(Daily Times, Islamabad, 21 July 2012) Pakistan’s Board of Investment (BoI) is working to establish an Export Credit Fund (ECF) for Italian investors for the expansion of their businesses in Pakistan. Italy’s Ambassador said despite the security situation they find Pakistan an attractive market and would increase liaison with concerned organisations in Pakistan to look into possibilities in all sectors of interest such as power generation and offshore gas, coal, infrastructure and pharmaceuticals… Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf has directed that the Rules of Business of Pakistan be changed enabling the BOI to attract foreign investment to the country to speed development.
