Report: Pakistan Infrastructure Report 2009 TOC

Executive Summary — 5
Market Overview — 7
Global — 8
Mega-Urban Regions: Opportunities And Challenges For Infrastructure — 8
Mega-Urban Regions: Investment Opportunities And Risks — 9
Table: The World' s 30 Largest Urban Agglomerations — 11
Table: The World' s Richest Cities In 2020 By GDP — 15
Table: The World' s Fastest Growing Urban Areas — 17
SWOT Analysis — 19
Pakistan Infrastructure SWOT — 19
Pakistan Political SWOT — 20
Pakistan Economic SWOT — 21
Pakistan Business Environment SWOT — 22
Major Infrastructure Developments and Key Projects — 23
Transport Infrastructure Overview — 23
New and Ongoing Projects — 24
Airports — 24
Roads — 25
Railways — 26
Energy & Utilities Infrastructure Overview — 26
New and Ongoing Projects — 27
Power Plants and Transmission Grids — 29
Water — 30
Construction Overview — 31
New and Ongoing Projects — 32
Residential Construction — 32
Commercial Construction — 32
Industrial Construction — 32
Major Projects — 33
Table: Major Projects — 33
Industry Forecast Scenario — 37
Table: Pakistan--Construction Data — 37
Business Environment — 40
Regional Overview – Asia Pacific — 40
Table: Asia Pacific Infrastructure Business Environment Ratings — 42
Limits of Potential Returns — 43
Risks to Realisation of Potential Returns — 43
Project Finance Ratings: Outlook For Asia Pacific — 44
Table: Design and Construction Rating — 45
Table: Commissioning and Operating Rating — 46
Table: Overall Project Finance Rating — 48
Foreign Direct Investment — 49
Table: Asia, FDI Annual Inflows — 49
Table: BMI Trade Ratings — 53
Table: Top Export Destinations — 54
Labour Force — 54
Legal Framework — 55
Table: BMI Legal Framework Ratings — 56
Tax Regime — 58
Macroeconomic Outlook — 60
Table: Pakistan - Economic Activity — 62
Political Outlook — 63
Domestic Politics — 63
Table: Pakistan Political Overview — 64
Foreign Policy — 66
Company Monitor — 68
Gammon Pakistan — 68
ABB Pakistan — 69
National Construction — 70
Business Environment — 71
Ratings Overview — 71
Table: Infrastructure Business Environment Indicators — 72
BMI Forecast Modelling — 73
How We Generate Our Industry Forecasts — 73
Construction Industry — 74
Sources — 75
Project Finance Ratings Methodology — 75
Operating Risks – Commercial Construction — 78
Operating Risks – Energy and Utilities — 79
Operating Risks –Transport — 80

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