ISLAMABAD/BEIJING, 28 April, 2021 (TON): On Tuesday, under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), the Chinese and Pakistani officials and businessmen discussed ways to advance business-to-business (B2B) matchmaking in textile industry.

During a webinar, Khashih ur Rehman, executive director general of Pakistan's Board of Investment (BOI), said that the event will help in advancing B2B ties under CPEC industrial cooperation.

He said, "To facilitate B2B matchmaking, the BOI is working on the development of an online B2B portal which will assist potential domestic and foreign investors and serve as a one-stop database of available public and private sector investment projects.”

The CPEC industrial cooperation textile B2B webinar was co-organized by BOI, China Council for International Investment Promotion (CCIIP) and China National Textile and Apparel Council (CNTAC). It was attended by senior officials and textile entrepreneurs from Pakistan and China.

While appreciating the overwhelming support from the CNTAC and China's Ministry of Commerce, Secretary of BOI Fareena Mazhar called for enhanced B2B matchmaking between the Pakistani and Chinese textile enterprises.

However, the Project Director of the Project Management Unit of the BOI Asim Ayub viewed the B2B joint ventures as intrinsic to the success of CPEC and the special economic zones, saying, the BOI will extend full support to Chinese investors for successful materialization of their projects in Pakistan.