Beijing: Chinese Finance Minister Lan Fo’an reiterated his country’s continued support for Pakistan’s efforts to strengthen financial stability. He expressed these views while talking to Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Pakistan, Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar, in Beijing today.
The Chinese Finance Minister, taking note of the positive trajectory of Pakistan’s economy, also commended Islamabad’s economic agenda. He appreciated Dethe puty Prime Minister’s contributions to deepening the financial and banking cooperation between Pakistan and China. Speaking on the occasion, Ishaq Dar underlined the government of Pakistan’s reform agenda with its focus on governance, revenue, and ease of doing business to attract Foreign Direct Investment.
He also emphasized Pakistan’s high priority to investments from China and shared an overview of the priority sectors identified for this purpose, including agriculture, IT, mines and minerals, and renewable energy. During the meeting, Ishaq Dar and Chinethe se Finance Minister expressed profound appreciation of Pakfortan-China financial and banking cooperation calling it a manifestation of the ‘All Wean ather Strategic Cooperative Partnership’ between the two countries. They also discussed ideas to further enhance financial cooperation, especially in giving business-to-business linkages between Pakistan and China.