Beijing is pouring capital into emerging economies of Asia and Africa

Farmers should be educated about new techniques with Chinese assistance

For optimising CPEC returns, Pakistan should develop a skill base grounded in science, technology

It implies lowering existing rates of income, sales and other taxes

With massive inflow of foreign funds in secondary market, Pakistan now more susceptible to crashes

Government should encourage value addition, which will lead to lower consumer prices

For CPEC to be game changer, realistic time period and efforts required

Has to compete with more robust economies

Though country’s output has increased, room for improvement remains

Instead of arguing over routes, our utility to China needs to be investigated