{"id":89134,"date":"2022-10-05T11:31:19","date_gmt":"2022-10-05T06:31:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/?p=89134"},"modified":"2022-10-05T11:31:25","modified_gmt":"2022-10-05T06:31:25","slug":"president-international-firms-invest-sezs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/president-international-firms-invest-sezs.html","title":{"rendered":"President Alvi invites international firms to invest in SEZ\u2019s"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Islamabad: President Dr Arif Alvi on Tuesday (October 4) invited international firms and businesses to invest in Pakistan\u2019s Special Economic Zones (SEZs) developed under the China-Pakistan-Economic-Corridor (CPEC), news sources reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/punjab-facilitate-industrialist-sez.html\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"87955\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Punjab to facilitate industrialist, promote agriculture, set up SEZs<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The president was addressing the 3rd Roundtable Conference titled, \u2018Pakistan Paradise for Investment and CPEC-2030: Economic Revolution from Kashgar to Gwadar and Beyond\u2019, at <em>Aiwan-e-Sadr<\/em> in Islamabad. He said that the government has developed business-friendly policies that offer special tax breaks, tax incentives and waiver on duties. All of these amenities have substantially improved Pakistan&#8217;s standing as a South Asian rising nation in terms of ease of doing business. He stated that the measures have already begun to pay rewards as more and more IT businesses establish operations in Pakistan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/mobile-device-manufacturing-policy-for-local-production.html\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"66331\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mobile Device Manufacturing Policy for local production approved<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Furthermore, he stated that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/pm-seeks-briefing-second-phase-cpec-projects-completion-timeframe.html\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"60660\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">second phase of CPEC <\/a>will usher in an industrial revolution in the country by offering better and more dedicated infrastructure for enterprises. He emphasised that labour and raw materials are inexpensive and plentiful in Pakistan, which is vital for large-scale manufacturing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/chinese-envoy-asad-umar-reiterate-pledge-to-expedite-cpecs-second-phase.html\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"72207\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Chinese envoy, Asad Umar reiterate pledge to expedite CPEC\u2019s second phase<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Furthermore, in a separate Senate briefing, Minister for Board of Investment (BOI) Chaudhry Salik Hussain stated that the government would soon begin the second phase of CPEC, in which major Chinese firms will relocate to SEZs in Pakistan. He stated that all SEZs\u2019 infrastructure is being completed, with the majority of them having access to roads, power lines, and gas connections.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Islamabad: President Dr Arif Alvi on Tuesday (October 4) invited international firms and businesses to invest in Pakistan\u2019s Special Economic Zones (SEZs) developed under the China-Pakistan-Economic-Corridor (CPEC), news sources reported. Read: Punjab to facilitate industrialist, promote agriculture, set up SEZs The president was addressing the 3rd Roundtable Conference titled, \u2018Pakistan Paradise for Investment and CPEC-2030: Economic Revolution from Kashgar to Gwadar and Beyond\u2019, at Aiwan-e-Sadr in Islamabad. He said that the government has developed business-friendly policies that offer special tax breaks, tax incentives and waiver on duties. All of these amenities have substantially improved Pakistan&#8217;s standing as a South Asian rising nation in terms of ease of doing business. He stated that the measures have already begun to pay rewards as more and more IT businesses establish operations in Pakistan. Read: Mobile Device Manufacturing Policy for local production approved Furthermore, he stated that the second phase of CPEC will usher in an industrial revolution in the country by offering better and more dedicated infrastructure for enterprises. He emphasised that labour and raw materials are inexpensive and plentiful in Pakistan, which is vital for large-scale manufacturing. Read: Chinese envoy, Asad Umar reiterate pledge to expedite CPEC\u2019s second phase Furthermore, in a&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":69325,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15017],"tags":[54359,54358],"persona":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-89134","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-notices-announcements","8":"tag-cpec-projects-news","9":"tag-president-alvi-invites-international-firms-to-invest-in-sezs","10":"cat-15017-id"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>President Alvi invites international firms to invest in SEZ\u2019s - Zameen News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Islamabad: President Dr Arif Alvi on Tuesday (October 4) invited international firms and businesses to invest in Pakistan\u2019s Special Economic Zones (SEZs)\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/president-international-firms-invest-sezs.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"President Alvi invites international firms to invest in SEZ\u2019s - Zameen News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Islamabad: President Dr Arif Alvi on Tuesday (October 4) invited international firms and businesses to invest in Pakistan\u2019s Special Economic Zones (SEZs)\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/president-international-firms-invest-sezs.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Pakistan Real Estate News &amp; 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