Aiming to market investment demanding projects of the country abroad, Pakistan has decided to attend the Annual Investment Meeting’s (AIM) Conference 2012 in Dubai in May this year.
Accepting the invitation forwarded by Sheikha Lubna Bint Khalid Al Qassimi, the UAE Minister of Foreign Trade, Makhdoom Amin Fahim Commerce Minister has decided to fully participate the international event to invite foreign investment for most important projects of the country.
According sources at TDAP, the ministry has started preparation and arrangements for the important 2nd edition of AIM which expected to highlight financing options and emphasize trading possibilities in frontier and emerging markets with a strong focus on high growth sectors.
The event which is called a global emerging market-led FDI conference and investment trade fair, initiated in 2011, could also prove a good opportunity to attract foreign investment for accomplishing various projects. Marketing the projects of various sectors abroad could increase the UAE’s FDI in the country, they claimed. During the event to be held from May 1 to 3, 2012, the representatives of participating countries would introduce case studies from private sectors executives and government delegates covering developmental initiatives, real-time investment opportunities, foreign trade policies, financing options and FDI statistics of their respective countries. In the event, Business to Business meeting and round table conferences and exhibitions were also planned to be held in various sectors including agribusiness ,health sector ,education ,telecommunication, commodities & exchange, property development, food & beverage industry ,military offsets, foreign trade ,economy ,finance ,planning etc. It is claimed that during the AIM 2011 representatives from at least 80 countries had attended the event while finalizing agreements/MoUs worth $ 10 billion.
