ISLAMABAD: Islamabad Policy Research Institute (IPRI) in collaboration with Hanns Seidel Foundation would organize a 2-day Conference on China Pakistan Economic Corridor.
The event ‘CPEC: Macro and Micro Economic Dividends for Pakistan and the Region’ to be held here on Tuesday-Wednesday would review CPEC projects, their impact on Pakistan’s growth and employment opportunities.
The conference would also review CPEC’s implications for domestic and foreign investment and trade as well as explore its dividends to the industrial, agriculture and services sector especially to labourers, farm workers and entrepreneurs.
Minister of Commerce, Engineer Khurram Dastgir Khan would be the chief guest of the conference, whereas Ambassador of China to Pakistan Sun Weidong would also attend the event. Speakers will also address CPEC advantages for India, Iran and the SAARC region.
The completion of project would also be of great benefit to Afghanistan, Iran, India and other SAARC countries in terms of trade and transportation of oil and gas from Iran, Central Asian Republics (CARs) and the Gulf countries.
