Pakistan-US Business Council: Dar invites American investors

Dar says Pakistan wanted to make best use of its central location for trade and economic advancement.

WASHINGTON: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has invited American entrepreneurs to avail tremendous investment opportunities that Pakistan’s large market offers amid improving economy. “The potential for expansion in Pakistan-US trade and investment is much bigger than even the current strong levels,” he said. Speaking to members of Pakistan-US Business Council, which included representatives from energy companies and many other sectors, Dar renewed Islamabad’s commitment to facilitate foreign investors in doing business in a host of promising areas. Dar, who is heading the Pakistani delegation to the IMF-World Bank meetings, informed the council that he had some very good discussions with senior US officials on further bolstering economic cooperation between the two countries.  In the larger regional perspective, Dar said Pakistan wanted to make best use of its central location for trade and economic advancement at the juncture of South Asia, Central Asia and the Persian Gulf.

Published in The Express Tribune, April 13^th, 2014.