Agriculture investment symposium held to gather investors, farmers
The agriculture investment symposium was held here to bring together key stakeholders, including investors, policymakers, farmers, development partners, and researchers, to exchange ideas, knowledge, and experiences to drive investment in the agriculture sector. The symposium was attended by more than 300 participants and provided a platform for matchmaking and exploring opportunities for private investors and…
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Pakistan is an ideal destination for U.S. investors and businesses
Pakistan has taken a number of steps to enhance the ease of doing business, Ambassador Masood Khan has told Pakistani-American businessmen in Los Angeles, California, urging them to become part of the country’s economic transformation. “Pakistan is an ideal destination for U.S. investors and businesses due to its unique geo-economic position and impressive demographic cohorts”,…
InfraZamin Pakistan Webinar; Innovative Solutions for Adaption to Climate Change in Pakistan
Pakistan is the 5th most vulnerable country to climate change; therefore, it is critical to build awareness on this subject and more importantly find collective solutions on how to adapt to the impact of climate change. InfraZamin held its first of a series of webinars with the objective of understanding, working with and preparing for…
TowerCos will drive economic growth across emerging markets, study by edotco and Roland Berger finds
As digital infrastructure providers, TowerCos can help MNOs build advanced 5G networks and offer affordable 5G connectivity across the nation TowerCos are poised to multiply socio-economic benefits in emerging markets – saving MNOs up to US$10 billion while generating a cumulative saving of US$67 billion to consumers. They can also reduce up to 17 million…
SBP and IFC join hands to promote Agriculture Finance through Warehouse Receipts
Deputy Governor State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Ms. Sima Kamil while addressing a two-day specialized training workshop on Electronic Warehouse Receipt Financing (EWRF) for banks observed that the subject training program will be instrumental to support SBP’s recent initiative to promote EWRF in the country and banks will be able to get hands on knowledge…
IFC Appoints New Country Manager for Afghanistan and Pakistan
IFC has named Zeeshan Sheikh as its new country manager for Afghanistan and Pakistan. Sheikh will aim to mobilize private sector investment across key sectors, building on IFC’s global expertise and influence as a partner of choice for both public and private sector stakeholders. Sheikh, a British national, joined IFC in 2010. He has worked…
IMF mission due in May for technical discussion: Miftah
Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Miftah Ismail said Sunday that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) had agreed to send its mission to Pakistan in middle of May 2022 for continuation of Extended Fund Facility (EFF) programme. Addressing a press conference in Washington, the federal minister said that he and his team had very good…
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