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Nahyan receives Largest Foreign Investor of Pak Award
Observer Report
Islamabad—The UAE Minister for Higher Education and Scientific
research Shaikh Nahyan Bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, who is also Chairman
of Abu Dhabi Group, has receive the Largest foreign investor of
Pakistan award. This is the first ever award presented by the
Pakistani private sector to an investment group.
Shaikh Nahyan received the award from syed Naveed Qamar, Pakistan’s
Federal Minister for Privatisation, Investment, Port, shipping,
Industries and Production, at a Middle East Pakistan Agriculture and
diary Investment Forum. The forum was held recently in Dubai to
showcase investment forum. The forum was held recently in Dubai to
showcase investment opportunities in Pakistan’s dairy and
agriculture sector to Gulf investors.
Addressing the forum, Shaikh Nahyan said agriculture is crucial to
Pakistan’s economic prosperity. “Investment opportunities in
agriculture sector are attractive. I encourage all potential
investors to take a long-term view of Pakistan’s economy as one of
the emerging potential investors to take a long-term view of
Pakistan’s economy as one of the emerging markets of the world a
market where astute investors should want to establish and sustain a
long-term presence.”
Abu Dhabi Group is one of the largest foreign investors in Pakistan.
The group’s investments include Bank Alfalah, Warid Telecom
International, Wateen Telecom International and United Bank Limited,
in addition to generous contributions in the health and education
sector of Pakistan.
Al Nahyan paid rich tribute to Pakistan’s President Pervez Musharraf
and Government of Pakistan for the success of Abu Dhabi Group’s
operations in Pakistan.
“The President has been instrumental in creating a national economic
environment that has allowed the Abu Dhabi Group, as well as other
private investment groups, to function with efficiency and
transparency in Pakistan.” “The confidence of private sector is high
and international investments are increasing. The challenge is to
sustain the economic growth,” he said. |
