Procter & Gamble cuts operations in Pakistan amid restructuring, report says

• Procter & Gamble will cease its business operations in Pakistan as part of a larger restructuring plan.
• The company will instead use third-party distributors to sell its products in the country.
• This decision follows similar withdrawals from Bangladesh, Argentina, and Nigeria.

Procter & Gamble will halt business operations in Pakistan as part of its two-year restructuring plan, according to a news report.

The Cincinnati-based consumer products giant has disclosed it plans to wind down its manufacturing and commercial activities in Pakistan and rely on third-party distributors to continue to serve customers in the country, according to Reuters.

P&G exit part of restructuring

The move comes after P&G said it would pull out of Bangladesh as part of its plans to cut 7,000 nonmanufacturing jobs, announced in summer.  By mid-2027, the maker of Tide detergent and Gillette razors said it would cut 6.4% of its 109,000 employees worldwide to free up money to reinvest into its business.

P&G’s plans to slim down weigh heavily on its hometown where the company employs around 10,000 mostly office workers.

International sales part of sluggish performance

P&G’s cuts come after its 2024 organic sales growth (which excludes the impact of foreign exchange, acquisitions and divestitures) slowed to a seven-year low. The company vowed to review its operations, including sluggish international markets.

In July, P&G revealed its core markets of the U.S., China, Japan, Canada and Western Europe saw organic sales growth of 2% last year versus “enterprise markets” lagged growing just 1%. P&G has exited whole countries before: last year it shut down operations in Argentina and Nigeria in 2023.