic downturn and fallout from political turmoil in Pakistan, which have provided a do...
- $875
Read More Pakistan Consumer Electronics Report
43 pages    Pub date: February 9 2010    Quarterly   
Pakistan’s consumer electronics market, defined as the addressable market for computing devices, mobile handsets and AV products, is projected to be worth around US$1.6bn in 2010. Underlying demand will grow at a CAGR of about 7%, but spending will be restrained by a sizable grey market of smuggled or illegally assembled product...
- $875
Read More Pakistan Defence & Security Report
78 pages    Pub date: January 26 2010    Quarterly   
Pakistan's military will now intensify operations in South Waziristan – a region bordering Afghanistan that serves as the main stronghold for radical Islamist militants in Pakistan. The army was already preparing an offensive in the region to eliminate Pakistani Taliban militants, and the siege at General Headquarters (GHQ), thu...
- $875
Read More Pakistan Agribusiness Report
60 pages    Pub date: January 26 2010    Quarterly   
At the start of 2010, Pakistan's government was still struggling with a number of policy decisions relating to agriculture. Most pressing, was the country's large deficit in sugar production. In 2008/09, consumption exceed production by more than 650,000 tonnes. Demand was met mainly by running down the nation's stocks of sug...
View All 15 Industry Reports for Pakistan
 
Financial Markets | Analysis, forecasts and ratings on fixed income, FX, interest rates, commodities, equity markets and global funds
Monitors
- $2785
Read More Emerging Markets Monitor
ISSN: 1359-0006    Weekly   
Emerging Markets Monitor provides weekly analyses, forecasts and ratings on fixed income, foreign exchange, commodities, bonds, equities and funds across global markets, all backed by Business Monitor International’s highly respected assessments of political and macroeconomic risk.
- $2595
Read More Corporate Financing Week
ISSN: 1064-1912    Weekly   
Corporate Financing Week provides must-read updates and analysis on global M&A activity, IPOs, privatizations and equity and debt financing strategies, with must-read updates and analysis on all the key breaking deals.
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