Digital FDI Initiative Pakistan 2025

Regulatory elements that companies consider important when investing in digital infrastructure FIGURE A5 Least important (up to 4) 5 6 7 8 9 Most importantOpenness to foreign investment Availability of skilled local engineers and other workers Strong competition policy and regulations Ease of acquiring licence for data-related infrastructure Fair competition for mobile broadband Ease of acquiring licence for telecom services Regional coordination for infrastructure investment Use of international standards Establishment of a universal service fund Privatization of telecom incumbent%% %% %% %% % %%Ease of receiving visas and employing foreign personnel Access to infrastructure, including ability to share infrastructure Independent ICT regulator Spectrum rules that impact availability Ease of acquiring licence for other digital infrastructure Spectrum rules that impact cost%% %% %%Level of taxes on technology devices and services 445336354543474 85665416414273523 1110111058712712610115553 161822172121181513161013131810910 2619252826282223242628252119252425 2531172225173321302129312430232930 1013141415161618181919192121252729 Source: Azure Knowledge, 2023 Digital FDI Initiative: Digital FDI-Enabling Project in Pakistan 34