CAREC states invited to join Pakistan's SEZs

CAREC states invited to join Pakistan's SEZs

Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal on Thursday invited member states of the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (Carec) to integrate their value chains with Pakistan's Special Economic Zones (SEZs) and explore opportunities for cross-border industrial clusters by leveraging Pakistan's preferential trade agreements with China, Asean and the Middle East. He extended the invitation while speaking at the in…

UOS, CAREC Institute sign MoU to strengthen academic, policy collaboration

The University of Sargodha (UOS) and the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Institute here on Friday signed a five-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen academic and policy collaboration across the CAREC region. CAREC Institute Director Charymuhammet Shallyyev and UOS Vice Chancellor Professor Dr Qaisar Abbas signed the MoU, emphasizing a shared vision to enhance knowledge exchange and economic cooperation across C…

Minister invites CAREC countries to link value chains with SEZs

Minister for Planning, Development, and Special Initiatives Professor Ahsan Iqbal invited member countries of the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) to link their value chains with Pakistan’s Special Economic Zones and explore opportunities for collaborative industrial clusters. He emphasized leveraging Pakistan’s preferential trade arrangements with China, ASEAN, and the Middle East. Speaking at the opening of the fifth annual C…