Industries

Financial Services

Capital market is one of the most crucial indicators to demonstrate an economy’s health as it serves as an imperative constituent of the financial sector. It acts as a medium of transforming surplus capital available with non productive sources to the dynamic channels of the economy. Capital market has an important role in setting off domestic capital and directing it to fruitful investments. 

Banking Services

The overall performance of the banking sector during the last couple of years has been quite impressive. A number of positive developments such as better energy supply and rise in manufacturing activity, improved security conditions, macroeconomic stability, rise in investor confidence, low inflation and commodity prices (particularly, oil prices) besides enabling regulatory environment have been instrumental in making banking sector grow steadily.

Agriculture Sector

Agriculture sector is a vital component of Pakistan’s economy as it provides the raw materials to down the line industries and helps in poverty alleviation. The agriculture sector growth is contingent on favourable weather conditions. 

Education Sector

Education is an indispensable component of human development and a basic right of every citizen. Education is considered to have a strong correlation with social and economic development of a country. No country can achieve sustainable economic development without substantial investment in human capital. 

Health and Nutrition

Investment in health has a long term beneficial effect. It improves health outcomes, reduces poverty and contributes in promoting economic growth. At the backdrop of this perspective, the federal as well as provincial governments are spending sufficient amount on health and education to bring the social sector into main stream of development.

Modarabas

Modaraba is  a business in which a person participates with his money and another with his efforts or skill or both his efforts and skill and shall include Unit Trusts and Mutual Funds.

Modaraba Company is a company engaged in the business of floating and managing modaraba.

Not for Profit

The profile of development sector (not-for-profit) organizations and specially Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in the developing world has increased dramatically over the past two decades. International and local NGOs have moved centre stage within international, national and local efforts in a number of areas including poverty reduction, child welfare, health, education etc. and are now seen as an important element of ‘civil society’. In the context of Pakistan, there are thousands of NGOs working and these are playing a very significant role.

Why BDO?

Our 65-years history of successful operation speaks for itself. In a highly competitive and prescribed environment we have none-the-less built a reputation for high standards of professionalism, quality and value-for-money.

What truly sets BDO apart is our commitment to exceeding expectations on every engagement, big or small, for every client, local or multinational. It’s about more than our depth of experience or technical excellence, more than our open, communicative culture. It’s about a firm-wide dedication to delivering service to every single client that is, without exception, exceptional.

BDO considers development sector as a vital one and has a dedicated team looking after its development sector specific range of services.

Technology, Media & Entertainment, Telecommunications

Just as technology rapidly evolves, so too does the industry. Speed, responsiveness and flexibility can be make-or-break for a company at any stage of its lifecycle, especially when moving into new territories. 

We enable you to meet the many challenges of international expansion, avoiding the hazards while seizing those short-lived opportunities. We combine our extensive knowledge of this industry with an in-depth understanding of your goals and vision, so we can help you to achieve them in the most efficient ways.

Our advice covers:

• M&A (including valuations, timing, fund raising, debt vs equity, financial structure)
• IP and transfer pricing to improve the tax position
• Revenue recognition
• Data security
• Supply chain management (including developing into new markets)
• Tax efficiency
• Attracting talent and human capital management
• Regulatory compliance
• Best practice and benchmarking against competition
• Measuring success

Transport and Communication

A modern transport and communication facilities play an important role for integrated economic development. It plays a major role in the economic uplift of a country as it promotes internal and external trade, economic use of natural resources, mobility of skilled labour-force, diversification of markets, provision of fuel, reduction in employment, increase in agricultural and industrial production etc.

Energy Sector

Energy is vital to industry, transport, infrastructure, information technology, agriculture, household uses and more. Any nation that wants to grow its economy and improve living standards must secure a robust energy supply.

Voluntary Pension System

Pension Fund is a fund made up of sub-funds created from the contributions paid by the participants and would consist of all the assets for the time being held or deemed to be held by sub-funds and includes all income or investment returns thereon but excludes fees, charges and expenses related to the management of the investments of sub- funds.