Date                        : 30 January 2019, Wednesday         

Time                       : 3.00pm – 5.00pm

Venue                    : Singapore Business Federation - Boardroom

                                (160 Robinson Road #06-01 SBF Center Singapore 068914)

Dress Code          : Business

Fee                         : Complimentary

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The World Bank has reported Pakistan’s GDP growth in 2018 to climb to 5.8 percent, attaining a pace its economy had before crisis hit in 2008. Pakistan’s economy is the 24^th largest in the world in terms of purchasing power parity (PPP), and boosts the world’s 6^th largest population of some 207 million.

Strategically located at the crossroads of China, South Asia, Middle East & North Africa and Central Asia, Pakistan is touted as one of the Next Eleven, the 11 countries identified as having a high potential of being among the world’s largest economies in the 21^st century.

With its improved credit rating and a huge boost from the US$46 billion China – Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project, confidence in Pakistan’s economy has grown multifold. CPEC, a 2,400km trade corridor between Kashghar and Gwadar, will bring about opportunities in infrastructure, power and transport / logistics development, and is intended to connect China with the Middle East and Central Asia. PricewaterhouseCoopers predicts Pakistan’s GDP will reach US$4.2 trillion by 2050, up from its current US$988 billion.

Some of the key opportunities lie in the sectors of agriculture (includes value-added products, food processing and Halal food); leather and textiles; oil and gas; mining (includes coal, gold, coal and precious stones); energy; construction and infrastructure; ports and logistics etc.

SBF will be organising a business mission to Pakistan, which will take place in 24 February – 3 March 2019.