Islamabad 12July: A group from the British International Investment (BII) Board paid a visit to Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb today in the Finance Division.
Chairman Diana Layfield, CEO BII Nick O’Donohoe, MD & Head of Asia Srini Nagarajan, Regional Director South Asia Habib Yousaf, Development Directors Alex Woods & Jo Moir, Senior Economic Advisor Louie Dane, and Finance Division representatives were present at the meeting.
In addition to expressing gratitude for the government’s efforts to stabilize the economy and improve the investment climate, the British International Investment delegation indicated interest in making investments in the energy sector, namely in the area of transmission system improvement.
The minister urged the team to communicate with the Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC), stressing its usefulness as a venue for luring in foreign capital and offering investors a simplified procedure.