Thailand’s envoy, Chairman, BOI discuss strengthening of bilateral economic ties

ISLAMABAD, Mar 12 (APP):MOS/Chairman Board of Investment, Haroon Sharif on Tuesday said that the Pakistan government, led by PM Imran Khan, was very keen to learn from the Thai experience in hospitality and tourism sector, which was one of the key pillars of Thai economy.
He expressed these views during a meeting with Ambassador of Thailand to Pakistan, Pornpop Uampidhaya who called on him. During the meeting, Chairman BOI explained that the meeting was aimed at trengthening the economic relationship with Kingdom of Thailand. Haroon Sharif said that the main focus was to develop resorts in hill-stations and along the coastline of Pakistan, where the projects
have already been identified.
Thai Ambassador agreed to the proposal by Chairman BOI regarding a delegation of Thai representatives from Tourism and Hospitality sector visiting Pakistan.
The delegates will be briefed about the opportunities in this sector in Pakistan. The Chairman BOI reiterated the need to have business-to-business connection, including joint ventures between Thai and Pakistani businessmen, for materialization of projects.
The Chairman BOI assured the Ambassador that Pakistan has undertaken reforms to facilitate investments and that the incentives were at par with all other competitive economies in the region. During the meeting, Thai experience in agriculture productivity and development of special economic zones was also highlighted by Chairman BOI as potential areas of partnership between the two countries.