07-31-2008, 07:43 PM
‘Pakistan ahead of India in attracting investment’
KARACHI: CFA Association of Pakistan (CFAAP) held a seminar on ‘What’s Emerging in Emerging Markets–the beauty contest’, according to a press release Wednesday. CFA Emerging Markets specialist, Lawrence Speidell said Pakistan was ahead of India in the contest to attract foreign investment. Speidell is currently the founding partner and chief investment officer of Ondine Asset Management, sponsor of the Frontier Market Select Fund. He highlighted various factors, which work in favour of Pakistan, including better demographics with higher share of younger population, rising urbanisation, lesser income equality, availability of clean water, faster business set up time and freedom of speech. staff report
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp...008_pg5_20
KARACHI: CFA Association of Pakistan (CFAAP) held a seminar on ‘What’s Emerging in Emerging Markets–the beauty contest’, according to a press release Wednesday. CFA Emerging Markets specialist, Lawrence Speidell said Pakistan was ahead of India in the contest to attract foreign investment. Speidell is currently the founding partner and chief investment officer of Ondine Asset Management, sponsor of the Frontier Market Select Fund. He highlighted various factors, which work in favour of Pakistan, including better demographics with higher share of younger population, rising urbanisation, lesser income equality, availability of clean water, faster business set up time and freedom of speech. staff report
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp...008_pg5_20