Dr Hafeez Shaikh chairs meeting on Pak startup ecosystem

December 18, 2019: Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue Dr. Abdul Hafeez Shaikh on Tuesday chaired a meeting held at the Finance Division to discuss ways and means for enhancing foreign investment in the Pakistani startup ecosystem.

The meeting was attended among others by Ms. Tania Aidrus, Chief Digital Pakistan, Dr. Reza Baqir Governor State Bank of Pakistan, Secretary Finance Naveed Kamran Baloch and investors from Thrive Capital, a New York-based venture capital firm with more than the US $2 billion invested in assets under management.

During the meeting, representatives from the Thrive Capital also expressed a desire to invest in the Pakistani startup ecosystem with a view to putting local startups on the map.