Times of Islamabad

Pakistan Economy fast strengthening and improving: PBCC

Pakistan Economy fast strengthening and improving: PBCC

LONDON – Pakistan Britain Business Council (PBBC) appreciating the economicpolicies initiated by the government of Pakistan has said that due to itsprudent policies, the economy of the country was strengthening andimproving.

“The latest World Bank report has also recognized and said that Pakistanhas emerged as an improver in terms of ease of doing business and thereforeforeign investors including businessmen from the United Kingdom (UK) weretaking interest for investing in various sectors of the economy liketourism and infrastructure development in Pakistan”, Julian Hamilton BarnsChairman PBBC told APP here.

He also appreciated Pakistan’s government investment-friendly policies andinitiatives undertaken, under the the leadership of Prime Minister ImranKhan for economic stability and growth in the country.

Julian Hamilton Barans who is also Honorary Council of Pakistan for the UKsaid that Pakistan offers the best investment opportunities and potentialsin a peaceful environment in various sectors of the economy includingTourism and infrastructure development.

He urged the foreign investors including from the UK to take part andinvest in Pakistan’s development and also get benefit from the lucrativeand profitable investment opportunities being offered in the country.

The Chairman PBBC Julian Hamilton Barns further said that being the head ofthe Council, it was his mandate not only take steps for the boostingbilateral relations between Pakistan and the United Kingdom but also tomake efforts for enhancing and promoting the bilateral trade andinvestments ties between the two friendly countries.

He also appreciated Pakistan High Commission London for their huge supportto achieve this objective.

Highlighting the demographic dividends of Pakistan, he said that Pakistanhas a population of 230 million out of which 60 percent of them were belowthe age of 30 offering the biggest market for the investors.

He especially mentioned the gigantic China Pakistan Economic Corridor(CPEC) ,project which has also influenced and brought improvement inPakistan’s economic growth in two to three years.

The Chairman of Pakistan Britain Business Council (PBBC) expressed the hopethat due to prudent economic policies and reforms initiated by Pakistangovernment would further help improve its economic growth, besidespropelling the trade and huge foreign investments in the country.