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Business confidence climbs but persistent challenges remain: survey

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05.12.2025

KARACHI: Despite upbeat indicators, the respondents of the Business Confidence Survey Wave 28 conducted by Overseas Investors Chambers of Commerce and Industry (OICCI) identified persistent challenges, including taxation, inflation, rupee devaluation, corruption, and inconsistent government policies, among the key concerns.

“These remain the top threats to sustained business growth,” the survey said, despite claiming that Pakistan’s business sentiment has strengthened notably, with the Business Confidence Index (BCI) showing an 11 percentage-point rise, pushing the overall confidence level to 22pc.

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