The Pakistan-Turkey Investment Round Table was organized by the Board of Investment (BoI) on 17th November, 2016 at Serena Hotel, Islamabad on the sideline of 02 days official visit of Turkish President H.E. Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdogan, to Pakistan.
Board of Investment (BOI) organized Pakistan – Italy Investment and Trade Forum in collaboration with Italian Embassy in Pakistan on 6TH December, 2016 at Serena Hotel, Islamabad during the visit of H.E. Mr. Ivan Scalfarotto, Italian Deputy Minister for Economic Development. A delegation of fifty (50) prominent Italian businessmen belonging to Infrastructure and construction, renewable energy, mechanics for agriculture and food processing, mechanics for textile and leather, and mechanics for marble and stones accompanied him.
Board of Investment (BOI) hosted the first meeting of Heads of Economic Cooperation Organizing (ECO) Investment Promotion Agencies (IPAs) at Marriott Hotel, in Islamabad on 26th December, 2016. Secretary, Board of Investment Mr. Azher Ali Choudhary inaugurated the meeting welcoming the representatives of ECO Secretariat and representatives of ECO member states from Afghanistan, Iran, Turkey and Azerbaijan, Mr. Shah Jahan Shah, Additional Secretary, BOI being the host was elected as Chairman of the forum. Mr.
Mr. Thierry Pflimlin, Chairman, France – Pakistan Business Council of MEDEF (French Business Confederation) International visited Islamabad and Karachi from 4 – 7th April, 2017.
Enabling business environment plays a pivotal role in attracting domestic and foreign investment. The concept of Ease of Doing Business has gained unprecedented importance in the recent past. The Doing Business Index, started in 2003, basically measures how easy or difficult it is for a local entrepreneur to open and run a business when complying with relevant regulations. Pakistan started DB Reforms process in 2016.
Pakistan Board of Investment, in partnership with the International Finance Corporation and World Bank, and with the support from the United Kingdom government’s Prosperity Fund, launched a project to revive Pakistan’s global appeal as an attractive location for both local and foreign investment. The Pakistan Investment Climate Project aims to boost the country’s investment competitiveness. The project will support BOI to improve Pakistan’s investment policy and promotion strategy.
The CPEC is an ongoing development mega project which aims to connect Gwadar Port of Pakistan to China’s northwestern region of Xinjiang, via a network of highways, railways and pipelines. The economic corridor is considered central to China–Pakistan relations and will run about 2700 km from Gwadar to Kashghar.
China-Pakistan Economic Corridor and its connectivity with Central Asia, Middle East and Africa will help to shape entire region. Overall construction costs are estimated around $46 billion, with the entire project expected to be completed in several years.