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Pakistan is the ‘most difficult’ country to do business. ‘Hounded & harassed,’ people say
According to a survey, several problems are faced by entrepreneurs, chief among which were the complicated tax system (46%), access to loans (19%) and corruption (12%).
New Delhi: A national survey in Pakistan on ease of doing business in the country has produced depressing results. About 91 per cent of those surveyed described it as “most difficult”.
The National Citizen Survey findings, conducted by the Islamabad-based Institute for Public Opinion Research, were based on responses from more than 5,000 people across Pakistan.
The survey identified several problems faced by entrepreneurs, chief among which was the complicated tax system (46 per cent), followed by access to loans or financial resources (19 per cent) and corruption and bribery (12 per cent).