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Economy & Trade

TRENDS IN PAKISTAN ECONOMY

  •        Foreign Exchange                             US 15 Billion

  •        Wheat Harvest                                   23.8 million metric tons

  •        Cotton                                                  12.7 million bales

  •        Rice                                                       6.7 million tons

  •        Sugarcane                                           47 million tons

  •       Exports July 2009- March 2010)-      US 14.1 billion

  •       Stock Market                            -       

  •       Main sector of investment         -          Energy, Oil , Gas,

            Telecommunications, Agriculture , livestock, Automobile, Banking    Finance ect                                                                

      Economy expected grow by 3.5 to 4%

 ESTABLISHMENT OF OVERSEAS PAKISTANIS INVESTMENT CELL

 (OPIC) IN BOARD OF INVESTMENT

        The board of investment (BOI), hereby establishes an overseas Pakistanis investment cell (OPIC), under the overall supervision of director General( Adm/IF) BOI to support, assist and facilitate overseas Pakistanis investors (OPI’s) in relation to their investment in Pakistan. The OPIC will comprise of the following officials:

i.        Director General                                 (Adm /If)

ii.       Director (AM)                                        Member

iii.      Director (AE)                                         Member

 iv.      Director Policy & Planning )              Member

        v.       Deputy Director (IF)                Member/ Secretary

   TERMS OF REFERENCE

        2.       The Term of References (TORS) for the cell  are set below:

   A)   To assist and facilitate overseas Pakistanis investors with regard to their investment in Pakistan with the overall  national/ legal framework strategy and policy.

  B)    To serve as the focal / coordinator for OPI’s investment

  C)  to receive and process all requests from OPI’s on a one window basis

   d)      To establish contacts with potential /reputed OPI’s  and prompt their  investment in to Pakistan     

   e)       In conjunction with the foregoing the OPIC shall as necessary carry out such research studies and develop such plans and policy/  incetive packages that would attract/ facilitate OPI’s in their choice of areas of investment.

    I)       The OPIC will regularly monitor and put up monthly reports to the chairman and secretary BOI on progress with regard to OPI’s investment

    3.       All OPI’s are encouraged to avail this facility detail information on investment opportunities, policy strategy and procedure for investment may be downloaded from BOI website www.pakboi.gov.pk or obtain on the request from OPIC.

       4.       Contact numbers and email addresses of the OPI’s

    List of OPIC officials contects and email addresses

Name

Contact

E-mail

Director (Adm/IF)

T: 051-9207052

F: 051-9207052

asgharabbas@pakboi.gov.pk

Director(AM)

T: 051-9217861

malikafaq@pakboi.gov.pk

Director (AE)

T: 051-9244534

Adnan.khan@pakboi.gov.pk

Director policy & planning)

T: 051-9217016

Sohail.boi@gmail.com

Deputy Director (IF)

T: 051-9210064

Sajjadaisrani@yahoo.com

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Mohammad Ali Jinnah

Area : 796,095 Sq. km

Population : 149.03 million

Capital : Islamabad

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