ISLAMABAD, January 31: President DrArifAlvi has said that Pakistan has introduced a liberal investment regime and is actively working on further improving the ease of doing business to attract foreign investment.
The president was talking to a delegation of the American Business Forum (ABF), led by its President VaseemAnvar, which called on him in Islamabad on Monday.
He said that Pakistan had designed its economic policy in a way to provide a comprehensive framework for creating a conducive business environment to encourage foreign direct investment and was focusing on the optimal utilisation of its geo-economic location to attract foreign investment as well as advance the goals of national economic development.
To financially empower women and differently-abled people (DAPs), the president urged the members of the delegation to work for the skill development of women and DAPs and provide them jobs in their respective firms based in Pakistan. He added that the US businessmen needed to take advantage of the investment-friendly policy to invest in various sectors of Pakistan’s economy.
The members of the delegation said that their key objective was to provide a platform to American companies for business expansion and enhance foreign direct investment. They said the ABF was playing a key role in promoting trade and investment, which was vital for the economic development of Pakistan.
The delegation made various suggestions to further improve the ease of doing business in the country and also apprised the president about their problems, who in response, assured them that the organizations concerned would be asked to facilitate them and address their issues. -TLTP