Pakistan to participate in SAARC business conclave at Kathmandu

A delegation of SAARC Chamber Pakistan chapter will participate in the forthcoming 3-days “6th SAARC Business Leaders Conclave” being held from March 16 at Kathmandu, Nepal to explore the investment avenues and promote trade among member countries.

The theme of the conclave is “Unleashing Shared Prosperity through Economic Integrity", and over, 500 leading business leaders, eminent international experts and distinguished dignitaries from private and public sectors will grace the occasion.

Chairing a meeting of the SAARC Chamber Pakistan chapter here Thursday, its Vice President, Iftikhar Ali Malik said this mega event will bring together the region’s economic and business thinkers, doers and change makers on a one common platform.

The conclave would help to discuss, debate and evolve solutions and generate opportunities to take South Asia on the path of shared prosperity through economic integration," according to a press release.

He said that event will also feature interactive discussion and deliberations between torchbearers and influential leaders of South Asian economy.

He further said that they would bring the issue of reduction of their respective sensitive lists under discussion so that volume of trade would be increased manifold times under SAFTA in South Asian region.

He said Pakistan under the dynamic leadership of Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi would continue its work for boosting trade in the region and would remove all hurdles in the way of free trade. He further said that Pakistan is keen to increase trade activities with other countries.

He added that SAARC countries would have to work jointly for the elimination of poverty, peace and prosperity, for which trade among SAARC countries is essential – APP