Pakistan could join G20 economies within next decade: Qaiser

At a Karachi gathering focused on Africa, Investment Board Minister Qaiser Ahmed Sheikh voiced the possibility of Pakistan entering the G20 during the coming decade. Business Recorder reported that he called for deeper commercial and investment connections with South Africa and other African nations to broaden export destinations and support growth.

Sheikh described Pakistan and South Africa as potential access points to markets across their respective regions, including Central Asia, West Asia and Africa. He pointed to automotive parts as an export opportunity, urged businesspeople and overseas Pakistanis to invest, and said the Special Investment Facilitation Council was working to support foreign investment. The conference brought diplomats, public officials and business representatives together to discuss trade and investment cooperation, particularly with Southern African Development Community members.