ISLAMABAD: A Chinese delegation led by Kashgar Chamber of Commerce and Industry Vice President Zhang Shu Zhi Monday visited the Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) to explore opportunities of joint ventures and business partnerships in the field of roads construction, building materials, cement manufacturing, travelling and logistics, electricity generation, decoration material, food products and other areas.
Speaking on the occasion, Zhang Shu Zhi said that they had come to Pakistan to explore opportunities of investment, joint ventures and partnerships with particular focus on the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC)-related projects. He said that private sectors of both countries should develop close cooperation to take maximum benefits from the CPEC project and explore untapped areas of mutual collaboration.
In his remarks, Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry President Khalid Iqbal Malik said that the CPEC had opened new avenues for long-term cooperation between China and Pakistan and stressed that private sectors of both countries should interact on regular basis to explore matchmakings as well as to take active participation in CPEC projects.
He said that many sectors of Pakistan’s economy, including construction, building materials, cement production, energy, infrastructure development and logistics offered lucrative investment opportunities and urged Chinese investors to explore opportunities of joint ventures and investment. He said that Chinese investors should bring technology and machinery to Pakistan to set up industrial units.
Published in Daily Times, September 26th 2017.
