Dr. Gohar Ejaz, the Minister of Commerce & Industry will visit China along with a high-profile business delegation. The visit is a follow-up to the visit of the Prime Minister Anwar-ul-Haq Kakar in October this year. The sectors covered in the delegation’s visit include Agricultural, Electric Vehicles, Marble, Cement, Fertiliser, Fruit & Vegetable, Home Appliances, Glass, Chemicals and Textiles.
This multi-segmental delegation representing the business sector of Pakistan will hold meetings with their counterparts in China for trade and investment and formation of joint ventures. On the sidelines of the Official visit, B2B meetings have been arranged for the members of the delegation.
In Beijing, the meetings are scheduled to be held with the officials of the Chinese Ministry of Commerce, various product Associations, China Chamber of Commerce for Import and Export. He will also meet with the CEO of the COFCO Group (which is a state-owned food processing holding company and China’s largest food processor, manufacturer and trader and Asia’s leading agribusinesses group).
A delegation from the Weifang Steel Group will also call on the Minister. The company specialises in agritech, food processing, fertilizers and edible oil. The delegation will also visit Zhongguancun which is a major technology hub near Beijing and is also known as the China’s Silicon Valley.
The minister is set to meet the management of Chengdu Century Intending Investment Management (CENTINCO) which is a comprehensive industrial investment management corporation. CENTINCO has shown interest in development of an Export Processing Zone in Gwadar.
