23.04.22
On April 19-22, the cities of Islamabad and Lahore of Pakistan hosted the Pakistan-Kyrgyz Republic Trade and Investment Forum with the participation of Kyrgyz and Pakistani business circles.
The event was organized on the initiative of the Kyrgyz Embassy in Pakistan with the support of the USAID regional office on economic integration, the Government of Pakistan, as well as the Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Islamabad, Rawalpindi and Lahore, the Kyrgyz Foreign Ministry said.
The forum was held as part of the work of the Kyrgyz Embassy to promote economic diplomacy by establishing and further developing business contacts between representatives of the Kyrgyz business community in Pakistan to strengthen mutually beneficial trade and economic, as well as investment cooperation between the two countries.
The Kyrgyz delegation included participants operating in the areas of agriculture, logistics, pharmaceuticals, tourism, food production, construction, IT-industry, textile industry, etc., representatives of the Presidential Administration of the Kyrgyz Republic, the Agency for Investment and Development of the Kyrgyz Republic, the Kyrgyz Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs, as well as the General Directorate of the Bishkek Free Economic Zone.
During the forum, representatives of Kyrgyz companies made detailed presentations on their activities and areas of interest in Pakistani market.
In addition, the Pakistani side provided extensive information on the conditions and advantages of doing business in the republic, trade and economic potential between the two countries and the prospects for its development, as well as other topics useful to representatives of the business community interested in cooperation with Pakistan in the field of business and trade.
On the margins of the event, B2B meetings and negotiations were held between representatives of the business community of the Kyrgyz and Pakistani sides.
At the end of the forum, following Memorandums were signed:
- On mutual understanding and cooperation between the General Directorate of the Bishkek Free Economic Zone and the International Special Economic Zone Pvt. LTD;
- On mutual understanding between Bai ElimCompany LLC and HAC AGRI Limited for the supply of sugar products.
