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China Pakistan Economic Corridor: 30 JANUARY 2016
China Pakistan Economic Corridor: 30 JANUARY 2016
30 JANUARY 2016
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3. What is CPEC
a. Benefits to Pakistan
b. Benefits to China
c. Benefit to Region
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South Asia remains one of the least integrated regions in the world
CPEC via Gawadar Port will act as a funnel for Western China, Northern India, Central Asia and Afghanistan
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3. What is CPEC
a. Benefits to Pakistan
b. Benefits to China
c. Benefit to Region
Pakistan is falling behind in all social indicators in South Asia
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Pakistan’s GDP and GDP per Capita is among the worst in South Asia
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Investor Confidence via FDI
FDI (US $)
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Why is Pakistan here?
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Unavailability of electricity is a barrier to growth
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More road connectivity is required for a progressive economy
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Pakistan’s political instability over the years has hurt the confidence of
investors
Political Instability
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3. What is CPEC
a. Benefits to Pakistan
b. Benefits to China
c. Benefit to Region
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Panama Canal Suez Canal
•handles 5% of all seaborne trade •handles 10% of all seaborne trade.
•Panama Canal Authority earns over 2.5 •Egypt earns over 5 billion USD per annum
billion USD per annum directly from tolling revenues.
CPEC focuses on building the necessary infrastructure and energy self
sufficiency for Pakistan’s economic take-off
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Contents
3. What is CPEC
a. Benefits to Pakistan
b. Benefits to China
c. Benefit to Region
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Due to the energy initiatives under CPEC, Pakistan is expected to meet its
electricity demand by 2018
Energy Demand/Supply Forecast
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Sustainable Growth
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Employment
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Employment
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3. What is CPEC
a. Benefits to Pakistan
b. Benefits to China
c. Benefit to Region
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Benefit to China
Safer Route
– 60 percent of China’s imported oil comes from the Middle East, 80 percent of that is transported to
China through the Strait of Malaaca
– CPEC will allow China an alternative route, to move energy and goods to inland China without going
through the Strait of Malacca (bypassing an entire region influenced by the US and India)
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Existing Trade route
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Trade route- CPEC
Europe- Western China Middle East- Western China
Distance will be reduced by 50% Distance will be reduced by over 80%
Cost of transportation will be lowered by 50-65% Cost of transportation will be lowered over 75%
Time cut by 50% Time cut by over 85%
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Economic Advantages to China
Freight charges and time for a Cost= 2500-3000 USD Cost= 1000 USD Cost of transportation
unit (40 ft container) from Time=50 days are lowered by 50-
Hamburg to Shanghai range Time=25 days 65%
Time is cut by 50%
Middle East- Western China Existing Route Post CPEC Savings to China
Total route 12,537 miles 2295 miles Distance is reduced
9912 by sea 545 miles by sea by over 80%
2625 by land 1750 by land
Freight charges and time for a Cost= 2000 USD Cost= 200-250 USD Cost of transportation
unit (40 ft container) from Abu Time=16 days Time=1 day are lowered over 75%
Dhabi to Shanghai range Time is cut by over
85%
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3. What is CPEC
a. Benefits to Pakistan
b. Benefits to China
c. Benefit to Region
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OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIA
• Gravity Model* suggests a potential increase of 10-15 times of the current trade with
central Asia if routed through Pakistan & Afghanistan.
• CPEC will double the Indian trade with china.
• After improvement in bilateral relations, India can secure 2.6 billion USD trade in
addition to the current 3 billion USD with Pakistan.
• Pakistani Ports will be the convenient transit for North western India as compared to
Mumbai and Calcutta.
• Central Asian fuel will cater growing Indian energy needs.
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OPPORTUNITIES FOR CENTRAL ASIA
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