Pakistan an attractive long-term investment place: PM Imran
The premier ensured provision of maximum assistance and facilities to the foreign investors.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday said that country has succeeded to gain the confidence of global investors and it is now been considered as an attractive place for long-term investments.
Prime Minister Imran Khan expressed these views during a meeting with delegation of foreign investors. The meeting was also attended by finance adviser Abdul Hafeez Shaikh, governor of State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Reza Baqir and commerce adviser Abdul Razak Dawood.
During the meeting, investors expressed keen interest in long-term investments in Pakistan. The delegation also praised government’s investor-friendly policies.
They further said that Pakistan has increased the confidence of foreign investors and country has grabbed major achievement to attract foreign investment by establishing the platform of Digital Pakistan initiative.
PM Imran Khan said that Pakistan has been put on path of economic and social development after getting stability following fiscal deficit which prevailed in the last year. He added that Pakistan improved its ranking up to 28 points in the World Bank (WB) report.
The premier also ensured provision of maximum assistance and facilities to the foreign investors in the country.
On the other hand, PM Imran chaired another meeting to discuss cotton production.
During the meeting PM expressed satisfaction over the consensus among all concerned regarding the restoration of cotton production and taking full advantage of country’s potential in this sector. He said that from this move, farmers and textile sector will benefit, which will improve country’s economy.
The premier said that being an agricultural country, promotion of research in agricultural sector is need of the hour. Government’s National Agriculture Emergency Program aims to tackle the problems faced by agricultural sector and ensure promotion of modern technology, he added.
