UK eyeing projects in China-Pakistan Economic Corridor

[BetterPakistan]

in some shape or form.

UK can be a biggest investor in CPEC and it will certainly improve Pak-UK relations.

 

[Arsalan]

UK can be a biggest investor in CPEC and it will certainly improve Pak-UK relations.

Just for the sake of taking this discussion further, what do you think are the potential areas and fields where UK can invest?

Anyone else?

 

[The Sandman]

Just for the sake of taking this discussion further, what do you think are the potential areas and fields where UK can invest?

Anyone else?

Medical, education and power? i really hope and pray they invest in Education sector.

 

[BetterPakistan]

Just for the sake of taking this discussion further, what do you think are the potential areas and fields where UK can invest?

Anyone else?

Oil/Gas Pipelines, Railway (very crucial), Hydropower (important), Motorways (alternative routes other than two), Oil Refinery, Small industrial units for production, In development of Gwadar

 

[netasif2004]

UK Should invest in setting up University Campuses, Pharam Industries and Banks and other Services sectors.

 

[Furqan Sarwar]

There are only 4 areas of importance at the moment.

1. Power Sector
2. Infrastructure
3. Industry
4. Railway

These will get the majority investment by 2025, all other areas(Education,Health and etc) won't bring profit so Investors won't be putting their investments there. (This is a fact as others areas uptil now has mostly receives grants and that too sometimes in small amounts)

 

[Arsalan]

Oil/Gas Pipelines, Railway (very crucial), Hydropower (important), Motorways (alternative routes other than two), Oil Refinery, Small industrial units for production, In development of Gwadar

I do not see how they can help us in Railways or Hydropower, it is NOT there area of expertise. A country will likely invest in the sectors they themselves are very strong in and have a big local industry base to support that investment and get benefits from it. Oil and gas sector is one and perhaps we can get BP operations in Pakistan but then again, the main point will be, can we present them with a lucrative market and business opportunity. This can include pipeline development as well as refineries.

UK Should invest in setting up University Campuses, Pharam Industries and Banks and other Services sectors.

Medical, education and power? i really hope and pray they invest in Education sector.

Services sector and the education department can be one big thing we can do together with UK. You need to make it interesting enough for them to invest in.

Anyone with suggestions how that can be made possible?


One other big sector that have not been mentioned so far is banking. UK have some good strong banks and we can do great with those banks investing in Pakistan and starting operation here. Plus they will get good business as well as Pakistan do have a decent volume of trade with UK. Services sector is the main contributor in UK's economy contributing about 75-80% of there GDP. Pharmaceutical is another huge industry in England and with our local pharma industry doing good as well this is one very lucrative area of investment.

 

[BetterPakistan]

I do not see how they can help us in Railways or Hydropower, it is NOT there area of expertise. A country will likely invest in the sectors they themselves are very strong in and have a big local industry base to support that investment and get benefits from it. Oil and gas sector is one and perhaps we can get BP operations in Pakistan but then again, the main point will be, can we present them with a lucrative market and business opportunity. This can include pipeline development as well as refineries.

UK expertise are:-
Aerospace
Agriculture
Automotive
Business and professional services
Chemicals
Construction
Consumer goods
Defence equipment
Education
Electronics
Energy
Entertainment
Financial services
Food and beverages
Healthcare
Hospitality and leisure
Industrial equipment
Information technology
Media
Pharmaceuticals and biotechnology
Processed metals
Real estate
Retailing
Scientific equipment
Telecommunications
Tourism
Transportation and logistics
Utilities

(Taken from wikipedia)

We have to present them with a lucrative feasibility report and make them agree for a big investment package like Chinese one

 

[SMASTER]

Good for us.The more countries invest in CPEC the better.

 

[AZADPAKISTAN2009]

Nice to see a positive Economic cooperation gesture from UK , welcomed move

 

[Shotgunner51]

Just for the sake of taking this discussion further, what do you think are the potential areas and fields where UK can invest?

Anyone else?

Perhaps one way to see this is through Fortune Global 500, in 2016 there are 25.5 Britain-based companies (the "0.5" being Royal Dutch Shell), potential might be in this list.

http://beta.fortune.com/global500/list/filtered?hqcountry=Britain​

1. IMO, financial services is top sector.
   • HSBC is at the top, the 2nd largest Britain-based corporation in Fortune 500. The Hongkong and Shanghai Bank was established in British Hong Kong in 1865 and was incorporated as The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation in 1866, and has been based in Hong Kong (although now as a subsidiary) ever since. It was renamed The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited in 1989. It is the founding member of the HSBC Group of Banks and Companies, since 1990, is the namesake and one of the leading subsidiaries of the London-based HSBC Holdings PLC. The company's business ranges from the traditional High Street roles of retail banking, commercial banking, corporate banking to investment banking, private banking and global banking.
   • Others in financial services would be Prudential, Barclays, Lloyds, RBS, Standard Chartered.
2. Energy sector, say BP (1st largest Britain-based corporation in Fortune 500) and Royal Dutch Shell.
3. Pharmaceuticals.
4. Education.

One thing to mention, the GCC sovereign wealth funds have tremendous ownership in many Britain-based companies, so perhaps involving GCC in the talks will facilitate the process.

 

[My-Analogous]

More isolation for Pakistan . One wonders why didn't India along with economic giant Bangladesh and regional Military power Afghanistan started to isolate Pakistan earlier.
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