Pakistani business delegations to visit UK to promote trade, investments

LONDON: A delegation of Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) is scheduled to undertake a week-long visit of the United Kingdom (UK) to explore and promote bilateral trade between Pakistan and the UK, High Commission sources said.

Commercial Section of the Pakistan High Commission London sources said that FPCCI delegation is visiting London from October 15, 2018.

The delegation during its visit would interact with the business community of the UK and discuss ways and means for further enhancing bilateral trade and investment between Pakistan and United Kingdom and also lure them to take maximum benefit from the business friendly investment and trade opportunities being offered by the new government under the leadership of Prime Minister Imran Khan in various sectors of economy.

The sources further said that another Pakistani business delegation of Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI) would also visit the United Kingdom in December 2018, to explore and promote trade and investment opportunities between the Pakistan and the United Kingdom.

During the visit of the RCCI delegation, an investment conference would also be held in Birmingham in which the participants would highlight the conducive trade and investment opportunities for businessmen from the United Kingdom specially the British Pakistani investors being offered by the new government in Pakistan.

The sources added that Pakistan High Commission London would facilitate the business delegation from Pakistan.

They said that the commercial section of the Pakistan High Commission London has also facilitated the Pakistani participants of London Design Biennial 2018.