"Board of Investment will facilitate French companies, through special interventions for creating linkages with major chambers and associations of trade and industry, in forming joint ventures with local and foreign companies and becoming part of global value chain".

This was stated by Atif R Bokhari, Board of Investment (BOI) chairman and minister of state, while addressing a webinar arranged by MEDEF (Mouvement Des Enterprises De France) International, said a press release issued on Tuesday.

The webinar was moderated by Thierry Pflimlin, president Total Global Services, and attended by Ambassador of France to Pakistan and Ambassador of Pakistan to France, along with business leaders from power, technology, financial services and other sectors.

Explaining the untapped potential of Pakistan's Information Technology sector, BOI chairman stated that the IT has emerged as one of the most significant sectors for the future, in the backdrop of the recent global emergency.-PR