The importance of Pak-China cooperation in infrastructure development can be best understood if one goes through the Indian opposition of Chinese support for Gwadar port. Although, India itself is helping Iran in construction of Chabahar port, located at a distance of around 70 kilometers from Gwadar. It seems that India is fully aware of the fact that Pakistan offers the shortest and cost effective route to Central Asia via …
Read More »Logistics and infrastructure capacity – the backbone of economic development
An efficient and cost-effective logistics and infrastructure system not only generates economies of scale, but also creates a favorable global image of an economy. And a favorable image means more global linkages, more international business and more foreign direct investment. On domestic side too, sound logistics and infrastructure mean enhanced mobility of goods and services, which is so important for the marketing system to operate efficiently. Logistics and infrastructure …
Read More »Karachi is a gift from nature — needs world class infrastructure and incentives to attract investment
Interview with Khalid Tawab – Senior Vice President, FPCCI Profile Khalid Tawab, a prominent business leader and top ranking businessman, has said in an interview that Karachi is a gift of nature and need to have a world class infrastructure to take advantage of strategically located port city of Pakistan. He said it is unfortunate that infrastructure development is totally neglected, which is a setback to our GDP growth …
Read More »CPEC to transform lives of over 3bn people by interlinking region with modern infrastructure
Export-oriented industries should be facilitated; resourceful solutions needed to curtail energy challenge Mr. Ibrahim Qureshi is a President of the All Pakistan Business Forum (APBF), which is a vibrant business association, with representation from numerous industries and business-sectors. It promotes and protects the interests of the business community in Pakistan and also advises the government on; policy formulation, regulatory realignments, economic reforms and implementation, to ensure better quality of …
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