Why Businesses don't Flourish in Pakistan? I

There is a well-established notion that #businesses do not flourish in #Pakistan due to a non-conducive #environment which includes bureaucratic friction, uncertain policies and #political instability, among other reasons. However, there may be another perspective to it. Do we really possess a #mindset for doing business? Or are we just #Seths? Why cannot companies run as conglomerates and be broken down into smaller individual companies when transferred on to the next generation?

- Why does Pakistan have no multi-billion companies?
- Why are there mostly family-run businesses in Pakistan?
- Why is there almost no company headed by #professionals?
- Why is there no Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) market?
- Why no new #products?
- Why no #R&D?
- Is our industry overprotected?
- Are government licenses/permissions restricting investment?


Panelist:
MR OSMAN SAIFULLAH
Chairman, Saif Holdings Ltd.

MR SHAHZAD SALEEM
Chairman, Nishat Chunnian Ltd

MR SHAHID SATTAR
Former Member (Energy), Planning Commision of Pakistan

MR MAHBOOB MAHMOOD
Chief Executive & Founder, Knowledge Platform

MS RAHAT KAUNAIN HASSAN (Moderator)
Former Chairperson, Competition Commission of Pakistan

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