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ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi met Chairman Board of Investment (BOI) Mohammad Azfar Ahsan on Monday and assured him that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will render all possible assistance to achieve the economic agenda of the government and meet the economic goals.

According to a statement issued by Qureshi’s media team, Secretary BOI Fareena Mazhar and other senior officials of the BOI were also present during the meeting.

Prime Minister Imran Khan Monday instructed that issues of special economic zones should be resolved on priority basis and measures for facilitating the investors should be implemented in the given timeframe.

He was chairing a high level meeting here on Special Economic Zones.

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: The Ambassador of the Kingdom of Netherlands to Pakistan William Wouter Plomp accompanied by representatives from the Embassy of Netherlands met the Minister of State & Chairman Board of Investment (BOI) Muhammad Azfar Ahsan and the Secretary BOI Ms. Fareena Mazhar in Islamabad on Thursday.

The BOI leadership sensitized the ambassador about Pakistan’s liberal investment regime and the incumbent government’s commitment towards investment promotion.

BRI & changing geopolitics | By Dr Mehmood Ul Hassan Khan

BRI & CHANGING GEOPOLITICS

GEO-economy has become the “mantra” of every government in the world. Now Chinese “shared prosperity” and the US & West “hegemonic concepts” are competing to sway the hearts and souls of the people.

BEIJING: As the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a flagship project under the China’s proposed Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), has created new opportunities for economic growth and stability via a number of projects that are in full swing across the South Asian country, many third-country investors are also showing interest in the project.

ISLAMABAD: Ericsson, global telecom giant,has invested US $31 million (Rs5.52 billion) foreign direct investment in Pakistan, says a press release issued on Saturday.

In a meeting with Federal Minister for IT & Telecom, Fadi Pharaon Head of Middle East & Africa Ericsson, Ekow Nelson Head of Customer Unit Etisalat & Pakistan & country Manager Pakistan Aamir Ahsan Khan mentioned that Ericsson is keen in regaining the radio foot print in the strategic market like Pakistan.

Envoy says Indonesian exporters can meet large chunk of Pakistan’s demand

ISLAMABAD:
The Indonesian coal industry is well refined and it can provide coal to Pakistan for power projects being developed under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), said Indonesian Ambassador to Pakistan Adam M Tugio.

Peshawar - A total of 44 MoUs worth $8 billion have been signed for investment in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa at investment conference in Dubai on the sidelines of Dubai Expo 2020.

PAKISTAN has decided to offer a permanent residency scheme for wealthy foreign nationals, including Sikhs living in the US and Canada, to attract investments, it emerged on Saturday (15).

Information minister Fawad Chaudhry through an overnight tweet announced that the new scheme was in line with the new National Security Policy, which was formally launched by prime minister Imran Khan on Friday (14).

ISLAMABAD: Board of Investment (BoI) on Sunday clarified that it has also sent a letter to Sindh government seeking information of potential Chinese companies (that have approached the concerned Federal Ministries/ provincial departments in the recent past with a definite investment plan).