200 expatriates to attend investment conference
ZIA M KHAN
ISLAMABAD (February 07 2007): Nearly 200 Overseas Pakistanis with an estimated investment potential of $27 billion have so far confirmed their participation in a conference the government plans to hold here early next month, a top official said.
Almost the same number of local entrepreneurs will also participate in the conference to have an interaction with expats to guide them on investment incentives in Pakistan. "The response to our initiative is overwhelming," Muhammad Aslam Sanjrani, secretary, Overseas Pakistanis Division, told Business Recorder here on Tuesday.
Titled as "Opportunities that Belong to You", the first ever "Overseas Pakistanis Investment Conference (Opic)" scheduled for March 5-7 is being conceived as an opportunity for the countrymen living abroad to get a glimpse of future investment prospects. According to the figures, Aslam provided to Business Recorder, 36 Pakistanis from Saudi Arabia had so far confirmed their participation in the event.
United States with 29 confirmed participation, the United Kingdom (UK) 22 and United Arab Emirates (UAE) with 16 were the other major countries from where Pakistanis would be heading homeland to explore investment opportunities.
Similarly, 12 participants from Qatar, seven from Bahrain, four from Italy, two each from Germany, Australia, Holland, Jordan and Japan would also attend the event.
These Pakistanis want to invest in agri-farming, livestock and dairy, information technology and telecom, power generation, real estate, construction, housing and engineering sectors, said Aslam Sanjrani.
Sanjrani said the Overseas Pakistanis Division was giving final touches to the arrangements for a 'productive and result-oriented' gathering of potential expatriate Pakistani investors and local entrepreneurs under one-roof. "I think it will be a great opportunity for both investors and the (government)," he remarked.
"They will know how and where from can they take advantage of lucrative investment opportunities in their own country...and obviously it will help Pakistan too if proves handy in achieving desired results," Sanjrani added.
He said three-day conference would primarily focus on how investment in Pakistan by its citizens residing and earning their livelihood abroad could be beneficial to themselves and the country.
The plenary and working session on the second day would cover topics like policies for small and medium investors, their financing, import and export-oriented industries and opportunities in agri business, information technology, telecommunications, housing, health, education, and capital market.
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ZIA M KHAN
ISLAMABAD (February 07 2007): Nearly 200 Overseas Pakistanis with an estimated investment potential of $27 billion have so far confirmed their participation in a conference the government plans to hold here early next month, a top official said.
Almost the same number of local entrepreneurs will also participate in the conference to have an interaction with expats to guide them on investment incentives in Pakistan. "The response to our initiative is overwhelming," Muhammad Aslam Sanjrani, secretary, Overseas Pakistanis Division, told Business Recorder here on Tuesday.
Titled as "Opportunities that Belong to You", the first ever "Overseas Pakistanis Investment Conference (Opic)" scheduled for March 5-7 is being conceived as an opportunity for the countrymen living abroad to get a glimpse of future investment prospects. According to the figures, Aslam provided to Business Recorder, 36 Pakistanis from Saudi Arabia had so far confirmed their participation in the event.
United States with 29 confirmed participation, the United Kingdom (UK) 22 and United Arab Emirates (UAE) with 16 were the other major countries from where Pakistanis would be heading homeland to explore investment opportunities.
Similarly, 12 participants from Qatar, seven from Bahrain, four from Italy, two each from Germany, Australia, Holland, Jordan and Japan would also attend the event.
These Pakistanis want to invest in agri-farming, livestock and dairy, information technology and telecom, power generation, real estate, construction, housing and engineering sectors, said Aslam Sanjrani.
Sanjrani said the Overseas Pakistanis Division was giving final touches to the arrangements for a 'productive and result-oriented' gathering of potential expatriate Pakistani investors and local entrepreneurs under one-roof. "I think it will be a great opportunity for both investors and the (government)," he remarked.
"They will know how and where from can they take advantage of lucrative investment opportunities in their own country...and obviously it will help Pakistan too if proves handy in achieving desired results," Sanjrani added.
He said three-day conference would primarily focus on how investment in Pakistan by its citizens residing and earning their livelihood abroad could be beneficial to themselves and the country.
The plenary and working session on the second day would cover topics like policies for small and medium investors, their financing, import and export-oriented industries and opportunities in agri business, information technology, telecommunications, housing, health, education, and capital market.
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