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by Monis Rehman, CEO of Rozee.pk
Based on Presentation at TIECON 2015 in Karachi
#5: Pakistan is the World’s most dangerous country
You are 50 times more likely to be murdered in St. Louis than killed in a terrorist attack in Pakistan
You are 10 times more likely to be killed in a car accident in the US than killed in a terrorist attack in Pakistan
*** 75% of VC funded startups fail - worried about 0.0009%? Really? ***
#4: Pakistan is small market with little purchasing power
■ 190 Million People
○ World’s 6th most populous country
■ (PPP) of $835 Billion in 2013
○ World’s 24th largest GDP
○ Higher than Netherlands, Malaysia and UAE
■ 54% of Population is youth
○ Rapidly growing middle class consumers
○ Motorcycle sales increased 4X over last 10 yrs
■ 37M people with GDP per capita > $12,200
○ Comparable to South Africa and China
#3: Pakistani economy is failing
■ Retail Sector is BOOOOMING
○ Clothing, electronics, food, healthcare, FMCG, automotive
○ GDP growth rate does not reflect market
■ Real Estate Prices are doubling
○ 50% to 100% growth quite common in USD terms
○ Still undervalued compared to India
■ KSE World’s 2nd Best Performing stock market in 2013
#2: Pakistan lacks scalable payment mechanisms
Rapid emergence of branchless products
○ UBL Omni, EasyPaisa, Mobicash, TimePey
○ Bank Alfalah, JS Bank, Others
■ IBFT Web Banking Huge Success
○ Secure account to account transfer across all banks
○ Online APIs
■ COD Logistics Providers
○ TCS, BlueEx, Leopard
○ Entrepreneurs rushing to fill this space
#1: Pakistan is not online
30 Million Internet Users
○ Growing to 65 Million over next 5 years
○ Larger than UK, Australia, South Africa, Saudi Arabia
■ 10 Million 3G Users
○ 15 Million smart phones
Related Links:
Major Tipping Point: Pakistan Middle Class Grows to 55% Of Population
Pakistan's Official GDP Figures Ignore Booming FMCG Sector
Musharraf Accelerated Human and Economic Development in Pakistan
Pakistan's Growing Middle Class
Pakistan's GDP Grossly Under-estimated; Shares Highly Undervalued
Fast Moving Consumer Goods Sector in Pakistan
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