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Bilateral trade between Pakistan and ASEAN countries is 11 to 12 billion dollars, domestic exports are less than one and a half billion dollars

Syed Zeeshan HaiderStaff Reporter • Islamabad / Lahore Bureau
Bilateral trade between Pakistan and ASEAN countries is 11 to 12 billion dollars, domestic exports are less than one and a half billion dollars

📌 Key Highlights & Quick Takeaways:

  • The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) organized a Pakistan-ASEAN Business Round Table in which ambassadors, c.
  • In his address to the round table, Saqib Fayyaz Mugu stressed on increasing trade relations between Pakistan and ASEAN countries and said th.
  • He said that cooperation can be increased in IT, textile, agriculture, agri-food and halal industry. Pakistan can become an access point for.

The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) organized a Pakistan-ASEAN Business Round Table in which ambassadors, consul generals, trade representatives and business leaders of various ASEAN countries participated.

In his address to the round table, Saqib Fayyaz Mugu stressed on increasing trade relations between Pakistan and ASEAN countries and said that bilateral trade between Pakistan and ASEAN countries is 11 to 12 billion dollars, but Pakistan's exports to ASEAN countries are less than one and a half billion dollars, which is extremely low and needs to be increased.

He said that cooperation can be increased in IT, textile, agriculture, agri-food and halal industry. Pakistan can become an access point for ASEAN countries to Central Asia, Middle East and Western China. There are vast investment opportunities in Pakistan for foreign investors.

Saqib Fayyaz Mugu said that there are immense investment opportunities in Pakistan, it is a country of 240 million consumers, there are tax incentives in Special Economic Zones under CPEC, liberal investment policy. There are opportunities in mines and minerals, IT, freelancing, value addition in agriculture, tourism and green energy.

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Syed Zeeshan Haider

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