{"id":23606,"date":"2025-08-27T07:40:06","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T07:40:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/?p=23606"},"modified":"2025-09-23T13:09:03","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T13:09:03","slug":"pakistan-eyes-5bn-investments-at-pakistan-china-b2b-moot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/?p=23606","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan eyes $5bn investments at Pakistan-China B2B moot"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In a bid to deepen economic ties with Beijing, Pakistan is targeting up to $5 billion in new investment at the forthcoming Pakistan-China B2B Investment Conference, scheduled for 4th September in Beijing, coinciding with the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit 2025.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The conference underscores Islamabad\u2019s renewed drive to attract Chinese capital beyond traditional government channels, focusing on business-to-business partnerships to unlock opportunities across key sectors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In an exclusive interview with Business Recorder<\/em> on Monday, Pakistan\u2019s Ambassador to China, Khalil Hashmi, said Islamabad is focused on tangible outcomes rather than symbolic gestures. \u201cWe\u2019re not just counting handshakes \u2013 we\u2019re counting deals,\u201d he said. \u201cConservatively, we expect around 70 to 75 memoranda of understanding (MoUs) and up to 40 joint ventures. But if momentum holds, investment volumes could surpass $5 billion, with over 100 MoUs on the table.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With cautious optimism, he added, \u201cIn a liberal estimate, the investment volume could well exceed $5 billion, with over 100 MoUs in play.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He noted that the embassy has become a key facilitator of business-to-business (B2B) engagement, working alongside traditional government-to-government (G2G) channels, both considered equally important. His comments underscored the potential significance of the event as one of Pakistan\u2019s most impactful investment diplomacy efforts in recent years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Pakistan Embassy in Beijing, backed by the Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) and the federal government, is spearheading a fresh wave of economic diplomacy. The high-stakes forum aims to catalyse business deals across key sectors, reaffirming Islamabad\u2019s strategic economic outreach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hashmi emphasised that this \u201cstrategic economic engineering\u201d is producing tangible results. More than $1.2 billion worth of MoUs and contracts were signed last year alone, with over 20 per cent already realised. \u201cThis is not about ceremonial signings \u2013 it\u2019s about concrete business outcomes,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The second Pakistan-China B2B Investment Conference is set to spotlight sectors with strong export potential, including textiles, leather, agriculture, fisheries, plastics, and ICT.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Embassy-led efforts have already produced 850 B2B meetings, resulting in 45 MoUs valued at $600 million. Additionally, 60 MoUs are currently in advanced stages of negotiation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Investor facilitation measures have also been ramped up. Exclusive lounges for Chinese investors at major airports, one-window business facilitation centres in provincial capitals, and streamlined visa regimes are among the steps implemented. \u201cWe\u2019ve adopted the Shenzhen model to make Pakistan investor-friendly,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cultural and people-to-people diplomacy is also being integrated into the strategy. From mango festivals in Beijing to fashion showcases in Shanghai, Pakistan is using soft power to complement its trade outreach. Vocational training partnerships with Chinese institutions are also being developed to address Pakistan\u2019s skills gap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On security perceptions, the ambassador said, \u201cPerception lies in the eyes of the beholder. The fact that 200 Chinese companies visited Pakistan this year alone speaks to the confidence we\u2019ve built.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Looking ahead, Hashmi said the September conference could prove a watershed moment. With conservative estimates already significant and more ambitious projections on the horizon, Pakistan is positioning itself as a serious contender for Chinese investment flows. \u201cWe are not just hosting conferences,\u201d he concluded, \u201cWe\u2019re building bridges.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reference Link:- https:\/\/www.brecorder.com\/news\/40379679<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In a bid to deepen economic ties with Beijing, Pakistan is targeting up to $5 billion in new investment at the forthcoming Pakistan-China B2B Investment Conference, scheduled for 4th September in Beijing, coinciding with the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit 2025. The conference underscores Islamabad\u2019s renewed drive to attract Chinese capital beyond traditional government channels, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":23607,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[2],"tags":[281,3031,282,29,37,132,36,23179,23178,60],"class_list":["post-23606","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sample-category","tag-cpec","tag-b2b","tag-bri","tag-china","tag-china-pakistan","tag-economy","tag-pakistan","tag-pakistan-eyes-5bn-investments-at-pakistan-china-b2b-moot","tag-us-dollars-5-billion-investment","tag-geopolitics"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23606","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=23606"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23606\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23608,"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23606\/revisions\/23608"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/23607"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=23606"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=23606"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=23606"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}