Country opens doors to trade expansion

Envoy seeks investment in energy, infrastructure and agriculture.

DUBAI: Prime Minister’s Special Envoy for Investment Ambassador Javed Malik, while highlighting the trade and investment opportunities, has said Pakistan is providing a business and investor-friendly environment that facilitates foreign direct investment and opens the door to trade expansion.

He was speaking here on Wednesday at the Annual Investment Conference 2014 during a panel discussion in which global experts in foreign direct investment and government officials took part.

He spoke about the investment opportunities in the energy sector where companies were being encouraged by the very attractive rates of return. He also cited infrastructure development and agriculture as areas that provided good openings for capital injection.



“We will continue to take every opportunity to project our positive image by highlighting trade and investment opportunities in the country, our rich cultural heritage and our vibrant social fabric as part of the trade and economic diplomacy to position Pakistan as a modern, democratic and investor-friendly country,” he said while speaking to the media on the sidelines of the conference.

Earlier, Malik suggested that countries would have to adopt innovative approaches to attract foreign direct investment and new strategies were needed to effectively promote a country’s investment and trade potential globally.

The conference kicked off on April 8 and was formally inaugurated by UAE Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum along with the crown prince of Dubai.

More than 20 ministers along with trade and investment delegations from over 100 countries were taking part in the conference in addition to heads of international trade and investment organisations.

Published in The Express Tribune, April 10^th, 2014.

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