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How has the cost of travel in Pakistan changed in Pakistan? The Pakistan Mobility Index can help you answer that!
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Pakistan imports 47,000 tonnes of garlic annually, spending over $52 million.
Join our Garlic Farming Webinar to explore the economics and potential of garlic cultivation.
10 Nov | 4 PM PKT | PKR 5,000
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Qist Bazaar sells everything from mobile phones to motorcycles to fridges to TVs and AC on installments and trusts Pakistanis to repay. Hear Qist Bazaar's story from Co-founder Arif Lakhani.
Full episode: bit.ly/4hXxld9
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Pakistan has 21.41 million working women — up from 8.2 million in 1998.
Yet their professional wardrobes are often pieced together from tailors, imported brands and casual western wear.
The potential market? 2.1–2.7 million urban professional women.
And the economics can be interesting.
Our model estimates PKR 1.75–3.65M in initial CapEx, monthly OpEx of PKR 70–105K, and PKR 3,900–5,800 contribution per piece after unsold inventory.
But sizing, returns and customer acquisition remain key risks.
More young women are entering professional careers, expanding the market.
Pakistan makes western wear for the world. Now it needs brands for its own working women.
Watch: youtu.be/gFVaAHAZsYI
Produced by Pakistan & Counting with @ApProsperity, funded by BMZ through KfW.
More young women are entering professional careers, expanding the market.
Pakistan makes western wear for the world. Now it needs brands for its own working women.
Produced by Pakistan & Counting with @ApProsperity, funded by @BMZ_Bund through @KfW_int
Pakistan imports around 47,000 tonnes of garlic every year - spending over $52 million on Chinese garlic.
But the opportunity isn't just to import less.
It’s to understand why Pakistan still can’t produce enough of what it already consumes.
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The biggest opportunity may be in timing.
Garlic sold at harvest can fetch around PKR 150–250/kg.
With proper curing and storage, farmers can target PKR 280–500/kg later in the season - without growing another bulb.
Pakistan’s next agricultural opportunity may not be about growing more.
It may be about growing better, storing smarter, and capturing the value we already leave on the table.
Produced by Pakistan & Counting with @ApProsperity, funded by @BMZ_Bund through @KfW_int
Pakistan’s next agricultural opportunity may not be about growing more.
It may be about growing better, storing smarter, and capturing the value we already leave on the table.
Watch the full episode of Unlocking Growth: youtu.be/F7KLYoX3q3k