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OPTIONS FOR FOREIGN INVESTORS - SETTING UP A LEGAL ENTITY
If you already have a presence abroad and want to setup an entity in Pakistan, the options available with you are Liaison/Branch Office, Public or Private Limited Pakistani Company or Registered Partnership. It takes about 3-4 weeks, maximum, to setup any of the above mentioned legal entity in Pakistan. The overall one time cost of establishing it comes out to be around one thousand dollars based on the minimum authorized capital.
It goes without saying that it is your business decision as to what sort of corporate structure you want to have, though it is recommended that a private limited company be formed in order to take full advantage of the Government of Pakistan incentives. Some of these incentives include allowing 100% ownership of equity and 100% repatriation of profits for foreign investors.
If you are interested in setting up a Liaison/Branch Office of your company, the process is simple and involves the Board of Investment, Government of Pakistan
For more information, please visit the Security and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) |
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