BEIJING – Pakistan has formally been invited to participate in the secondChina International Import Expo (CIIE), scheduled to be held in earlyNovember in Shanghai this year.
“We have received a formal invitation and the ministry of commerce andother concerned departments have started preparations,” official sourcestold APP here on Monday.
The import expo would provide a good chance to our manufacturers andproducers to showcase their products at the expo in a bid to enhanceexports to China.
Last year, Pakistan had established a pavilion at the first expo and anumber of Pakistani companies participated and displayed their products inorder to gain access to the Chinese market.
The Chinese government had granted the status of “Guest of honour” toPakistan to ensure the provision of all possible facilities and benefits tothe Pakistani business community.
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According to the organizers, more than 500 companies from all over theworld had confirmed participation in the second expo. The companies werefrom more than 40 countries and regions, including over 70 Fortune Global500 firms and leading enterprises in various industries.
About 80 percent of the companies participated in the first CIIE, and mostof them planned to expand their exhibition area this year.
A total of 172 countries, regions and international organizations and morethan 3,600 enterprises participated in the first CIIE, held on November5-10 last year in Shanghai. It was the world’s first import-themednational-level expo.
