Chinese team inks strategic cooperation agreement at NBP

A Chinese delegation headed by President of Pakistan Friendship Association of China and Honorary Chairman of the International Green Economy Association, visited National Bank of Pakistan and signed a Strategic Cooperation Agreement for provision of banking facilities by the NBP to International Green Economy Association members.

The agreement was signed by Deng Jihai, IGEA & GBO-Global, and Arif Usmani, NBP President & CEO, according to a statement issued by NBP here. International Green Economy Association is a non-profit social organisation operating out of Beijing, winning qualification of "4A evaluation rank" for Chinese social Organisations.

IGEA has more than 5,000 members and cooperative enterprises in green manufacturing, green architectures, ecological agriculture, energy conservation and environmental protection, new energy, new materials and other green industries.

As an advanced professional organization in green economy, GBO-GLOBAL is the operating platform of IGEA, with focus on organizing Chinese enterprises to work with Pakistan.

President NBP also hosted a dinner in honour of the visiting delegation where selected corporate customers of the bank were invited to hold B2B meetings with the members of the visiting delegation. Business community from both the countries held initial business dialogue to create joint ventures and enhance business relationships.