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FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT IN TELECOMMUNICATIONS SECTOR OF PAKISTAN A DETERMINATIVE APPROACH

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/grr.2022(VII-II).06      10.31703/grr.2022(VII-II).06      Published : Jun 2022

Foreign Direct Investment in Telecommunications Sector of Pakistan: A Determinative Approach

Abstract

    Foreign direct investment and telecommunications development are essential for the economic development of a country. Pakistan, although being an underdeveloped country, has managed to excel in the telecommunications sector by manifold since 2001. An increasing number of telephony and cellular subscribers along with the broadband and 3G/4G users, have created an enchanting market for foreign investors. The purpose of this study is to explain the casual relationship between foreign direct investment and economic factors that attract FDI in Pakistan. Among the many economic factors here is telecom infrastructure, market size and trade openness, whereas FDI is taken as the dependent variable. A time series analysis is carried out to determine the growth trend while an ordinary least square test is applied to determine the coefficient of correlation between the variables.The result of the study specifies a positive relationship is observed between the per capita GDP and openness to trade and influx of FDI.

    Foreign Direct Investment, Telecommunications Sector, Determinative Approach

    (1) Babar Ali
    Ph.D Scholar of Management Sciences, Balochistan University of Information Technology, Engineering and Management Sciences (BUITEMS) Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan.
    (2) Nagina Gul
    Assistant Professor of Management Sciences, Balochistan University of Information Technology, Engineering and Management Sciences (BUITEMS) Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan.
    (3) Saba Aziz
    Ph.D Scholar of Management Sciences, Balochistan University of Information Technology, Engineering and Management Sciences (BUITEMS) Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan.
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APA

    APA : Ali, B., Gul, N., & Aziz, S. (2022). Foreign Direct Investment in Telecommunications Sector of Pakistan: A Determinative Approach. Global Regional Review, VII(II), 52 - 70. https://doi.org/10.31703/grr.2022(VII-II).06

CHICAGO

    CHICAGO : Ali, Babar, Nagina Gul, and Saba Aziz. 2022. "Foreign Direct Investment in Telecommunications Sector of Pakistan: A Determinative Approach." Global Regional Review, VII (II): 52 - 70 doi: 10.31703/grr.2022(VII-II).06

HARVARD

    HARVARD : ALI, B., GUL, N. & AZIZ, S. 2022. Foreign Direct Investment in Telecommunications Sector of Pakistan: A Determinative Approach. Global Regional Review, VII, 52 - 70.

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    MHRA : Ali, Babar, Nagina Gul, and Saba Aziz. 2022. "Foreign Direct Investment in Telecommunications Sector of Pakistan: A Determinative Approach." Global Regional Review, VII: 52 - 70

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    MLA : Ali, Babar, Nagina Gul, and Saba Aziz. "Foreign Direct Investment in Telecommunications Sector of Pakistan: A Determinative Approach." Global Regional Review, VII.II (2022): 52 - 70 Print.

OXFORD

    OXFORD : Ali, Babar, Gul, Nagina, and Aziz, Saba (2022), "Foreign Direct Investment in Telecommunications Sector of Pakistan: A Determinative Approach", Global Regional Review, VII (II), 52 - 70

TURABIAN

    TURABIAN : Ali, Babar, Nagina Gul, and Saba Aziz. "Foreign Direct Investment in Telecommunications Sector of Pakistan: A Determinative Approach." Global Regional Review VII, no. II (2022): 52 - 70. https://doi.org/10.31703/grr.2022(VII-II).06