Daily Times

KARACHI: Despite all odds, the future economic stature of Pakistan is still like a hot cake for international investors in the milieu of China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) giant project, substantial improvements in security situation of the country and a growing consumer market, business people were of the opinion.

Pakistan would surface as an emerging market offering attraction to foreign investors on consumer market driven force by growing middle class, functional democratic institutions and positive economic indicators.

The gross domestic products growth of over 5 percent and economic horizon of country would further brighten with the successful launch of CPEC as its positive effects are now surfacing on ground, economic and financial experts maintained.

CPEC has now been a driving force towards recognising Pakistan, a future economic stable country by international investors.

Now CPEC has become an international arena for investors and it would tend to change minds of investors to join CPEC.

Business community and investors from Houston USA, Germany, Switzerland, France, Russia including industrial people of more than 40 countries have also shown keen interest in current $51 billion CPEC project, which would further enhance its strength to more billions dollars in days to come.

Executives on Pakistan Tanners Association, Pakistan Yarn Merchants Association, Pakistan Apparel Forum, Sindh Agriculture Forum, Economic Forum Pakistan, All Pakistan Marble Mining, Processing, Industry and Exporters Association, Surgical Instruments Manufacturing Association Pakistan, All Pakistan Business Forum, Swiss Business Council, Agha Saiddain, Ghulam Rabbani, Shakeel Ahmad, Qamar Qureshi, Sanaullah Khan, Ibrahim Qureshi, Farhat Ali, Fazal Ahmad, a financial expert in Houston and others have shown their confidence that establishment over 30 Special Economic Zones all over the country is an added factor for brighter economic stability of the country.

It is encouraging that foreign investors have once again started to look at Pakistan with interest.

Published in Daily Times, July 26^th , 2017.