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ISLAMABAD - Pakistan is set to ink investment deals worth $30 billions with Saudi Arabia , UAE and China which would the largest ever investment package in the history of Pakistan.
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As per the report, Pakistan investment deals will help revive the ailing economy of the country.
“We will be signing agreements with investors from Saudi Arabia, the UAE , Germany, Malaysia, and Korea in January which is worth more than $30 billion,” Haroon Sharif, Minister of State and Chairman, Board of Investment, told a Saudi newspaper. ------------------------------
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The country has firm and solid commitments from three of its allies, namely Saudi Arabia , the UAE , and China, ensuring that the country becomes the hub of diversified investments in the coming years, Sharif said.
“We are going to sign several Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Saudi Aramco and Acwa Power within a few weeks. Saudi Aramco is going to set up an oil refinery and petrochemical complex in Pakistan while Acwa Power will invest in Pakistan’s renewable energy sector,” Sharif told the newspaper.
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The country is expected to receive around $15 billion in investment from Saudi Arabia in the next three years. “The inflow of investment for the oil refinery and petrochemical complex in Pakistan is estimated to be between $6 billion to $10 billion.”
Islamabad is also expecting a substantial amount of investment from the UAE , with major focus sectors continuing to be petrochemical, real estate, port and shipping development, agriculture, and corporate farming. ------------------------------
“I am expecting a similar amount ($15 billion) from the UAE in the next three to five years. We will sign a MoU with UAE’s companies in January 2019,” Sharif said, adding that the “Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), DP World, and Emaar Properties are among the prominent names who have committed to investing in Pakistan”.
In addition to Saudi Arabia and the UAE , Pakistan has also signed an agreement with China which is being described as the second phase of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project. “We had signed an industrial cooperation agreement with China two weeks ago. Under the agreement they will put up industries in Pakistan’s economic zones which are located in Sindh, Punjab, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP),” Sharif, who had signed the agreement, said, adding that five priority areas have been identified, namely “food and agriculture, value-added textile, mining, and emerging technologies”.
Apart from Saudi Arabia , the UAE and China, the BOI has received written commitments from Malaysian, German, and Korean investors.
Board Of Investment Pakistan official Twitter account
SHARES
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan is set to ink investment deals worth $30 billions with Saudi Arabia , UAE and China which would the largest ever investment package in the history of Pakistan.
READ MORE:PM Imran Khan foreign visit schedule announced
As per the report, Pakistan investment deals will help revive the ailing economy of the country.
“We will be signing agreements with investors from Saudi Arabia, the UAE , Germany, Malaysia, and Korea in January which is worth more than $30 billion,” Haroon Sharif, Minister of State and Chairman, Board of Investment, told a Saudi newspaper. ------------------------------
READ MORE:Mohmand Dam inauguration announced: PM, CJP and COAS to collectively break ground of mega project
The country has firm and solid commitments from three of its allies, namely Saudi Arabia , the UAE , and China, ensuring that the country becomes the hub of diversified investments in the coming years, Sharif said.
“We are going to sign several Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Saudi Aramco and Acwa Power within a few weeks. Saudi Aramco is going to set up an oil refinery and petrochemical complex in Pakistan while Acwa Power will invest in Pakistan’s renewable energy sector,” Sharif told the newspaper.
READ MORE:COAS General Bajwa confirms death sentence to 22 hardcore terrorists
The country is expected to receive around $15 billion in investment from Saudi Arabia in the next three years. “The inflow of investment for the oil refinery and petrochemical complex in Pakistan is estimated to be between $6 billion to $10 billion.”
Islamabad is also expecting a substantial amount of investment from the UAE , with major focus sectors continuing to be petrochemical, real estate, port and shipping development, agriculture, and corporate farming. ------------------------------
“I am expecting a similar amount ($15 billion) from the UAE in the next three to five years. We will sign a MoU with UAE’s companies in January 2019,” Sharif said, adding that the “Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), DP World, and Emaar Properties are among the prominent names who have committed to investing in Pakistan”.
In addition to Saudi Arabia and the UAE , Pakistan has also signed an agreement with China which is being described as the second phase of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project. “We had signed an industrial cooperation agreement with China two weeks ago. Under the agreement they will put up industries in Pakistan’s economic zones which are located in Sindh, Punjab, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP),” Sharif, who had signed the agreement, said, adding that five priority areas have been identified, namely “food and agriculture, value-added textile, mining, and emerging technologies”.
Apart from Saudi Arabia , the UAE and China, the BOI has received written commitments from Malaysian, German, and Korean investors.
Board Of Investment Pakistan official Twitter account
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