ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb has urged PCICL to foster joint ventures (JVs) and enhance support for Chinese companies in Pakistan, said a press release.

Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb, met with the leadership of Pak China Investment Company Limited (PCICL) to discuss boosting Chinese investment in Pakistan, with a focus on joint ventures and expanding exports of Pakistan-based Chinese firms.

Attendees included PCICL Chairman Sun Bo, Managing Director Hassan Raza, and senior officials from the Finance Division and PCICL. During the discussion, the finance minister said that PCICL was an important partner for Pakistan’s economic growth and development.

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He said that in the CPEC phase-2, development and growth of industry and relocation of businesses were going to be the priority areas. In such a scenario, it was imperative for PCICL to reposition itself with a clear view of the target market and play the role of an anchor in identifying areas for joint ventures and SMEs and providing advisory and support in financing to boost investment and trade flows, he said.

Sun Bo and Hassan Raza briefed the Minister on PCICL’s efforts to strengthen Pakistan-China trade and investment, pledging continued support.

Sun Bo, chairman PCICL, thanked the finance minister and appreciated his comments and concerns about the role of PCICL in promoting investment and joint ventures between both countries. “We would do our best to serve the Pakistan economy,” he added.

Copyright Business Recorder, 2024

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test Sep 06, 2024 08:19am
Just root out japanese korean american european companies because western countries had been looting Pakistan for many decades. The time has come to speak to west in a language that it will understand
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test1 Sep 06, 2024 08:22am
Chinese must be given priority when it comes to cos, joint ventures, trade, investment, defence, security, governance, high end manufacturing, technology transfer, industrialization, CPEC upgradation.
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MZI Sep 06, 2024 12:37pm
This is a great opportunity for JVs in Pakistan & key to GDP growth. The targeted areas must be export-oriented businesses & import substitution. This will also result in lowering of energy rates.
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Pasha S Sep 06, 2024 01:22pm
China is the only way to Pakistan's progress. Sooner we realise this, the better.
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Tahir Sep 07, 2024 02:46am
See Article X111 of P S FTA . 22 years since signed, joint committee still not made even when FTA provides for it to settle disputes. Both pk and srilankan bureaucracy don't want to form joint committee which is supposed to settle disputes through nodal chambers
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Mubashir Munir Sep 07, 2024 10:42am
Right decision
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