LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif has inaugurated the fifth Pak-China Business Forum at expo centre Lahore.
Business forum is being held with the cooperation of COMSATS Institute of Information Technology (CIIT). Other partners include Ministry of Science and Technology, Punjab Board of Investment and Trade and National Testing Service (NTS).
The major objectives of the Pak-China business forum were to increase foreign direct investment into Pakistan, improve export opportunities to China, develop stronger B2B (business-to-business) relations with Chinese business and enhance economic activity in the country by strengthening academia and industry alliance.
The forum provides a unique opportunity for Conglomerates, SMEs, R&D Institutions, Organizations from the Financial and Services sectors to collaborate with more than 200 participating Chinese companies from the following sectors; ICT and Electronic, Engineering and Manufacturing, Energy Resources/Solar/Renewable Energy, Associations/Chambers, Textile, Furniture and Decoration, Tourism, Automotives, Trading and Logistics, Chemicals, Medical and Pharmacy, Banking and Investment, Food Industry, Education and Research.
The event includes an exhibition to display products, business-to-business meetings as well as thematic workshops for scholarly work.
