Saudi Arabia will grant a two-year multiple visas to Pakistani businessmen recommended by the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI).
This was decided at a meeting between Saudi Ambassador to Pakistan Abdullah Marzouk Al-Zahrani and President of the FPCCI Abdul Rauf Alam. Leaders of the business community of twin cities were also present on the occasion.
During the meeting, the President FPCCI drew attention of the Saudi envoy towards various problems faced by the Pakistani business community while visiting Saudi Arabia which were well taken.
Saudi Arabia is injecting new dynamism into its economy through a productivity and investment led transformation that will help ensure future growth, employment, and prosperity, the envoy said.
The Saudi Ambassador said, his country highly values its relations with brotherly Islamic country of Pakistan. “We want to enhance cooperation with Pakistan in various fields including trade, commerce and culture,” he added.
He said, “We are moving Saudi Arabia’s economy beyond oil which is also a great opportunity for Pakistani investors.”
The sectors in which Pakistanis can invest include agriculture, honey and beverages, processed food, oil, gas, petrochemicals, power including solar and other renewable energy, water and wastewater, financial and professional services, he said.
Education, training and human capital development, mass transport infrastructure including new rail, metro and bus links, environmental technology and services, ICT, consumer and luxury goods, security services, healthcare and life sciences, and mining are also among the sectors Pakistani businessmen can invest in, he added.
He said, Pakistani investors will be given all the facilities in the kingdom to establish their businesses.
The Saudi Riyal is one of the world’s most stable currencies and there have been no significant changes in its exchange value during the last three decades therefore businessmen can invest there without any fear, he added.
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