Third International Investment Conference: SBF to offer unique opportunity to Pakistani businessmen

The 3rd Interna-tional Investment Conference - Sarajevo Business Forum (SBF) 2012, which would be held on May 16 to 18, will offer a unique opportunity to Pakistani businessmen to network and establish business relations with their counterparts in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia, Montenegro Macedonia, Albania, Romania and Bulgaria.
The Ambassador of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Armin Limo stated this while speaking at the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) here on Tuesday. He said that the SBF 2012 is offering projects in infrastructure, energy, tourism, agriculture, construction and financial sector. The SBF will bring together investors and entrepreneurs from North America, Europe and Asia as they are vital for securing business opportunities in the emerging vibrant economies of Southeast Europe.
The Ambassador said that Bosnia and Herzegovina has a huge potential in a number of sectors including construction, energy, agriculture, infrastructure, textiles, tourism and fresh fruits and Pakistani businessmen could avail the opportunities by initiating joint ventures with their counterparts. He said that Bosnia and Herzegovina for being located in the heart of Europe has its 43 percent of the total territory most useful for modern industry.
He invited the Pakistani businessmen to visit the country for having firsthand knowledge about the available opportunities and initiating joint ventures with their Bosnian counterparts. He said that Bosnia and Herzegovina has large capacities in the wooden industry related to production of goods for foreign markets. Bosnia and Herzegovina is quite rich in the metal industry and the opportunities are available in steel and aluminium sectors, he added.
Speaking on the occasion, the LCCI President Irfan Qaiser Sheikh said that the Lahore Chamber of Commerce would arrange a well tailored and sector-specific delegation to take part in SBF 2012. He said that continuous engagements of the diplomatic missions with the business communities in both countries, exchange of business delegations, orientation to the products of each other countries and holding of single country exhibitions can be highly fruitful in enhancing trade between the two countries. Exchange of information through websites, printed matter, cultural events and documentaries can also help to promote the bilateral socio-economic relations.