Attracting local and foreign investment: Participants briefed about BoI’s role

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for the Board of Investment (BOI) Chaudhary Salik Hussain and BOI Secretary Fareena Mazhar chaired the BOI’s 7th e-kachehry, here on Wednesday.

The minister and the secretary briefed the participants about the BOI’s role in facilitating and attracting local and foreign investment in the country and addressed their queries during the session.

Through this platform, several investors and members of the business fraternity reached out to the BOI with their queries regarding investment opportunities in Pakistan and put forward recommendations to overcome challenges pertaining to doing business in the country.

Honorary Investment Counsellors (HICs) appointed by the BOI in various countries contacted the BOI with their recommendations regarding attracting foreign investment in Pakistan.

The BOI secretary also apprised the participants about the global investment summit that will soon be organised with an aim to bring together several foreign investors and sensitize them about the abundant investment opportunities in the country. Special Processing Zones, one-window operation, joint ventures, issuance of work visas, issues in online applications were the main areas of discussion during the session.

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