(Islamabad) Prime Minister Imran Khan will inaugurate the World
Economic Forum (WEF) country strategy dialogue on Pakistan on Wednesday
(today). The WEF is organizing the event and Imran Khan will participate in an
interactive dialogue with the President WEF Børge Brende and chairpersons and
Chief Executive Officers of leading global corporations and WEF partner
companies. Subsequent sessions of the day-long CSD will feature discussions of
global business leaders with Finance Adviser Dr Abdul Hafeez Sheikh, and
federal ministers Khusro Bakhtiar and Hammad Azhar on wide ranging subjects
including economy; finance; investment; trade; manufacturing; digitalization
and startups; regional connectivity and China Pakistan Economic Corridor. The
last segment will include a Roundtable on 'Energy Transition Priorities and
Challenges in Pakistan.' Each session of the CSD will enable CEOs of global
corporations and multinational companies to interact directly with Pakistan’s
top leadership on the vast business and investment opportunities available in
the country due to the various initiatives for economic reforms by the current
government. CSD is WEF’s signature platform for countries with rising economies
and promising growth potential. The upcoming CSD is the second such event
organized by WEF for Pakistan this year. A CSD during Prime Minister’s visit to
Davos, Switzerland, for the WEF Annual Meeting in January this year was widely
attended by the global corporate sector. The second CSD by WEF within one year
is recognition of Pakistan’s positive economic trajectory and its commendable
resilience to the myriad of challenges including the COVID pandemic. Meanwhile,
the WEF has reportedly announced that Wednesday; November 25 will be 'Pakistan
Strategy Day' in recognition of the country's 'successful policies against
Covid-19', with Prime Minister Imran Khan the chief guest at the event. Senator
Faisal Javed Khan revealed the news on Twitter on Tuesday. ‘In a move to
acknowledge PM {prime minister} Imran Khan's successful policies against
Covid19, World Economic Forum @wef has announced to celebrate
#PakistanStrategyDay’ on November 25,” Faisal Javed Khan said. ‘This is yet
another endorsement of Pak's brilliant strategy of handling both Corona &
Economy. Massive success.’ ‘Pakistan's strategy and success will be showcased
as a case study to the world;’ the senator added. ‘PM @ImranKhanPTI will be the
Chief Guest at the #PakistanStrategyDay Other intl forums had also stressed
upon the fact that the world must learn from Pak.’
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