Germany’s leading industrial and engineering company, KSB, has announced plans to set up a large manufacturing plant in Pakistan, a move expected to become Germany’s biggest direct investment in the country. A high-level KSB delegation met with Federal Minister for the Board of Investment (BoI) Qaiser Ahmed Sheikh to discuss ways to boost economic cooperation, … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan’s much-anticipated visit to Beijing has not only cleared the ambiguities over the viability of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects, but also attracted investment worth billions of dollars in various sectors. During the visit, the two sides also chalked out a plan for CPEC’s Phase-II, which involves huge incentives for … Read more
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday said that it was among the government’s priorities to incentivize the rapid industrialization in the Special Economic Zones (SEZs) through massive investment. The prime minister, chairing a meeting on SEZs Facilitation Model and Regulatory Guillotine for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) under PM’s Priority Sector Progress Review, said the … Read more
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday said that the government was focused on bringing on ease of doing business and attracting investment to promote industrialization in the Special Economic Zones. Read more: PM Imran says Rs400 billion invested in national health insurance The prime minister, chairing a meeting with the Faisalabad Chamber of Commerce and Industries … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has directed that issues pertaining to the Special Economic Zones (SEZs) should be resolved on priority basis and measures for facilitating the investors should be implemented in the given timeframe. He said this while chairing a high level meeting on the Special Economic Zones in Islamabad, Radio Pakistan reported. Read … Read more
LAHORE: Industrial estates or the Special Economic Zones are facing several problems, which is hampering industrial growth in the biggest federating unit of the country. Though developed and new estates have different issues, still there are a number of common problems that are disturbing the existing industries and new investors. Entrepreneurs running factories in developed … Read more
LAHORE: Punjab Minister for Industries and Commerce Mian Aslam Iqbal has directed timely completion of development work in special economic zones, a statement said. Chairing a meeting on Thursday, he said, the target of 100 per cent colonisation of industrial estates would be achieved at all costs. Iqbal said that every plot in the industrial … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar on Thursday said that the government had simplified the process of investment in the Special Economic Zones of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) for the international investors. Read more: Two new motorway projects worth Rs314bn added to CPEC “The government has developed a mechanism to facilitate … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Board of Investment (BoI) secretary Fareena Mazhar has said that Pakistan offered the potential investors a robust consumer market with an ever-expanding middle class. Addressing an online investment seminar organised by the Board of Investment (BoI) in collaboration with the Pakistan Embassy in US, she said its strategic location at the crossroads of South … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The Board of Investment organised an online Investment Promotion seminar to apprise the potential foreign investors on investment policies and potential in Pakistan, a statement said. The theme of the seminar was “Investment opportunities in education and innovation in technologies”. Board of Investment (BoI) secretary Fareena Mazhar said that the government is committed to … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The authorities in Pakistan’s northwest Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province are determined to tap the economic potential of the province through the development of special economic zones (SEZs), chief executive officer of the KP Economic Zones Development and Management Company (KPEZDMC) has said. The investment-friendly policies of the provincial government and efforts of the KPEZDMC have enabled … Read more
ISLAMABAD: A large number of businessmen have appreciated the Board of Investment (BoI) team for timely resolution of their complaints and facilitating investors in every possible way, a statement said. In this regard, the Board of Investment organized an “e-kachehry to establish a connection between its officials and the businessmen. After successfully conducting the first … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Japan was focusing on developing a strong export base in Pakistan and was looking beyond the traditional sectors of textiles and automobiles, a diplomat said. During a call on meeting with Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Shaukat Tarin Japanese Ambassador to Pakistan Kuninori Matsuda said that his country saw opportunities for investment in … Read more
Provincial Industries & Trade Minister Mian Aslam Iqbal has said that Punjab government is establishing 13 Special Economic Zones and establishment of new industrial sector will bring industrial revolution in Punjab. Mian Aslam Iqbal expressed these views while inaugurating a development project of a private sector in his constituency. He disclosed that Punjab will become … Read more
