Kazakhstan sets five-year trade roadmap with Pakistan

Kazakhstan has prepared a five-year plan to deepen trade and investment links with Pakistan, Deputy Prime Minister Sirjan Zhomangarin said at a meeting with Board of Investment Minister Qaiser Ahmad Sheikh. The Express Tribune reported that both sides discussed expanding commerce, improving business cooperation and opening up further investment opportunities.

Sheikh called for stronger private-sector participation and better banking channels to support cross-border business. He pointed to e-commerce, warehousing, textiles and mining as areas with potential, adding that Kazakhstan’s lower-cost energy could draw Pakistani investment into textiles. The meeting also addressed implementation of agreements signed during President Asif Ali Zardari’s February visit, direct air links and Kazakhstan’s role as a route to wider Eurasian markets.